ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Terrance Cooper, 34, has been accused of brutally abusing his one month old daughter.
According to the Rockford Police Department, in May of 2026 authorities were notified of a case of suspected physical abuse after the child was brought to a local emergency room, suffering from injuries later discovered to be cracked ribs on both sides of her chest, red blotches in both eyes caused by a brain hemorrhage, and broken bones in her left hand and foot.
Authorities conducted interviews with the baby’s parents and developed Cooper as the suspect. According to the police report, the child’s mother had left her in the care of Cooper while she went to work, and later discovered the baby’s breathing “was off” and a cracking sound coming from her chest…