ALFRED, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The court documents describing two
month-old Ethan Henderson's injuries describe a father who became
overwhelmed with his screaming baby, and lost control.
The documents state that Gordon Collins-Faunce called 911 and
reported that his baby was having trouble breathing. Ethan was then
taken by ambulance to the hospital. Collins-Faunce originally told
police that he found Ethan in his crib struggling to breathe. But over
the course of that day and the next, his story changed. He eventually
admitted that Ethan was crying, so he picked the baby up by his head,
squeezed, and then threw him into a chair. He told police he was feeling
overwhelmed and frustrated.
Collins-Faunce also told police he suffers
from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome from suffering abuse as a child, and
he often forgets to take his medication. Kids Free To Grow Executive
Director Laurie DuPaul says cases like this are always preventable. She
says parents who are feeling overwhelmed should reach out for help, and
that we as a community need to start talking about these kinds of issues
so that new parents don't feel like they are alone.
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