Bump... just horrible.
Less than 8 months old and this little baby was cognizant enough to have "fear in his eyes" the first time he saw his parents since his removal a few months earlier?
He knew what it meant if he saw them again - pain.
Who ARE THESE PEOPLE WHO GIVE ABUSED CHILDREN BACK TO THE ABUSERS???
I'm not defending this a-hole father, but let's be realistic about what 8 month olds can remember. My then 8 month old son cried and was scared of me when I first held him after being gone on deployment for 4 months. It was a little painful even though I was prepared for that possibility.