Two parents in New Hanover County have been arrested and charged with felony child abuse after their 2-month-old infant was hospitalized with devastating injuries earlier this summer.
According to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD), officers were called to a local hospital on July 3 after medical staff observed that the baby was suffering from “a skull fracture, broken ribs and a fractured femur.” The alarming injuries triggered an immediate investigation.
Detectives from WPD partnered with the Department of Social Services to investigate the circumstances surrounding the child’s condition. Following weeks of inquiries, authorities determined there was sufficient evidence to charge the child’s parents, identified as 33-year-old Marion Lever Hoffman III and 31-year-old Brittany Zito…