Uncle in jail for putting alcohol in baby's bottle

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Baby Hospitalized With Blood-Alcohol Content Three Times Over Legal Limit
Baby Hospitalized With Blood-Alcohol Content Three Times Over Legal Limit


Well, this is a horrifying trend and unexplainable trend.

A Dothan, Alambama man is charged with felony torture child abuse after reportedly putting alcohol in his niece's baby bottle.

19-year-old Dontavian Lee McCree admitted to mixing the baby bottle while he was babysitting the 10-month-old baby. What is unclear is to what drove McCree to do this.

When the child's mother came home, she noticed her daughter was acting strange and took her to the hospital. The baby was treated in the Intensive Care Unit at Flowers Hospital. It has been reported that her condition is improving.

McCree has been charged with felony torture child abuse, which is punishable with one to 10 years in prison if convicted.

According to the CDC, alcohol-induced deaths in 2013 were highest in Shannon County, South Dakota...take a look for yourself:


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