Father accused of shaking infant daughter

HAVERHILL, Mass. - A father appeared in court Tuesday for a dangerousness hearing after he was accused of assaulting his infant daughter.

The man, 18-year-old Ivan Rosario, was charged with assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily harm.

Rosario allegedly was watching his four-month-old daughter, Yolisse Rivera, while the baby's mother was preparing a bottle. To make her stop crying, Rosario picked her up over his head and shook her.

The baby was rushed to Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She is suffering from a serious brain injury.

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