Julia Ann Gallegos and Christopher Aaron Curry’s Home Remedy for “Fussy” Infant Leads to Child Abuse Charges

Julia Ann Gallegos (L) Aaron Curry (R)

Houston, Texas

A couple in Houston, both 22, just wanted to sleep-in. However, they soon realized that with an infant in the house, sleep is not always an option.

Police arrested Julia Ann Gallegos and Aaron Curry with felony injury to a child. While the couple continues to blame one another, authorities say they both are responsible for severe injuries to the infant, including internal bleeding, head trauma, a fractured rib and bodily injury to both knees. The treating physician also found injuries that appeared to be healing, which showed evidence of prior abuse.

Curry admitted in a recorded statement that he shook the fussy baby out of frustration and that he has squeezed the baby before when he tenses up. He also said he saw Gallegos grab the baby’s legs out of frustration and flip the child over.

Gallegos and Curry were both given a $5,000 bond.