A Georgia couple was convicted of repeatedly abusing their 8-week-old son and sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
A Pike County jury convicted Tarilyn Allie Lester Alexander and Joseph Tyler Alexander earlier this month of eight counts of aggravated assault and four counts of first-degree child abuse, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
Evidence presented in court showed that seven weeks after he was released from hospital, the boy began to show bruising on his face and genitals and blood vessels in his eyes began to burst, and by eight weeks old he had suffered 11 broken bones and bleeding in both eyes.
Authorities said the boy had been “subjected to horrific abuse on multiple occasions.”
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Tarilyn Allie Lester Alexander and Joseph Tyler Alexander were convicted of eight counts of aggravated assault and four counts of first-degree cruelty to a child. (Griffin District Attorney’s Office)
The Alexanders were questioned about the boy’s injuries but were unable to explain what had happened to him.
While investigating the case, doctors diagnosed the baby with Ehlers-Danlos hypermobility syndrome, a condition caused by a collagen defect that leads to severe joint damage. Several doctors who treat patients with Ehlers-Danlos hypermobility syndrome have testified that the syndrome does not cause the injuries the baby suffered.
“The victim has not broken a bone since being removed from the defendants’ custody,” Griffin District Attorney Robert Griffin said in a statement.
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A Georgia couple was convicted of repeatedly abusing their 8-week-old son and sentenced to a year and a half in prison. (iStock)
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A jury found the Alexanders guilty on 12 of the 16 charges. The judge sentenced them to a year and a half in prison and 15 years of probation.
Once released from prison, the couple will be allowed to visit their son.
