Traumatic Brain Injury: Man Goes to Jail for Injuring Baby

Bobby Alires, a Grand Junction man, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for having caused serious bodily injury. Alires shook the baby; many people do not realize the dangers of doing such a thing. Authorities recommend that: "If you feel yourself losing control, if you think you can't handle it, if you think there's even a chance you might lash out at a child, there are resources, there is help."

Alires Goes to Jail for Injuring Baby

Many cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome go overlooked, even though a shaken baby can suffer serious bodily and mental injury. "It's a form of brain injury and the most difficult thing about Shaken Baby Syndrome is the injuries don't occur on the outside of the baby's body. They occur on the baby's brain or behind the eyes." The Department of Human Services says that the problem is increasing.