'Nothing short of chilling': Dad 'lost control' with colicky baby who suffered more than 30 fractures, including two broken legs, police say

A New Hampshire antheral is accused of repeatedly inflicting superior injuries connected his infant son implicit a play of weeks, allegedly causing the lad to endure 30 bony fractures, including breaks successful some legs.

Drew Babcock was taken into custody past week and charged with 8 counts of first-degree assault with home violence, each Class A felonies, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Nashua Police Department, authorities connected March 13 received a missive from the Department of Children, Youth and Families regarding a 3-month-old kid who had "suffered superior injuries." Detectives with the Special Investigations Division launched a probe and yet determined that Babcock "had caused these injuries to his 3 period aged son."

Police obtained an apprehension warrant, and Babcock was taken into custody connected Friday. He was held without bail pending his arraignment successful Nashua District Court.

Court documents obtained by the New Hampshire Union Leader provided further details, including allegations astir the grade of the child's injuries and statements Babcock made to investigators and household members.

Authorities allege the babe suffered astir 30 fractures implicit a two-month period, including breaks to some femurs and his clavicle, arsenic good arsenic different injuries that caused the child's lungs to capable with fluid.

According to prosecutors, Babcock said the babe was a colicky babe and that the child's information would origin Babcock to suffer his temper, which is however helium allegedly began inflicting injuries connected the boy, opening erstwhile helium was astir 1 period old.

"He admitted that helium did this due to the fact that helium mislaid power and would not halt crying," Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Melissa Farr reportedly said during Babcock's archetypal hearing, Manchester ABC affiliate WMUR reported.

In a probable origin affidavit, Babcock allegedly told his estranged wife, "I deliberation I did this," and admitted helium squeezed the babe to halt him from crying. Babcock besides said helium believed helium "may person applied excessively overmuch pressure, but helium did not recognize that helium had broken" the child's bones.

"He stated that helium would usage astir 50% of his spot during this time," Farr continued. "He admitted that helium would behaviour these maneuvers connected [the victim] astir 2 to 3 times a week."

Prosecutors described the allegations arsenic "nothing abbreviated of chilling" portion arguing for Babcock to beryllium held without bail, citing the severity of the injuries and the vulnerability of the victim.

Defense lawyer Joseph Fricano argued for bond, noting Babcock had nary anterior transgression grounds and emphasizing his subject background, telling the court, "This is simply a antheral who is susceptible of pursuing orders."

A justice yet ordered Babcock held connected preventive detention — meaning without enslaved — aft reportedly determining that helium posed "a information to the community."