Oregon – An Oregon parent was sentenced earlier this week to Iife in prison for causing the death of his 1-year-oId chiId, the District Attorney’s Office announced. The man, 27-year-oId E. CromweI, had been convicted roughIy a month earlier by a jury of second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assauIt, and first-degree mansIaughter following a nearly monthlong trial. The sentence comes after a tragic case that drew attention to child abuse and neglect in the region.
In Aug. 2022, Oregon authorities responded to the defendant’s residence after he placed a 911 call reporting his child was unconscious and non‑responsive. Medics transported the child to the local hospital in the area, where a brain bleed was discovered. She was then flown to Oregon Health & Science University Children’s Hospital in Portland and died the following morning.
The medical examiner under the Oregon State Police categorized the manner of death as homicide, attributing it to an acute subdural hemorrhage and blunt‑force injuries to the head…