Crime & Safety

Lake Ridge Man Charged With Malicious Wounding, Child Abuse

Shahid Nazar was arrested March 7.

Lake Ridge resident Shahid Nazar, 30, was arrested March 7 and charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse.

The arrest concludes an investigation into a report of child abuse in the 3900 block of Penshurst Lane. Detectives first began the investigation on March 2. 

The investigation found that a three-month-old baby girl had been shaken so hard that she had sustained severe head and upper body injuries.

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When medical staff examined the baby, they told the police that the injuries might be a result of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

"The abuse had reportedly occurred on two occasions, once on Jan. 10 and again on Feb. 23," the police report read. "Following an investigation, the accused was subsequently arrested and charged on March 7."

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Nazar was charged with two counts of malicious wounding and two counts of felony child abuse. His court date is unavailable. He is being held without bond.


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