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Recent Child Abuse Deaths Concern Local Hospitals

There has been a recent string of deaths due to child abuse in Northeast Florida.

At least three children have died at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in the past week after suffering from apparent abuse, according to hospital officials.

These tragedies has health care professionals urgently sending out the call for education and awareness.

Michael D. Aubin, President of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Dr. Randell Alexander, chief of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics at UF Health, and Dr. Solange Benjamin-Thorpe, medical director of UF Health's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, joined Melissa Ross to discuss the signs of child abuse and what can be done to prevent it.

You can follow Melissa Ross on Twitter @MelissainJax.

Melissa Ross joined WJCT in 2009 with 20 years of experience in broadcasting, including stints in Cincinnati, Chicago, Orlando and Jacksonville. During her career as a television and radio news anchor and reporter, Melissa has won four regional Emmys for news and feature reporting.
Sean Birch joined the WJCT team in late 2011 and was with the company until 2016.