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PHOENIX - A Phoenix couple has been arrested for child abuse after their 7-week-old son was found to have severe injuries during a recent hospital visit.
In a police interview, detectives say 30-year-old Taylor Basilio admitted to shaking the boy on three separate occasions and told police that he had a "bad anger problem."
Basilio was arrested Saturday, five days after he and his wife took the boy to a pediatrician to get a flu shot and it was found that the boy was severely underweight.
The doctor reportedly ordered the couple to take their son to the hospital, where staff discovered the boy had several broken ribs, a fractured skull, and a fractured clavicle.
According to the police report, Basilio and his wife, who are both deaf, were struggling to care for the boy and get enough formula for him.
The family lived at a trailer park at 2nd Street and South Mountain Avenue.
Police say Basilio told them in the interview that he didn't know how the boy's bones got broken. He admitted to shaking the boy and pulling on his arms because he was frustrated. He also said that he did some "pretty stupid things lately" but did not say what.
The report goes on to indicate that Basilio wanted to tell what happened but it was his wife who didn't want him to get in trouble and arrested.
Detectives re-interviewed Basilio's wife, Candice, on Monday. While talking with police, the 24-year-old reportedly admitted that both she and her husband had caused the baby harm. Following the interviews, she was booked into jail and charged with child abuse.
Taylor Basilio is also charged with one count of child abuse. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Phoenix PD: Deaf parents arrested for abusing young son
In a police interview, detectives say 30-year-old Taylor Basilio admitted to shaking the boy on three separate occasions and told police that he had a "bad anger problem."
Basilio was arrested Saturday, five days after he and his wife took the boy to a pediatrician to get a flu shot and it was found that the boy was severely underweight.
The doctor reportedly ordered the couple to take their son to the hospital, where staff discovered the boy had several broken ribs, a fractured skull, and a fractured clavicle.
According to the police report, Basilio and his wife, who are both deaf, were struggling to care for the boy and get enough formula for him.
The family lived at a trailer park at 2nd Street and South Mountain Avenue.
Police say Basilio told them in the interview that he didn't know how the boy's bones got broken. He admitted to shaking the boy and pulling on his arms because he was frustrated. He also said that he did some "pretty stupid things lately" but did not say what.
The report goes on to indicate that Basilio wanted to tell what happened but it was his wife who didn't want him to get in trouble and arrested.
Detectives re-interviewed Basilio's wife, Candice, on Monday. While talking with police, the 24-year-old reportedly admitted that both she and her husband had caused the baby harm. Following the interviews, she was booked into jail and charged with child abuse.
Taylor Basilio is also charged with one count of child abuse. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Phoenix PD: Deaf parents arrested for abusing young son
