REPUBLIC COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a suspected child abuse case in Belleville.
On Thursday morning, the Belleville Police Department contacted the KBI to investigate after an unresponsive three-month-old infant was transported from the Republic County hospital to a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
The child’s parents brought her to the Republic County hospital on Dec. 25, and hospital staff later contacted the Belleville Police Department.
A pediatrician at the Omaha hospital indicated the child has no brain activity due to severe injuries she had sustained. Late Thursday afternoon, KBI reported the infant remains on life support.