A 21-month-old Minneapolis girl was in critical condition Tuesday after suffering severe head injuries and broken bones in the family's home.
The life-threatening injuries "do not appear to be the result of an accident," according to Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder. As of Tuesday, no arrests had been made, he said.
The baby was in the care of her father when she was injured, said the baby's mother, Rae'Chelle Hall, who left for work about 10 a.m. Sunday. About 4 p.m., the baby's father called her to say that the child was in the hospital, Hall said.
"The doctors have told me she's in a dangerous state," Hall said. "She's on life support."
Rae'Ana Hall's ribs are broken, her thighs are bruised and her pelvic bone was fractured, Hall said. "It was like she was kicked or hit with something," she said. "Her head injury was so significant that it appears she was struck in the head with an object or her head was struck against something with strong force. … Her eyes look like someone hit her in the face."
"I break down every time I see her," said Hall, who has stayed by her baby's side since Sunday. "I just can't believe this."
The baby has often spent time alone with her father without any incident, she said. But she has forbidden the baby's father from coming to the hospital.
Hall's sister, sister, Marketa Gentry, said she had babysat the little girl the night before. "She was fine, playing around and everything," she said.
