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"A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 9 to 15 years in state prison for physically assaulting his then 3-month-old son in Lawrence Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Mary Ames imposed the sentence on Sept. 24, a month after finding Daniel Green guilty of assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury following a bench trial on Aug. 24. Green and his family were living at a hotel on Route 1 in Danvers at the time of the assault. Essex Assistant District Attorney Karen Hopwood requested 12 to 15 years, stating that the injuries were so serious that the child was initially not expected to survive. At trial, Hopwood presented testimony that proved that on Nov. 27, 2012, Daniel and Samantha Rose-Green brought their infant son to Beverly Hospital because he was having difficulty breathing. The infant was then transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital. His injuries included a brain hemorrhage, hemorrhages on both retinas, a bruised spleen and a bruised spinal cord.Dr. Alice Newton from Boston Children’s Hospital, testified that these injuries were the result of intentional physical abuse. The child, now 3 and in foster care, has severely impaired vision and suffers from significant developmental delays."
