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DuBois mother charged after child falls from second floor window, flown to Pittsburgh
DUBOIS, Pa. (WTAJ) — A DuBois mother is facing charges after her 4-year-old allegedly fell out of a second-story window.
Jenny Etna Marie Travis, 22, was charged Monday, June 9, with one felony count of endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from an incident that occurred in May.
According to charging documents, Sandy Township Police were called to a complex at 200 Hanes Drive in Sandy Township at around 1:30 p.m. May 15. Upon arrival, the responding officer found a 4-year-old on the sidewalk with a window screen near him. The child was crying and had scrapes on his head and was bleeding. The officer also noted the child's diaper was 'so engorged with urine that it exploded on impact.'
The child was rushed to Penn Highlands DuBois and immediately flown to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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A neighbor, who called 911, told police they saw the screen fall to the ground, then a moment later, the child did too. According to the complaint, they ran over to try to render aid and called 911.
Police asked to see inside Travis' apartment and the window. They noted in the affidavit of probable cause that the window was low and about eight inches from the floor, and the bottom of the window was open.
Through the investigation, it was learned that Child and Youth Services (CYS) had previously dealt with Travis and documented that she was told not to open the lower part of the window. According to the affidavit, police also noted they have called CYS in the past due to deplorable living conditions.
Police added that an infant was sleeping in a bassinet in the room with the window the child fell out of. Another young child in another room was allegedly sleeping on a stained mattress with no sheets and just a throw blanket.
According to the complaint, the father of the child was not home at the time. He told police he was on his way to Clearfield when Travis called him and he turned around to go right preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 11.
The condition of the 4-year-old is unknown as of this writing.
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