A Wixom man is being held on $100,000 bond after being charged with the violent abuse of a 3-year-old boy that broke several ribs and left the child in a coma in May.
Wixom man charged with child abuse after 3-year-old boy was violently beaten and put in coma
The Oakland County sheriff announced Friday that Ryan McManus, 25, was charged with first-degree child abuse after authorities said he seriously injured his girlfriend’s son.
The sheriff said McManus was babysitting the child at the boy’s home in Highland Township on May 25.
Authorities said the boy’s mother was at work when McManus abused the child.
The sheriff said the 3-year-old was in a coma when he was hospitalized. He has since been released from the hospital and is now in the care of the child’s biological father.
McManus was arrested at his home in Wixom on Tuesday and was charged earlier this week.
“Violent crimes against children are among the most horrific and disturbing things we see,” said Sheriff Michael Bouchard. “I am proud of our team’s swift work to hold this suspect accountable for the torture inflicted on this innocent child.”
If convicted, McManus faces life in prison.
McManus was arrested at his home in Wixom on Tuesday and was charged earlier this week.
The sheriff said the 3-year-old was in a coma when he was hospitalized. He has since been released from the hospital and is now in the care of the child’s biological father.
Authorities said the boy’s mother was at work when McManus abused the child.
