KEY POINTS

  • Amonte Harris was hospitalized with both internal and external injuries
  • The suspect, Dennilson Uk, was arrested on charges of abuse
  • He is expected to face more charges pending autopsy results

A 10-month-old boy in Saginaw, Texas, died after being hospitalized with signs of physical abuse, including head injuries and bruises. The mother's boyfriend has been arrested on charges of abuse.

The infant, Amonte Harris, was on life support at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth for a week. He had both internal and external injuries, NBC DFW reported. The baby succumbed Friday.

The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Dennilson Alejandro Uk, was charged with injury to a child/serious bodily injury, police said Monday. Uk was not the father of the child.

Police said the infant's mother was "very cooperative" with the investigation and did not face any charges in connection with the incident.

"On October 1, the day began like any other and quickly unfolded to one of the worst days of my life," the baby's mother wrote on a GoFundMe page.

The infant's grandmother said the family was devastated by the tragedy and demanded justice for the little boy. She said Uk appeared quiet and polite when she visited her daughter in August.

The case is being investigated by the Saginaw Police and Texas Rangers.

The suspect is expected to face more charges pending autopsy results. However, investigators did not reveal further details about the case, including when and how the child was injured.

According to Tarrant County criminal court records, Uk was arrested on an unrelated charge last month. He was charged with theft of property between $750 to $2,500 in connection to a Sept. 18 incident. However, further details of the case were not available.

In a similar incident of child abuse, a 23-year-old man in Mobile County, Alabama, was arrested earlier this month for allegedly pouring boiling water down his 1-year-old daughter's throat. The suspect, Eugene Lamont Sneed, was arrested after the baby was hospitalized with internal injuries and multiple burns to the face. Sneed was out on bond for a 2020 domestic violence when he allegedly committed the crime.

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