David Kenney, 27, will appear at 10 a.m. Dec. 13 before McDonald County Associate Circuit Court Judge John LePage for a pre-trial conference. Kinney has been charged with abuse of a child, a Class C felony punishable by up to seven years in prison.
His daughter, nearly 4-months-old at the time of the incident, was life-flighted to a Joplin hospital, then sent to a Springfield hospital for additional care. She remains on life support.
Commentary: This one's being allowed to live, at least for now. Since they haven't rushed to kill her yet, it seems unlikely they will. I like to close on a happy note, so I'll end it here. I know this isn't a happy story, but it's about as happy as can be expected when reading about people with brain damage. At least she's not being murdered.
Conference set in alleged shaken baby case in Pineville
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