PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix woman is facing felony charges after police said she used drugs and abused a 3-month-old boy weeks ago.
The investigation into Dajsia Walker, 24, started on Dec. 26 after the victim began twitching the day before, and it grew significantly worse the next morning, so he called 911.
The infant was rushed to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and staff said the boy had multiple brain bleeds, a right skull fracture and other healing fractures on his ribs and a leg, court documents said. Doctors believe the brain injury was due to a lack of oxygen.
Police talked to Walker and the father. The father said he was away on Christmas Eve and part of Christmas Day. He noticed the baby twitching at his parents’ house on Christmas Day…