In Re Baby Boy Santos

336 N.Y.S.2d 817 (1972)

Facts

Maria Santos, a child of 8 months, was found to have been severely abused with a depression in her skull of several inches, a black eye, and a fractured hand. The mother of the child gave explanations of these injuries that were not consistent with how they could have been inflicted. The issue addressed by the trial court was whether the other children in the household were abused and neglected as well.