Licensed Day Care Provider Charged for Shaken Baby Death

A day care provider from Talbot County, Maryland, has been arrested in connection with the shaken baby death of a nine-month old boy she cared for in her home, according to the WBOC 16 news website.  Police say that 911 received a call from Gail Dobson, 52, on September 2, who requested an ambulance and stated that the baby was experiencing difficulty breathing.  When paramedics arrived, baby Trevor Ulrich, 9 months old, was in full cardiac arrest.  Despite efforts from two hospitals, Little Trevor was pronounced dead at a children's hospital the next day.  According to the autopsy, the child died of inflicted head trauma, an injury caused by shaken baby syndrome, and the death was ruled a homicide.  Upon investigation and review of medical evidence, authorities determined that Trevor sustained his fatal injuries while under Dobson's care.  As a result, Dobson has been charged with manslaughter, several counts of child abuse, assault, and reckless endangerment.  She is currently being held on a $750,000 bond in Maryland's Talbot County Detention Center.

Dobson was a licensed day care provider who only watched baby Trevor for two days, yet she allegedly inflicted trauma on the child's head, causing a fatal case of shaken baby syndrome.

As a shaken baby syndrome attorney and father of two, Chris Keane expresses his deepest sympathies to the family and friends of baby Trevor.  Although nothing can compensate for the tragic and indescribably difficult loss of a child, certain measures can be taken to help surviving family members as they go through the grieving process.  For more information on shaken baby syndrome, wrongful death, and how you can receive free help during your time of need, contact Chris Keane of the Keane Law Firm.

You may contact Chris Keane online or call 1-888-592-KIDS (1-888-592-5437).

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Talbot County Day Care Provider Charged in Infant's Death

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A former day care owner from Indiana has been charged with battery that resulted in child fatality after a doctor determined that the 6-month-old, who had been under her care, died from injuries to the head.  The type of traumatic brain injury suffered by the child typically occurs when a child is shaken, as in the case of abusive head trauma (or "shaken baby syndrome").  We at the Keane Law Firm express our deepest condolences to the family of the young child, and we aim to provide injured children with resources to receive the proper care and treatment for immediate healing and a longer, healthier life.  To read more, click the following link to access the news article on this Indiana day care abuse story.  Keane Law Firm/ Attorney Chris Keane:  1-888-592-KIDS (1-888-592-5437).