Parents Abandon Baby With ‘Severe and Life-Altering’ Injuries, Mother Released on Bond After Manhunt
Child Abuse
A North Carolina couple who allegedly abandoned their infant at a hospital with “severe and life-altering injuries” earlier this year has been caught following a months-long manhunt, WCNC-TV reports. On Thursday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced the arrests of 24-year-old Brandon Augustine and his fiancée, 23-year-old Mildred Chestnut. “CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) made …