By The Trussville Tribune staff reports
ALABASTER — An Alabaster man was arrested on Thursday and charged with aggravated child abuse of a weeks-old child.
The Alabaster Police Department announced that Aaron Lee Ward, 23, of Alabaster, was arrested following a two-week long investigation following an initial report from Children’s Hospital of an infant suffering from multiple serious bodily injuries.
“It’s always a sad day when a small child is harmed in this way,” Alabaster police detective Randy Ray said in a press release. ““We can only pray for a full recovery.”
AL.com reports that the 23-day-old child remains hospitalized but is expected to survive.
Ward was booked into the Shelby County Jail on Thursday and remains held on $120,000 bond.
An investigation into the crime continues.