"Baby John" DUGGINS - 4 Months/ Accused: James Duggins - Winston-Salem NC

by twinkletoes Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:26 pm

Father charged with abuse of Winston-Salem infant

"Baby John" DUGGINS - 4 Months/ Accused: James Duggins - Winston-Salem NC 1891652486@x03

WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. (AP) -- A Winston-Salem man has been charged with felony child
abuse after doctors told police his 4-month-old son had several
fractures when he was admitted to the hospital for another cause.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that 23-year-old James Walter Duggins
was charged after taking his son to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
for a developmental issue known as "failure to thrive."

Police say doctors found multiple fractures.

Duggins was being held in the Forsyth County jail. It was unclear whether he had hired an attorney.

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Winston-Salem Journal.com