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March 14, 2008
3-year-old critically injured in beating

GAINESVILLE – The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault on a 3-year-old child by the child’s step father.

Just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday deputies from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a report of a child being injured in the 2900 block of Dorsey Peek Road.

Upon arrival of deputies and fire services, they said they discovered that a 3-year-old child had been assaulted and had severe injuries. Due to the severity of the injuries, the child was flown to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta.

Investigators claim the incident revealed that the child had been in the custody of the step father while the mother was working. Upon arriving home the mother discovered that the child had been assaulted and called 911 for an ambulance.

Investigators took the step father, 24-year-old Alejandro Chavez of Gainesville, into custody for questioning and later charged him with one count of aggravated battery and one count of cruelty to children first degree. He is currently being held at the Hall County Jail without bond

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