UNNAMED BABY - 11 months (9/2014)/ Accused: Mother; Dalishia Salter and Father; David Bryant - Wilikinsburg PA

Mother Faces Charges For 11-Month-Old Son’s Injuries

September 15, 2014 5:09 AM
Christine D'Antonio

WILKINSBURG (KDKA) - A woman is facing charges after a tip led officers to find a child with head and facial injuries.

Police say they were first called to the home in the 1300-block of Traymore Avenue in Wilkinsburg just after 1 a.m. on Saturday.

The criminal complaint reports the child’s mother, identified as 22-year-old Dalishia Salter, is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child

The child’s father, David Bryant Jr., called police saying Salter had hurt the baby.

“He asked how the baby got the injuries and she seemed not to know at that time. She did not give him any information,” Wilkinsburg Police Chief Ophella Coleman said.

According to the criminal complaint, Salter told police that Bryant pushed a flatscreen television off of a bedroom dresser and it hit the 11-month-old child.

The little boy was then taken to Children’s Hospital to be treated for bruising and bleeding wounds.

The criminal complaint said doctors found “the child had a tear inside his mouth from an object being shoved with great force,” as well as some possible internal injuries.

Hospital officials said they found that “the child had suffered from multiple injuries over a period of time, because you could see various forms of healing on the child’s face and head.”

The injuries, “were not consistent with just falling or bumping into things.”

Bryant is also expected to be charged in the case.

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David Bryant Posts Video Of Son's Alleged Abuse By Mother, Gets Charged Himself (GRAPHIC)

The Huffington Post | By Sebastian Murdock
Posted: 09/18/2014 4:19 pm EDT
Updated: 09/18/2014 4:59 pm EDT

A Pennsylvania man who claims he arrived at his ex-girlfriend's home to find their 11-month-old boy abused, posted a shocking video on Facebook, and now faces criminal charges himself.

David Bryant, 25, of Wilkinsburg, took video on his cell phone of the Sept. 13 incident, showing a badly bruised young boy crying outside the home of 23-year-old Dalishia Salter.

Bryant later posted the video to his Facebook page, which has since gone viral, according to Trib Live.

WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some. The Huffington Post has blurred out the face of the child to protect his identity.

VIDEO

"F#*k, yo?" Bryant can be heard yelling, his voice cracking with emotion. "Open the door," he demands.

As his son cries, Bryant can be heard weeping as well, suspecting that his ex-girlfriend has been abusing their baby boy.

"You hurt my son, open the door, yo," Bryant says.

When Salter finally opens the door to the residence, an altercation ensues.

"You beat my son? You hit my son like that?" he shouts.

Salter tells Bryant to leave the home. As he continues to ask why Salter hit his son, she can be heard saying "Oh well" and "I don't care."

"You see my damn son?"

"I told you to get him," Salter replies.

Wilkinsburg police came to the scene at 1 a.m. on a domestic disturbance call. According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Officer Michael Bender found "a small child lying on the bed with large bruising and bleeding wounds to his head and face."

Salter told the officer that the child had fallen and bumped into things, but later said that Bryant pushed a flat screen TV off the dresser which then landed on the child, according to the complaint.

The child was taken to the hospital, where doctors said he had suffered multiple injuries over an extended period of time.

According to the complaint, hospital staff also found "a tear inside [the child's] mouth from an object being shoved with great force into his mouth."

Police arrested and charged Salter with endangering the welfare of a child. On Sunday, Salter was released after posting a $25,000 bond.

Despite the video evidence taken by Bryant, the father was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. There is currently a warrant out for his arrest.

On a GoFund account, a man claiming to be Bryant asked for help paying legal fees.

Hello My Name Is David Bryant And I Truly Need All The Support I Can Get For Attorney Fees And Also To Help Get My Son Back & To Clear My Name. HIS MOTHER Dalishia Salter Abused Him And Blames Me Which I Have VERY GOOD Evidence That Proves My Innocence.
IM CALLING OUT TO EVERYONE PLEASE HELP. I JUST WANT TO GET MY SON BACK TO ME & MY FAMILY AND GUARANTEE HIS SAFETY !!!!
A petition circulating online has asked that all charges against Bryant be dropped until there is a thorough investigation. The petition currently has more than 48,000 signatures.

Mike Manko, a spokesman for the Allegheny County District Attorney's office, told The Huffington Post he was aware of the video but would not comment further.

Wilkinsburg Police Chief Ophelia Coleman declined to comment on the case when reached by HuffPost.

A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 25, at which point the district attorney's office will take custody of the case, Manko said.

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Father accused of abusing his son turns himself in to police, says he’s innocent

Updated: 5:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
Posted: 9:57 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014

WILKINSBURG, Pa. — A father accused of abusing his son surrendered to police Thursday.

With his attorney by his side, David Bryant, 25, turned himself in to police.

He said it was a difficult decision for him because he’s innocent.

According to Bryant’s attorney, her client rushed to Dilishia Salter’s home after a series of text messages.

“’Come and get your kid. I left him out by the trash. I beat him. I don’t care what happens to him,’” attorney Wendy Williams said.

Williams said Bryant thought Salter may have been joking.

“He did not know when he began videoing that the child had actually been abused,” she said.

What Bryant recorded is too disturbing to show, Channel 11’s Pamela Osborne reported.

Salter told police Bryant pushed a television on top of the child, causing the injuries.

“He’s the one that called medics and who sought care from a neighbor,” said Williams.

“I love him,” said Bryant.

Meanwhile, the child's mother appeared on court Thursday morning and is facing additional charges in the young boy's abuse.

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