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Parents charged with child abuse after infant found with 20-plus fractures

Two Vilas parents face felony child abuse charges after more than 20 fractures were discovered on their then-7-week-old son, according to Watauga authorities.

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More than 20 fractures on a 7-week-old. Two Vilas parents face felony child abuse charges after their infant son arrived at the hospital so badly broken that the injuries could not be anything but deliberate harm. Somebody saw it. Somebody reported it. The child is safe and the charges are filed. No words for this.

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