Man Charged With Assaulting His Infant Son
A judge ordered that a man be held on $50,000 cash or surety following his arraignment for allegedly assaulting his infant son. The man pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the Lowell Sun the twenty five year old man struck his three month old son across his chest causing visible bruising. The police responded to the hospital after a babysitter brought the child to the hospital.
In Massachusetts, a person charged with the misdemeanor count of assault and battery faces up to two and one half years in prison or by a fine of not more than $1,000. Under Massachusetts law, assault and battery is the intentional and unjustified use of force upon the person of another, however slight, or the intentional doing of a wanton or grossly negligent act causing personal injury to another. An “assault” is an attempt or offer to do bodily harm to another by force or violence, or simply an attempt to commit a battery. If you are charged with assault or assault and battery it is imperative that you contact an attorney as soon as possible. It is critical to develop a defense early on in a case. Depending on the facts of the situation self-defense or defense of another are defenses that must be evaluated early on in the proceedings. If you wait too late, the opportunity to locate and interview witnesses with helpful information may disappear. Do not wait. Call Attorney Kathleen M. McCarthy to get to work on your defense right now.
