FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged child abuse.
On Saturday, Wesley Medical Center in Wichita contacted Dodge City Police regarding child abuse involving a five-month-old baby from Dodge City, according to a media release.
The child was being treated at the hospital for multiple brain bleeds believed to have been sustained at his Dodge City home.
A subsequent investigation by detectives resulted in an arrest warrant issued for the baby's father on the alleged charge of abuse of a child and aggravated battery.
Police have released no additional details.