Three‑month‑old recovering after alleged abuse; Madera County babysitter released on bail

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Three-month-old Braxton Musselman is recovering this greeting astatine Valley Children's Hospital aft suffering terrible caput trauma astatine the hands of his babysitter, present an accused kid abuser.

Action News spoke with Braxton's parents astir the time they learned their lad was recovered unresponsive by the family's caregiver, 50-year-old Tonya Hamilton.

He was rushed into exigency surgery, undergoing 2 encephalon surgeries.

Medical professionals aboriginal determined his injuries were not accordant with immoderate benignant of fall.

Swelling from the encephalon wounded was truthful terrible that surgeons removed the close fractional of Braxton's skull to instrumentality the unit off.

"Everything's antithetic with him. It's similar I had 1 babe that greeting and past I came present and present I person a full different baby," says Braxton's parent Tori Nelson.

"Our three-month-old Braxton can't talk, can't explicate to us, can't inquire for help. And conscionable to spot him lying successful the infirmary bed, it's tough. We haven't held him for astir 2 weeks," his father, Chris Musselman, says. "To not beryllium capable to console your child, it's heart-wrenching and it's thing nary genitor should ever person to spell through."

Ten days aft the alleged abuse, Madera County Sheriff's deputies arrested Tonya Hamilton connected felony kid maltreatment charges.

She was aboriginal released connected bail and is scheduled to look successful courton March 9.

Braxton's household has started a GoFundMe to screen his aesculapian expenses and rehabilitation. If you'd similar to contribute, you tin find the GoFundMe nexus here.