(Michigan City, IN) - A man and woman are being held in the LaPorte County Jail in connection with multiple bone fractures and other serious injuries on their seven week old daughter.

 

Kyle Hollihan, 26, and Kaitlyn Weissert, 23, are each charged in LaPorte Superior Court 1 with domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury and neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, both Level 3 felonies.

 

Hollihan is also facing the two counts of the same charges as Level 5 felonies. They were each being held on $25,000 bond following their arrests on Wednesday.

 

According to court documents, the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office on February 3 was called to Franciscan Health about a seven week old girl in the emergency room.

 

Her injuries included fractures to her left arm, left leg, ribs and blood on her brain. She also had a possible fracture to her right farm and blood possibly behind the inner lining of her bruised abdominal cavity, according to court documents.

 

She was transferred to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis for more specialized care. Doctors advised the girl is expected to make a full recovery but develop at a slower rate traditionally for infants due to the injuries, police said.

 

According to court documents, doctors ruled the injuries did not result from an accident and occurred on multiple days judging by their various stages of healing.

 

It was also the opinion of doctors the fractures in her lower left leg were from a “violent twist,” citing the force required to cause bones to break in that area of such a young child, according to court documents.

 

Police said the infant wound up in the hospital after her grandmother while caring for her discovered swelling to the leg discovered later as fractured. The exact cause of the injuries is not unclear but remains under investigation.

 

According to court documents, both parents offered a variety of explanations, that included placing blame on Hollihan’s seven year son, but each one was deemed unreasonable and ruled out by investigators.

 

Police said there is some indication, though, the injuries could have stemmed from domestic violence in the couple’s home just days prior to their discovery.

 

They could face anywhere from a 3 to 16 year sentence on each of the Level 3 felony counts. The lower level felony charges against Hollihan have a one to six year sentencing range.