NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The death of a 4-month-old boy who was found unresponsive at a daycare facility and suffered from skull fractures and brain bleeding is being investigated by New Jersey officials.
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Dominic Brown, Jr. was discovered on Aug. 8 at a daycare center run out of a private home in Ewing, Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Casey DeBlasio told NJ.com.
He was taken to Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell for treatment, then transferred to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he died of his injuries days later.
Dominic's family said in a GoFundMe fundraiser that their infant, known as DJ, died on Aug. 11.
"DJ was being watched by someone who was trusted with his care when hours later, he was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia unresponsive," the post read. "Once at the hospital, it was learned that DJ suffered severe brain injuries. DJ was hospitalized for 3 days, and he ultimately succumbed to those injuries."
The family said the drive was launched to raise $8,000 for his "final farewell" and for attorney expenses. The post had raised nearly $24,000 as of Thursday night.
"Our family has hired an attorney to investigate exactly what happened to DJ, and we will not stop until we get all the answers," the family added.
DeBlasio said no charges have been filed as of Wednesday and that the investigation is ongoing.
The case was reported to the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency and the state Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, the prosecutor's office said.
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