Father Faces Trial While Abused Child Clings to Life

Five-month-old Hunter Sewejkis continues to cling to life after severe head injuries sustained in Dec. 7 that have been blamed on his father, according to a report by the Canton Observer.

Anthony Sewejkis, 25, of Canton is charged with first-degree child abuse in the incident, where police say the man slammed his son's head twice against a carpet-covered hardwood floor of his parents' Michigan Avenue home, according to the report. He faces up to 15 years in prison.

Sewejkis was arrested after the Dec. 7 incident, when hospital workers reported suspected child abuse. At Sewejkis' arraignment on Dec. 9, Judge James A. Plakas set the Canton man’s bond at $500,000.

According to the report, Hunter's doctor at University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital, Lisa Markman, testified in court today that the child's quality of life "will be extremely poor," and that he could face deafness, blindness and never be able to walk, sit up or eat on his own.

More information is available from the Canton Observer.