Father arrested for inflicting brain damage on son in western Japan

A father in western Japan was arrested Wednesday for allegedly inflicting injuries on his five-month-old son in 2021 that left the child with severe and likely permanent brain damage.Yudai Arata, 26, is accused of causing his second-born son to suffer severe head trauma by unknown means at the family's home in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec 4, 2021.The now 1-year-old child sustained injuries including subdural bleeding and has been unconscious since the incident, Osaka prefectural police said. His prospects for recovery are slim, police believe.The child was possibly shaken violently, …READ FULL ARTICLE