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Good Samaritan Concerned About Child

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by John Pless  We are following up on concerns from a good Samaritan about the welfare of a little girl who appeared to be unresponsive along the side of a highway. Don Lyle said he saw some things on the child that, to him, appeared out of the ordinary and that he felt needed investigating.Lyle sent us some pictures and video he took on Highway 27 at the Hamilton, Rhea county line. He asked us to find out if police were investigating the events leading up to what he saw Sunday.Lyle captured the scene about 2:30 p.m. Sunday with his camera showing a medical helicopter about to fly the girl to Children's Hospital. Just before all the emergency crews arrived Lyle had stopped to help the mother who was pulled over to the side of Highway 27. He said a girl, about five-to-six years old, was unresponsive in the car.Dayton Police Chief Chris Sneed said the mother just left her Dayton home and was on the way to Children's Hospital."Apparently the child became worse as she was traveling, and to my understanding at this point the mom got scared, she pulled over and called for an ambulance," Chief Sneed said.Lyle said he helped the mother remove the girl's pajamas in an effort to help and saw what appeared to be bruises or marks on her forehead, legs and arms. Lyle said the mother told him her daughter fell down some stairs the night before."Our investigators are looking into the incident, there's a lot of circumstances that are surrounding the incident at this time," Chief Sneed said.We came to the family's home to learn the rest of the story but they had already left after speaking with an investigator this morning."At this point we don't have anything concrete to indicate any type of abuse at this point but the investigation is early and we are looking into the matter," Chief Sneed said.Chief Sneed said no one has been charged or is being accused of child neglect or abuse right now. He said doctors are trying to figure out if the girl's condition is the result of a medical condition or other causes.

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