Possible toddler abuse in Struthers

STRUTHERS — Police are investigating a possible case of child abuse in the city.

A 16-month-old boy was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman with a broken leg and ankle.

His parents told the hospital the child fell down steps at a home on Stewart Street, a police report says.

A social service agent at the hospital told police the doctors’ diagnosis isn’t consistent with the parents’ story.

The child’s mother also had injuries from a fight with another woman at the home, but told the agent that the child was not involved in the fight, the report says.

The doctor advised the agent to contact Children Services Board employees, the report says. There are two other children in the home — a 12-year-old and a 3-year-old, the report says.

CSB told the agent to call police.