Dotty Reed, 18 of Auburn, Washington, is accused of causing a brain injury to a nine month old baby when babysitting the young boy. Reed told detectives that she was frustrated with the baby for the past 3 weeks as he was fussy and appeared not to like her.
The South El Monte, California based baby product company Le Hing, Inc has been asked to recall about 200 baby walkers, all of which have the serial number L-0809EN.
A San Diego based company, Infantino, has recalled its SlingRider model of baby slings from Canada and the U.S. after the model was associated with three infant deaths last year. More than one million SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo baby slings have been recalled in U.S. and around 15,000 in Canada. This is the second recall for Infantino in three years.
This week was highlighted by product recalls of cribs and strollers after several serious injuries were reportedly suffered by babies and infants. Graco strollers recalled over one million strollers after at least five children had their fingers amputated when they became caught in the canopy hinge. At least two others suffered severe lacerations. Dorel Asia Cribs also recalled over 600,000 cribs after it was discovered that the crib left sufficient space for a baby’s head to become trapped, leading to suffocation.