5-Year-Old Had ‘Bite Marks’ and Severe Head Trauma, Florida Man Arrested for Child Abuse

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – At 1:44 a.m. on Monday, St. Pete police officers were called to a house to assist Fire & Rescue on a call for a five-year-old girl with a head injury.

Doctors later determined that the child had severe head trauma and fresh injuries to her body. She also had scarring all over her body to include bite marks. The child had surgery and is now in stable condition.

Police arrested 32-year-old William Green, for two counts of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm.

Green was the only adult caregiver in the home during the time the child was injured and there were no other children in the house.

The location of the crime and the relationship of the victim to the suspect are confidential under Florida Statute. 119.