Father arrested for child abuse
Daughter suffered head, body injuries
The Paso Robles Police arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly abused his child.
According to PRPD, officers and members of the Paso Robles Fire Department were dispatched at approximately 5 a.m. to the 200 block of Santa Ysabel Avenue regarding a two-year-old female who was not breathing.
The child had visible head and body injuries and was subsequently transported via ambulance to Twin Cities Hospital for treatment.
Police say it appeared the child was the victim of child abuse.
A subsequent investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident resulted in the arrest of the child’s father, Herbert Brown III, 29, of Paso Robles.
Brown was booked into the SLO County Jail on charges of child abuse likely to result in death. The victim has been transferred to a bay area hospital for continued treatment.
The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services.
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