Austintown authorities investigate injuries to 1-year-old

A township man is jailed on safety forces’ suspicion that he abused his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter.

Shawn Edward Davis, 25, was charged Monday with felonious assault after Austintown police and fire and Lane Ambulance were called to 854 Compass West Drive at about 1:15 p.m. that day.

He is in Mahoning County jail in lieu of $12,000 bond and will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown.

Detective Sgt. Kathy Dina said the 1-year-old girl was unresponsive when safety personnel arrived. She said Davis, who lives at the residence with the girl and her mother, was home alone with the child and told police she fell off the couch.

“He said she was jumping on the couch and fell off face-first,” Dina said.

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