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Child's Brain Injury Sparks Recall Of 10K+ Toddler Stools Sold On Amazon
More than 10,000 toddler stools sold on Amazon have been recalled after several children were injured in collapsing incidents — including one case where a child suffered a brain injury.
The recall affects about 10,300 Onasti Toddler Tower Stools, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Mar. 13. The stools can tip over or collapse during use, creating serious fall hazards.
The plastic, foldable stools come in multiple colors, including beige, blue, gray, green, and pink. They're about 25 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 32 inches tall.
The stools have an adju…
Montgomery County Dad Who Left Toddler With Skull Fractures, Brain Bleeds In Learns Prison Fate
A Montgomery County man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being convicted of abusing his 2-year-old son, leaving the child with severe brain injuries in Frederick.
Tre Anthony Garrett, 33, of Germantown, was sentenced this week in Frederick County Circuit Court to 30 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended, for first-degree child abuse and neglect of a minor, prosecutors announced.
The case began on Jan. 5, 2024, when Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Frederick Health Hospital for a report of a severely injured child suffering from multiple skull…
Temple Freshman, Gymnast Dies After Fall From Light Post In Philadelphia
A Temple University freshman died after falling from a light pole in Philadelphia while celebrating the Eagles’ victory on Sunday, Jan. 26, school officials said.
Tyler Sabapathy, 18, was critically injured over the weekend and later passed away on Monday, Temple University President John Fry said in a statement.
“The loss of a promising 18-year-old man like Tyler is both tragic and traumatic. There are no words that can make sense of it, and the entire Temple community mourns his passing,” Fry said.
Sabapathy, a Toronto native, was a first-year student in Temple’s College of Public Health…
K9 Officer On Hospice After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year is living out his final days, his family announced over the weekend.
Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021 after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page.
He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the…
