A nine-month-old baby in Missouri is fighting for his life in the hospital after his mother’s boyfriend allegedly dropped him to the ground and held him in a bear hug until he stopped crying.
Baby Waylon was admitted to the hospital with a brain hemorrhage and head bruising after the Newton County Sheriff’s Office said he was found aspirating and not breathing in his sleep.
Investigators say this was the result of child abuse by Jordan Boggess, 28, who is dating Waylon’s mother.
Medical staff at Children’s Mercy told Newton County detectives that the boy had an “abuse traumatic brain injury” in addition to other injuries.
Waylon was found not to be breathing and aspirating in his sleep, after he was thrown into the air and held to stop crying.
Investigators have determined this was the result of child abuse by her mother’s boyfriend, 28-year-old Jordan Boggess.
Waylon was thrown into the air by Boggess, who was unable to catch the boy on the second throw due to claims of “sweaty hands” and Waylon fell to the ground.
The baby’s cousin, Jaden Branham, said: “It’s very heartbreaking to walk in and see a child literally having to fight for his life.”
He added: “These are children and they deserve to live a normal, carefree life, without having to worry about being afraid of who they are with.” And unfortunately it was not like that. He couldn’t do that.’
Waylon was placed on a ventilator upon arrival and has since suffered brain swelling and multiple seizures while in critical condition at Kansas City Children’s Hospital.
On September 14, the baby was placed in a baby jumper while his mother went to the bathroom.
He was then tossed into the air by Boggess, who failed to catch the boy on the second throw due to claims of “sweaty hands” and Waylon fell to the ground.
That’s when Boggess admitted to authorities that he hugged the boy until he stopped crying.
Christa Newman, the baby’s grandmother, said WBTV: ‘They said baby Waylon won’t be the same baby. If he succeeds, he will be in a wheelchair. You won’t be able to speak. He won’t be able to feed himself.’
Waylon’s mother, Bessie Mccamish, says she has since left the man accused of abusing her son and had “no knowledge of the abuse.”
Cousin Jaden Branham said: ‘These are children and they deserve to live a normal, carefree life, without having to worry about being afraid of who they are with.
Branham said KY3: “As a mother, if my child is vomiting, I will not pick him up and throw him in the air thinking that will help him in any situation.”
‘It’s difficult. I am left speechless. As parents, our job is to protect children and be there. “This is the hardest fight I’ve ever had to do in my life,” said the boy’s grandfather, Tyler Burbridge.
The family was informed that the baby had no brain activity during his first days in the hospital; Since then, Waylon began to show improvement by opening his eyes and shaking his arm.
Branham said: ‘Every time you walk into his room, there’s one machine after another. There are IV pumps everywhere. There is a nurse in the room at all times.
Waylon’s cousin Jaden Branham said: “It’s very heartbreaking to walk in and see a child literally have to fight for his life.”
Branham said, ‘As a mother, if my child is vomiting, I’m not going to pick him up and throw him in the air thinking that will help him in any situation.’
The boy’s family, including his father, stayed with him throughout his care and organized a fundraiser in GoFundMe.com to help his father gain sole custody of Waylon.
Online discourse has accused Waylon’s mother, Bessie Mccamish, of having knowledge of the abuse.
She responded by saying: ‘Also, I had no knowledge of the abuse! And he is no longer my current boyfriend. Every person who knows me knows I wouldn’t let anyone hurt that kid! You don’t even know his name or mine.
Another fundraiser in GoFundMe.com supports Waylon’s mother.
Boggess is now under investigation for child abuse.