SOUTH CANAAN, PA — A 27-year-old mother, Emilee Decker, was arrested last week for aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of her three-month-old infant. According to State Trooper Sharon Palmer, the incident took place on September 9, and the infant suffered injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

Hospital staff identified multiple life-threatening injuries including brain trauma, fractured skull, retinal hemorrhages and multiple broken bones. The staff deemed the fractures “acute,” meaning they had been inflicted very shortly before arriving at the hospital.

Police questioned Decker, who did not acknowledge any of the infant’s bruising. However, police later recovered a deleted photo from her cell phone which showed a “large and obvious discoloration of the baby’s head.” Doctors said that the bruise was likely the impact site of a “high velocity strike.” There was also a video on Decker’s phone of the child in an “altered mental status, which medical personnel [said] is consistent with the immediate results of a shaken baby.”