By David Hench dhench@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Police say that an Arundel man lifted his infant son by the head and
threw him into a chair three days before the boy died, and that the
state had been notified about injuries to another child in that family.
Two-month-old Ethan Henderson died Tuesday from brain injuries he sustained in an assault Saturday at his home.
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Gordon Collins-Faunce
Ethan Henderson, who was 2½ months old, died early Tuesday from brain injuries.
He had been abused previously, according to court documents, though
it's not clear whether his injuries came to the attention of child
protective workers or whether there was any response.
Gordon Collins-Faunce, 23, is being held in the York County Jail in
lieu of $100,000 bail, charged with assaulting his son. The state
Attorney General's Office will decide this week what new charges might
be brought in light of the baby's death.
The charges could include manslaughter, which is criminal negligence
or recklessness that causes a death, or depraved indifference murder,
which is conduct "so heinous ... that it shows a total disregard for the
value of human life," said Deputy Attorney General William Stokes.
Ethan's twin brother, Lucas, and his 3-year-old half sister have been
removed from their home at 521 Limerick Road. A family friend said
Tuesday that the children's mother, Christina Henderson, 23, would
petition to have them returned, now that Collins-Faunce, her fiance, is
out of the house.
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