WATERBURY, Conn. – A Connecticut couple has been arrested for assaulting their 1-month-old son. Sastrum and Radaskie said they did not know how the leg might have been broken and that they were the only people caring for the child.
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A doctor who examined the baby said that some of the fractures may have been caused “within days to a week”, while others appeared to be older. On July 2, their baby was brought to Saint Mary’s Hospital for treatment of a swollen leg. Police have confirmed that the baby was found to have 20 fractures, including a broken femur.
A doctor at Connecticut Children’s told police the baby’s injuries were the result of “inflicted trauma” and could not have been accidental, the warrant states.
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Kali Sastrum, 18, and Nikolas Radaskie, 21 were both charged with risk of injury to a minor. An attorney representing Sastrum and Radaskie has not returned multiple requests for comment. They were both released on a $25,000 bond and are due in Waterbury Superior Court on the charges August 4.
