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The infant was in serious but stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center this morning after suffering a seizure on Saturday, Palisades Park Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning
He has “bruising between the skull and brain and suffered from subdural hematomas and hemorrhaging,” the chief said.
The child’s panicked babysitter ran to the landlord, who dialed 911.
An ambulance then took the boy to the emergency room of Hackensack University Medical Center, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.
After doctors examined the child, hospital authorities notified police.
A joint investigation with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office followed.
“The injuries appear to be non-accidental,” Ramos told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “They appear to have taken place over a period of time.
“The child had the seizure and was brought to the hospital — and that’s when we became aware of it.”
Mirna Balan Cusanero, a 24-year-old manicurist, was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with child endangerment and hindering.
Held on $10,000 bail was her brother, Marco Balan Cusanero, a car wash worker who authorities said “went along with her story” and was charged with hindering.
The INS has issued detainers on both for possible deportation proceedings. Both are Guatemalan nationals who speak no English.
Both Cusaneros live with another brother, Ramos said. The 19-year-old father, who moved out early this month, wasn’t involved, he said.
An investigation was continuing.
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