On Thursday, police in Winston-Salem charged Jacob Andrew Minton, 26, with 10 counts of attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in her room at Brenner Children’s Hospital last weekend.
Since the little girl was unconscious during the multiple attacks, Minton was also charged with five counts of aggravated assault on a handicapped person.
The girl was admitted to the hospital late Saturday night, suffering from a skull fracture and blood on her brain. She is still hospitalized at this time and listed in stable condition.
The arrest warrant claims that Minton attacked the 2-year-old several times over a four hour period, and lists the following details:
-Minton slapped the girl's head, twisted her foot and jabbed her in the stomach from 1:30 a.m. to 1:41 a.m. Sunday.
-He pinched her nose and airway tube, taking away her ability to breathe from around 1:40 a.m., 3:01 a.m., 3:07 a.m., 3:10 a.m., 3:18 a.m., 3:33 a.m., 3:35 a.m. and 3:37 a.m.
-He pressed on her abdominal area, twisted her fingers, thumped her eyes and slapped her head with the back of his hand from 3:06 a.m. to 3:12 a.m.
-He leaned on her throat at 5:24 a.m.
Winston-Salem Police Capt. David Clayton told reporters: “We were able to document specifically, based on all the medical records, and everything that was provided to us by Brenner Children's Hospital. And also by our conducting interviews with both the mother and with Minton himself.â€
Police believe that the girl’s mother, who was in the room, was asleep at the time of most of the attacks.
At this time, she has not been charged.
“We're just facing an uphill battle in the entire investigation when it comes to talking about the mother's role. And that's because of all the emotion involved,†Capt. Clayton said.
Minton is currently being held in the Forsyth County Jail on $1.6 million bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 15.
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