Father Arrested, Charged with Child Abuse

Father Arrested, Charged with Child Abuse


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

(KSL News) -- Provo Police are investigating a possible case of shaken baby syndrome. Last night they arrested the baby's father on suspicion of child abuse.

Joshua Smith called 911 after his two month old baby daughter was struggling to breathe. She went to Primary Children's Medical Center in critical condition with a cracked skull.

Investigators say there is evidence the baby was violently shaken.

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah

STAY IN THE KNOW

Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Newsletter Signup

KSL Weather Forecast

KSL Weather Forecast
Play button