"Newborn John Doe" - 10 Weeks - Woodsboro (N of Corpus Christi) TX

Teen arrested for injuring infant

Nov 5, 2010

REFUGIO COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies arrested a teenager accused of breaking a 10-week-old baby's arm and causing a severe brain hemorrhage.

17-year-old Brandon Joseph Viau is charged with first degree felony injury to a child.

The Refugio County District Attorney says he intended to wait until the results of polygraph tests were in before issuing an arrest warrant for Viau.

However, the baby was so badly injured he required emergency surgery and the D.A. feels that warranted an immediate arrest.

Viau isn't the baby's father but he was the mother's boyfriend.

According to the arrest warrant, Viau admitted to police that he shook the baby boy and threw him down on a bed.

UPDATE: Abused 10-Week Old Woodsboro Baby Undergoes Brain Surgery

WOODSBORO - A 10-week old baby at the center of an abusive investigation underwent brain surgery yesterday for his injuries.

The infant is said to be recovering.

The Refugio County Sheriff department has been investigating the case since October 22nd, when relatives reported bruising on the child's backside.

X-ray's would later reveal that the child had also suffered a broken arm.

Investigators discovered that the baby's mother had left her son in her home under the care of her 17-year old boyfriend.

Deputies say, the boyfriend shook the child, and then slammed him down onto a bed.

Medical investigators said the boyfriend used such force; it caused brain a hemorrhage.