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Alden man arrested for assaulting 4-month-old

Joseph Jurek of Alden has been arrested for allegedly shaking his 4-month-old child.

ALDEN, NY -- The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation out of Clarence has arrested and charged an Alden man for allegedly assaulting his baby.

On January 7, Troopers responded to a medical call for a four-month-old child that had fallen.

The baby was taken to Children's Hospital, where it was discovered the baby suffered from bilateral subdural hemorrhages - a result of shaken baby syndrome.

On January 16, 28-year-old Joseph Jurek, the child's father, was arrested and charged with first degree assault, reckless assault of a child, criminal possession of marijuana, and endangering the welfare of a child.

Jurek was arraigned at the Village of Alden Court and was taken to the Erie County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.

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