DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office says parents are facing several charges in connection with a child abuse investigation.

Christopher Leon Grimes, 36, and Brittany Marie Hatcher, 29, are charged with one count of unlawful conduct toward a child and two counts of inflicting great bodily injury on a child.

Deputies responded to the Summerville Medical Center in reference to a one-year-old who was motionless and showing signs of severe physical injuries. Upon arrival, they were informed by the medical staff that the child had extensive bruising across their body and had suffered two brain bleeds.

The child was listed in critical condition, according to sheriff spokesman Steven Wright.

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Divi

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