IN RE MAL

LEVINSON, Judge.

Respondents (mother and father) appeal from an order terminating their parental rights in the minor child "Megan."1 We affirm.

Uncontradicted record evidence establishes the following: Megan was born in Johnston County, North Carolina, on 24 March 2001, to respondents. On 8 June 2001 a social worker employed by the Johnston County Department of Social Services (DSS) observed Megan to have a black eye, facial bruising, and other unexplained bruises. The same day, Megan was removed from her parents' home and placed in DSS custody. Medical examinations revealed that the ten week…