OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – An Oshkosh man was charged with first-degree reckless homicide for the death of the 10-month-old boy on Tuesday.
34-year-old Freddy Colon had a $250,000 cash bond set in his initial court appearance.
Colon rented a room to a woman and her son and found the child “face down in vomit and called the mother.”
A CT exam discovered evidence of child abuse, with bleeding behind the right eye and bruises on the brain.
According to the complaint, Colon’s story changed several times in subsequent interviews with police.
The complaint states that Colon’s 4-year-old son told police that “his daddy spanked the baby because he’s always crying; the baby stopped crying after his daddy went into their room and hit the baby.”
The complaint goes on to say “The autopsy showed that (the child) suffered such a severe injury to the head that his brain swelled to the point that it fractured his skull between the plates (the) injuries (he) sustained would have immediately impaired his ability to function.”
January 10, 2019, is when Colon will be back in court for a scheduling conference.
