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Matthew Wayne Strawn Accused Of Biting 11-Day-Old Son While Newborn Was In ICU

February 13, 2013 at 7:49 pm by Morbid

PORTSMOUTH, VA – Police in Portsmouth have charged 21-year-old Matthew Wayne Strawn with biting his 11-day-old son while the newborn was in an intensive care unit.

According to the reports, police officers were called to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center on Feb. 1 for a report of possible abuse. Staff at the Naval Medical Center informed them that the newborn was with Strawn in a private hospital room away from the NICU so they could spend some time alone together and bond.

Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., hospital staff said when they went into the room to check on Strawn and his son they noticed that the infant had visible contusions to his back and face. They immediately removed the newborn and called police.

After police interviewed Strawn, investigators believed he had bitten his son. Strawn was subsequently arrested and charged with one count of felony child abuse and one count of felonious assault. Strawn is currently free after being released from jail on a personal recognizance bond.

A restraining order was filed against Strawn, who works in an administrative position at the medical center, stating he is not allowed to get near his son. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is also investigating the incident.

A hospital spokesperson said the infant is in good condition and was taken home by his mother.

Tags: Biting, Child Abuse, Crime, Matthew Wayne Strawn, NCIS, Virginia

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BEastDuo

Tha fuck? I mean we SAY newborns are “Cute enough to eat” but that does not mean bite them you sicko!
lily bean

What a dumb fuck
GGMon

Biting your kids? Am I the only one here who still finds it odd to read these abusive assholes biting their kid as a form of punishment?
http://twitter.com/vab423 Vicki B.

Punishment for what? It’s an infant for crap’s sake. I’m just thinking that his elevator’s not getting to the top floor, if you know what I mean.
shadough

I shudder at the fact that he has a son. Imagine having that face staring at you across from the table. Not to mention other places. Ug.
G.I.R.L.

What slept with that?

I would truly like to know what was dwelling in his head before he considered biting his son and after he acted upon that consideration. Was he curious of the way babies taste?
Sam

The babe was not only in hospital, but in the closely monitored section of the ICU ffs. How in the world did he think nobody was going to notice bitemarks?? Makes me think this douchebag is so used to acting this way that he doesn’t even think about any consequences anymore.

Baby momma: get yourself and that little one the fuck out of that relationship, ASAP. If he thinks nothing of abusing an 11day old, it’s only going to get worse.
newstarshipsmell

So the writeup doesn’t really say, but can we infer he’s part of the global force for good?
Twisted1

My son was born at that hospital and spent a few days in NICU. I just can not imagine what would make a parent hurt their baby that is already having problems. They only put infants in NICU if they are ill. Healthy babies stay in the room with the parents.
Evan Oswald

ummm, why would he bite the child – on the face no less? I mean if he didn’t want it alive putting some nibbles on the ole face-piece isn’t going to work…..all bite marks are going to do is get you into serious trouble
EveryVillainIsLemons

What the actual fuck? Newborns, especially ones in NICU, don’t make a lot of noise, and nurses are there to take care of them. Was he jealous that mommy was paying attention to something besides his dick?
creamofflicka

File this one under the Bat Shit Crazy category. This is fucked beyond fucked.
Buffettgirl

So let me get this straingt, someone let that THING up there put his dick in her? GACK!

That being said – what kind of oxygen-wasting fucktard is so mentally inferior that somehow snacking on your already ill newborn seems like a good idea? I cried all the way to work this morning listening to the radio station’s 36 hour radio-thon raising money for the Children’s Cancer Association, and I’m not a cryer. Then I read this shit??? There are sick, sick babies out there and this asshat thought making his sick baby sicker was a grand idea? I hate this guy. Hate. It’s visceral. I hope the guys in prison are awfully hungry when this sick piece of shit joins them…
Heather_Habilatory

Yeah, the thought of THAT staring up at me from between my thighs almost made me vomit. Thanks for the mental images. ugh.
Heather_Habilatory

What a fucking pole-smoking asshole.
http://twitter.com/LaylaLolly LaylaLolly

I can’t believe he’s out on a fucking signature bond! WTFFFFFFFFFFF
Minerva

My daughter was in the NICU and we couldn’t take her away from the monitors, even though she was full term and stable. Even the day she was going home, we couldn’t take her somewhere alone until the doctor removed all the cords and stuff. They had a rocking chair and a curtain to pull for privacy but people were always around.

I just find this odd…
Twisted1

I guess it depends why they are in the NICU. My son at first went in for low blood sugar and fluid on the lungs. They released him to my room that night but took him back again the next day after they found a VSD (hole between right and left ventrical).
Minerva

I’m so sorry, I hope he is healthy now. My daughter was born blue, not breathing, her apgar of 2 . The cord was so tight around her neck it compressed the oxygen. When she was born I remember seeing everyone running around performing a “code” and praying for her to cry. The rushed her to the NICU where they were worried about brain damage due to lack of oxygen. Luckily she’s a healthy two year old.

Having a NICU baby is definitely an experience that once you have one, when you meet someone else who has/had one you feel like you share a bond. The doctors and nurses that work there are also very special and I thank god for people that work with babies and children and save them from the monsters we read about on this site.
Twisted1

Thank you, he is fine now. Matter of fact he is 13 and towers over me. At 5’2 myself everyone but our pug towers over me but he is close to his dads height who is 6 foot. He grew out of his VSD and only has to see a cardio every 5 years. However his first year he was in and out of the hospital (same one as the the psyco worked) with congestive heart failure. The blood would pump out and somehow settle on his lungs. Very scary time of our lives. I would never wish on my worst enemy the feelings of helplessness and fear we felt back then. He is my little miracle. While I am grateful to the hospital I was also a bit miffed. I had trouble understanding why they did not catch it the first night in the NICU or even while I was pregnant. They had already discharged me when they realized he had a VSD. All you had to do is listen to his heartbeat once to know something was off. His heartbeat sounded like swish swish instead of thump thump. Thankfully the doctor checking him out caught it (she ended up being my sons Pediatric doctor at our next duty station) or he would have gone home that day. We were in and out of that hospital for almost a year. On my daughters 4th birthday he was admitted yet again. To this day I cry when I remember her begging me to come home as she said. “Mommy I need you, and you need me”. It was hard on her too having me or daddy being at the hospital for a week or two at a time.
I am glad your baby is doing so well now. As you say there is a bond. No one should touch their baby for the first time thru a incubater. Nor have the happiest day of your life touched by so much fear. I am just so thankful that my son is now ok and thriving. Because as bad as my story may be there were far worse in that NICU with him.
Abroad

He has a mouth like a guppy.