SBS: Arizona: Vincente Jorge Phillips

James King, Jan. 6 2011
​There aren't too many public-safety slogans better known than "never shake a baby." It's about as common as "just say no" -- but that didn't stop a Peoria man from allegedly shaking his 6-month-old daughter to the point of unconsciousness on several occasions, as he admitted to both friends and police.
In late November, the Peoria Police Department was called to the Phoenix Children's Hospital in reference to a 6-month-old girl who had been transferred there from the Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale. The baby had severe retinal hemorrhaging in her eyes, and chronic and acute subdural bleeding on the brain.
According to court records obtained by New Times, the baby's father, 23-year-old Vincente Jorge Phillips, told hospital staff the baby had lost consciousness while he was watching her. He told doctors it was the fourth or fifth time it had happened in the past few months.
Phillips told doctors the girl would often act fussy, irritable, and lethargic before "going limp" and losing consciousness. Each time it happened, Phillips' wife -- the girl's mother -- just happened to be at work.
The way the baby was acting, police say, seemed consistent with symptoms of a baby who'd been shaken -- and that's exactly what happened to Phillips' daughter.

Vincente Jorge Phillips

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http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/sun_city_man_arrested_for_shak.phpWhile interviewed at the hospital, Phillips admitted to police that he'd shaken the girl. He said he grew frustrated with the baby and had shaken her with "excessive force." He also admitted to shaking the girl several times in the past, which is consistent with the baby's previous hospital visits.
Phillips' wife told police she'd witnessed him shake the baby when the girl was as young as 2 weeks old.
The baby, thankfully, survived the shakings -- but barely.
Hospital staff told police that without the medical attention she received she would have died.
Doctors say the girl will likely have developmental delays and some loss of vision because of the attacks. The girl will require years of treatment and evaluation to determine the extent of her injuries, doctors say.
Phillips was taken into custody yesterday. He's been charged with one felony count of child abuse.   

SBS: Illinois: Vincent Jorge Phillips Accused of Shaking 6-Month-Old Baby

 07 Jan 2011

PEORIA - A 23-year-old Peoria man is behind bars, accused of shaking his baby so hard she ended up in the hospital. And he's admitted he's done it before.

Vincente Jorge Phillips has been charged with child abuse, after allegedly shaking his 6-month-old daughter.
In late November, police were called when the child was admitted to the hospital with severe retinal hemorrhaging in the eyes and chronic and acute subdural bleeds in the brain.
At the time, Phillips told hospital staff this was the 4th or 5th time his daughter lost consciousness in the last few months. It only happened when his wife was at work.
The baby had been hospitalized several times, with symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome. Hospital staff diagnosed the child with non-accidental trauma from shaking.
During an interview at the hospital, Phillips allegedly admitted he would shake the baby forcefully, using excessive force, when he was "frustrated" -- and that it happened multiple times.
Phillips and his wife are in the middle of a divorce and she has a restraining order against him. According to court records, he is seeking sole custody.
She told detectives she saw Phillips shake the baby when she was just 2 weeks old.
Doctors say if the baby had not been hospitalized, she would have died.
The baby will grow up to have at least some developmental damage, possible loss of vision, and will require extensive followup treatment to determine the long-term effects of abuse.

 

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