Father, 30, Sentenced For Assaulting His 3-Month-Old Son

A 30-year old man was sentenced on Thursday in Lawrence Superior Court to 9 to 15 years in state prison for physically assaulting his then 3-month-old son, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office.

Superior Court Judge Mary Ames imposed the sentence a month after finding Daniel Green guilty of assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury following a bench trial on Aug. 24.

Green and his family were living at a hotel on Route 1 in Danvers at the time of the assault.

Essex Assistant District Attorney Karen Hopwood requested 9 to 15 years, stating that the injuries were so serious that the child was initially not expected to survive.

At trial, Ms. Hopwood presented testimony that proved that on November 27, 2012, Daniel and Samantha Rose-Green brought their infant son to Beverly Hospital because he was having difficulty breathing. The infant was then transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital. His injuries included a brain hemorrhage, hemorrhages on both retinas, a bruised spleen and a bruised spinal cord. Dr. Alice Newton from Boston Children’s Hospital, testified that these injuries were the result of intentional physical abuse.

The child, now 3 and in foster care, has severely impaired vision and suffers from significant developmental delays.

The child’s mother, Samantha Rose-Green, 26, is charged with permitting substantial injury to a child and is expected to go to trial in January 2016. Information provided by the Essex District attorney’s office.