The Chattanooga Police Department has reported that two men have been charged with child abuse in two separate cases.
Dustin James McCord, 22, was charged with aggravated child abuse after what police termed was an incident of shaken baby syndrome.
A release from the police department said they had been contacted by staff at Erlanger hospital who said “a 5-month-old baby had been brought in suffering from a seizure and exhibiting past and present shaken-baby symptoms.”
Police said the baby’s mother said she had left infant with McCord and had gone next door.
Police said McCord had come over about five minutes afterwards with the child asking for help.