McMinnville Oregon – 16 Month Old Suffers Traumatic Head Injury While Under Supervision of 12 Year Old Babysitter

By Joshua Shulman, Attorney, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network

In McMinnville, Oregon, a tragic and unfortunate incident was reported. A 16 month old boy died as a result of a traumatic head injury that he suffered while under the care and supervision of a 12 year old babysitter. It was even reported that the baby-sitter caused the injuries. The child was taken to McMinnville Immediate Care Clinic and then Willamette Valley Medical Center. The child was ultimately pronounced dead at the hospital. See 6 Month Old Dies of Traumatic Head Injury.

Since a child died, there will be an investigation by local law enforcement and the medical examiner’s office. The death of this child is certainly a great loss for the family, neighborhood,and community at large. In most instances, a baby-sitter is responsible and does a great job of supervising the children. In other situations, however, the babysitter is either distracted or ill equipped or prepared to deal with the proper supervision of children.