Commonwealth v. Eddington

After a jury-waived trial in Superior Court, the defendant, Wilbert Eddington, was convicted of one count of wantonly and recklessly permitting substantial bodily injury to a child in his care (felony child abuse) in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13J; three counts of assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injuries and five counts of assault and battery on a child causing bodily injury, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13J; two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 15A(¿); and two counts of the lesser included offense of…