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Police: 1-year-old baby left unattended in New Hampshire apartment; 2 people arrested

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WITNESSES SAY POLICE GATHERED AROUND 5:30 TONIGHT. SOME REPORT HEARD DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS. TWO MANCHESTER PARENTS ARE CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER LEAVED THEIR ONE-YEAR-OLD AND FIVE-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN ALONE FOR OVER AN HOUR. POLICE ARREST MEGAN BANCROFT AND JUSTICE FORSYTHE AFTER THE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WERE FOUND IN A LAKE AVENUE APARTMENT. COPS SAY BOTH CHILDREN HAD BLOOD PRESSURES AND MARKS ON THEIR BODY. POLICE ALSO FOUND SEVERAL HAZARDS IN THE ROOM, INCLUDING AN ACTIVATING HEAT LAMP. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA CALLS THIS VERY ANNOYING. <0:48- 0:56 D „ICH WÜNSCHTE, ES WÄRE FRÜHER PASSIERT. DIE LEUTE BEKOMMEN DIESE BABYS, ES IST IHNEN EINFACH EGAL. ICH BIN GROSSVATER. 1:04-1:12 „WENIGSTENS HABE ICH GUTE KINDER, DIE GUTE KINDER GROSSZIEHEN, ABER NUR … WISSEN SIE, ES IST TRAURIG, ES IST TRAURIG."> POLICE SAY BOTH CHILDREN

5-month-old and 1-year-old children left unattended in Manchester apartment; 2 arrested, police say

A five-month-old and a 1-year-old child were left unattended in a Manchester apartment for over an hour, police said. Manchester police said they were called to a report of two unattended children at 345 Lake Ave. around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Manchester Department of Planning and Community Development staff conducted a walkthrough of the building and found a five-month-old baby strapped into a toddler rocking bed and a 1-year-old child on the kitchen floor, police said. Both children were unclothed and had visible marks and bruises on their bodies, police said. The children were taken to the hospital for observation. The toddler’s injuries proved to be more serious, and they were taken to a Boston hospital for treatment, police said.>>Download the free WMUR app for updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A five-month-old and a one-year-old baby were left unattended in a Manchester apartment for more than an hour, police said.

Manchester police said they responded to a call at 345 Lake Avenue around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday reporting two unattended children.

Manchester Planning and Community Development officials toured the property and found a five-month-old baby strapped into a toddler rocking bed and a one-year-old child on the kitchen floor, police reported.

Both children were unclothed and had visible marks and bruises on their bodies, police said. The children were taken to the hospital for observation. The infant’s injuries proved to be more serious and he was taken to a Boston hospital for treatment, police said.

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The tenants, Megan Bancroft, 18, and Justice Forsythe, 21, arrived shortly afterward, police said. Bancroft is the mother of both children and Forsythe is the baby’s father, police said.

Bancroft and Forsythe were arrested and charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Bancroft was also charged with possession of a prescription drug, authorities said.

According to police, the apartment was in disarray and various household items, including tools, were scattered throughout, posing a risk of injury to the children. Clothes were piled up and numerous household liquids, including cleaning products and refrigeration oils, were on the floor. In addition, a heat lamp was on with a cord hanging from the side, police said.

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