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Allentown Man Beat 7-Week-Old Hilltown Newborn; Broke Arms, Legs, Ribs: Cops

An Allentown man has been arrested and charged with the alleged beating of a 7-week-old newborn in his girlfriend's Hilltown home last year.
Police said Michael Dasberg, 27, of the 100 block of North 20th Street, remains incarcerated on $100,000 bail on several counts of felony aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The alleged incident occurred on the 1000 block of Blackberry Court, police said.
Dasberg is not the newborn's father, according to The Morning Call.
In November, Grand View Hospital treated an infant with 15 fractures to the ribs, arms, legs and collarbone, police said.
A child abuse investigation led police to allege Dasberg of the crime, according to court records.


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