"John" DARASOUK - 2 yo - Lincoln NE

A Lincoln woman has been arrested on
accusations that she didn't seek medical attention for her child, who
police said was repeatedly abused by the woman's boyfriend.Katrina Darasouk, 19, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony child abuse.

Katrina Darasouk

Her boyfriend, 28-year-old Joshua Ironshell, is accused of nearly beating the boy to death.The
2-year-old was taken to a Lincoln hospital on Sept. 20. The boy was
unresponsive and had labored breathing, according to court documents.The boy was then flown to Children's Hospital in Omaha.Doctors
found bleeding in the boy's brain, spinal fractures and bruises all
over his body, said Lincoln police spokeswoman Katie Flood.According
to court documents, Darasouk came home to find Ironshell and her son in
the bathroom and there was blood on the floor. The boy was unconscious
and appeared to be having a seizure, according to the documents.Ironshell
told police, “I spanked him really hard,” and “I hurt my own hand," the
documents reported. He also told investigators he fell with the boy in
the shower.“They did not seek medical attention at the time
because of bruising on his body. They feared they would be investigated
for child abuse,” Flood said.Two days later, the boy had another
seizure while in the care of Ironshell, Flood said. That's when
Darasouk insisted they take him to a hospital.The boy now lives
in foster care until Lincoln police and Health and Human Services
conduct the investigation. The boy suffers from lingering vision and
balance problems.