An Eden man was charged with child abuse after a 5-month-old infant was admitted to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with head injuries.
Brian Walter Pulliam, 38, of 1206 Second St. was charged Tuesday with intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury. According to a news release from the Eden Police Department, investigators were called to the hospital after receiving a request from the Rockingham Department of Social Services. Physicians at Baptist Hospital identified the infant’s injury as a skull fracture, and Pulliam was charged following interviews with the Department of Social Services.
The child was still hospitalized in stable condition as of Wednesday. The news release stated Pulliam is the father of the infant. He is being held in Rockingham County Jail under a $200,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Wentworth District Court on Thursday, April 28.
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