By Lori EhdeThe Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Adrian Police Department are investigating a child abuse and/or assault case involving an Adrian infant.According to information from the Nobles County Attorney’s Office, a three-month-old baby was airlifted from Worthington Regional Hospital to Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, in the early morning hours Friday.Doctors found the child to have life-threatening injuries from what appeared to be the result of child abuse and/or an assault.Since that time the BCA and Adrian police, with assistance from the Sioux Falls Police Department, Nobles County Sheriff’s Department and Worthington Police Department, have been collecting evidence for the case.As of Wednesday afternoon the baby was reported to be "alive but in very critical condition," according to Nobles County Attorney Gordon Moore."It’s a very sad situation," Moore said. "There’s no way I can minimize that."Details about where the baby was found, who the parents are, how the baby got to the hospital and even the gender of the child are not being disclosed, since investigators have no suspects in custody.The baby is in intensive care at Sioux Valley. Anyone with information regarding the case is encouraged to call the Adrian Police Department at 372-2136.
