SAN ANTONIO, TX -- A 2-month-old baby was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries on Monday.
Police are trying to figure out who is responsible for abusing the baby, who has broken bones, bruises, and bleeding inside his skull.
The child's parents and his babysitter are putting the blame on each other. The boy is being cared for at Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital.
The babysitter claims the child was in bad shape when she got him.
"I didn't want to go over her head to call EMS, but I had to. Because he was sick," the babysitter told News 4.
The babysitter called 9-1-1 after she noticed something seriously wrong with the boy.
"He just didn't look right. He's dark under the eyes. Real lethargic, weak and he was slowly breathing, and it just scared me to death." added the baby-sitter.
The babysitter said the child's mother dropped him off at her house and told her that the child had a fever. Doctors discovered the little boy had broken legs, head trauma, and bruises on his face and back.
"I'm not blaming her. It could have happened anyhow," said the babysitter. "I don't know. I don't know how that baby has broken legs and a fractured skull. But accidents happen."
But the 'accident' is now a serious case of child abuse that is under investigation.
"According to the doctors, the way these injuries possibly could have happened is somebody grabbing the child by both legs, and slamming the child up against a hard surface," said Officer Joe Rios of the San Antonio Police Department.
Investigators interviewed the baby's parents Tuesday night. They say the mom and babysitter both claim the other is to blame.
"I'm afraid for my family and stuff. I don't want to be blamed for something I didn't do," explained the babysitter. "I tried to help her and that was it."
Police plan to interview everyone who had access to the child before making an arrest.
According to Child Protective Services, the injured child's 6 brothers and sisters are staying with a relative right now. CPS is also investigating this case of child abuse.
