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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

Fire chief accused of intentionally letting 3-month-old daughter fall and crack her skull, say police

Brian Salt, 36, is facing three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, and simple assault after he reportedly told police that he let his 3-month-old fall and crack her skull - (Facebook/Falls Township Fire Company #1)

A Pennsylvania fire chief has been accused of deliberately dropping his three-month-old daughter and allowing her skull to shatter, say police.

Falls Township fire chief Brian Salt, 36, “lost control over her uncontrolled crying” and “intentionally let her fall to the ground” after being left alone with the child on March 11 after his wife went to work, according to a criminal complaint seen by NBC News.

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