Couple under investigation after 7-week-old taken to Lincoln hospital with fractures

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A Lincoln couple is under investigation after their 7-week-old child showed up at the hospital with multiple fractures.

The Lincoln Police Department confirmed a man and woman are being investigated for child abuse. The investigation stems from a phone call made to police by staff at Bryan East on Saturday.

An officer visited the hospital that night after staff cared for a 7-week-old boy. He’d been brought in by his parents for a fever and lethargy, but staff said they found much more wrong with the infant…

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