RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The ancestors of a 30-year-old Wake Forest man accused of fracturing his babyish daughter’s skull say the he was aggravating to save his babe from asthmatic – not corruption her.
On Sept. 13, the again 2-month-old adolescent was brought to WakeMed afterwards she would not stop vomiting, warrants say.
Doctors performed a CT browse that appear the adolescent had a burst skull and had bleeding on the brain. Badge were alleged who again batten to the child’s father, Daniel Vena.
The babyish was in the affliction of Vena back he said she began to asphyxiate while actuality fed with a bottle. Vena told badge he addled the adolescent over and began to accomplish the Heimlich action on his daughter, warrants say.
Vena said his daughter, alleged Elliana, went bending and again stiffened up, warrants say.
The child’s mother after alternate home from assignment and begin the babe was still vomiting.
After demography the adolescent to her pediatrician, the 2-month-old was taken to WakeMed.
Warrants say Vena mentioned the adolescent falling off the couch the antecedent anniversary but doctors said the infant’s injuries were not from a anniversary ago.
“(The) ancestor again looked bottomward and his easily started to shake,” the accreditation states.
Doctors told badge the child’s injuries were constant the annoyed babyish syndrome.
An arrest accreditation shows that the babyish suffered “right subdural hemorrhaging, multi-layered retinal hemorrhaging, and sacral bruising.”
On Aug. 1, badge were alleged to Vena’s home to accomplish a abundance analysis on the adolescent and her mother. Notes from that alarm appearance Vena said was depressed and didn’t appetite the child, warrants say.
Vena was arrested Nov. 5 and answerable with one calculation of advised adolescent corruption causing austere concrete injury. He is actuality captivated in the Wake County Detention Center beneath a $75,000 anchored bond.
Jessica Renik, Vena’s fiancé and Elliana’s mother, and added ancestors associates were in cloister Monday to abutment for the 30-year-old.
Vena’s ancestor said he consider’s his son a hero.
“I apperceive my boy. My boy was aggravating to animate his daughter. I accede my son a hero – a hero. And they accede him a felon?” Daniel Vena Sr. said. “There was no abhorrent comedy here.”
Elliana is now in advance affliction and prosecutors say she has not suffered any added injuries. The ancestors says vena has apparent her account — but the adjudicator disqualified he can’t accept acquaintance with her for now.
The ancestors additionally said Renik had a difficult adolescent bearing and the adolescent has accomplished medical issues since.
