In a shocking local news story, it has been reported that a 20-year-old man from Kennewick has been jailed for beating his own newborn baby.

The 19-year-old mother took the baby to the Kadlec Emergency Room, where the medical staff determined that the poor child had a skull fracture as well as bruising and swelling on the face.

According to the news story from KEPR, the parents apparently told medical staff they didn't have a clue how the baby received these injuries.

Quick-thinking staff at Kadlec called the police, and they arrested the 20-year-old father, who eventually admitted to hitting the child.

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