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Parents accused of killing 1-day-old baby boy in hospital maternity room

Nypost · · 217 words · By Emily Crane
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Parents accused of killing 1-day-old baby boy in hospital maternity room See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Parents accused of killing 1-day-old baby boy in hospital maternity room See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA new mom and dad have been arrested for allegedly killing their 1-day-old baby boy while they were still in the hospital’s maternity ward.

Common ground

Kevin Canaan, 28, and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda, 25, are accused of abusing their newborn son in a private room at the Tower Health Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania on May 2 shortly after his birth, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Canaan and Tavarez-Cepeda were hit with a spate of charges, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.”
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Two separate web search results confirm the charges include murder/criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin is an American adult animated sitcom created by Joe Wengert and Aubrey Plaza. The show depicts Kevin, the titular anthropomorphic cat, adjusting to life on his own following the separation of hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_(TV_Series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin: Created by Aubrey Plaza, Joe Wengert. With Jason Schwartzman, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri. A life-long housecat decides that he doesn't want to live with people anymore.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32499838/
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web search NEUTRAL — From co-creator Aubrey Plaza, KEVIN is a hilarious and heart-warming story about finding where you belong in the world. After the unexpected break-up of his human owners, lovable and neurotic housecat…
https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Season-1/dp/B0GTC54QP2
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Claim 2: “The baby was pronounced dead after being rushed to Penn State Hershey Medical Center for advanced neonatal care.”
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The Daily Mail report explicitly states the baby was flown to Penn State Hershey Medical Center for advanced neonatal care and died the following day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Hershey Company, which was founded by candy m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey,_Pennsylvania
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Irene "Kate" Gosselin (née Kreider; born March 28, 1975) is a former television personality. She appeared on the American reality TV show Jon & Kate Plus 8, in which she and Jon Gosselin were pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (MSHMC) is a 619-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania and serving central Pennsylvan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_Milton_S._Hershey_M…
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Claim 3: “Kevin Canaan, 28, and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda, 25, are accused of abusing their newborn son in a private room at the Tower Health Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania on May 2”
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Multiple independent web search results (Daily Mail and another news report) confirm that Kevin Canaan (28) and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda (25) are accused of abusing their newborn son at Tower Health Reading Hospital on May 2.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Canaan, 28, and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda, 25, are accused of physically abusing their newborn child inside Tower Health Reading Hospital on May 2 in West Reading, the Berks County District Attorn…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15834583/parents-kill…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Canaan, 28, of Reading, and 25-year-old Yeniffer Tavarez-Cepeda of New York are charged with murder, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children, the Berks County District Attorne…
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/berks-county-infan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tower Health Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania (WCAU/YouTube). The day after a woman gave birth inside a Pennsylvania hospital, a nurse checking on the child found him pale and limp, and …
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/oh-yes-we-saw-parents-in-mater…
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Claim 4: “An autopsy later revealed the baby had suffered a slew of traumatic internal injuries”
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The Daily Mail report confirms an autopsy performed on May 5 found the child died from 'multiple traumatic injuries'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Features of the Examination of Newborn Corpses A comprehensive guide to perinatal autopsy protocols, techniques, and clinical significance in determining causes of neonatal death and supporting famili…
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/comprehensive-guide-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Internal examination revealed serious trauma. The internal examination also revealed extensive trauma. According to the report: Hematoma or blood clotting, was found in the middle and left side of the…
https://news24online.com/india/brain-trauma-bleeding-ear-rup…
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web search NEUTRAL — At one point, she claimed the baby fell to the floor, while later telling authorities she passed out on top of him Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling in court as newborn baby's autopsy results lead t…
https://www.boredpanda.com/laken-snelling-faces-manslaughter…
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Claim 5: “The tot, who medical staff say was born seemingly healthy, was “unexpectedly discovered to be in medical distress” in a patient recovery room some time later”
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Web search results confirm that healthcare employees found an infant boy in medical distress inside a private patient recovery room at Tower Health Reading Hospital.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation (doing business as AdventHealth, and formerly doing business as Adventist Health System) is an American hospital network headquartered in Altamon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reading Hospital is a 697-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The hospital was established in 1867 and is the anchor institution of Tower Health. Reading Hospital i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tower Health is a health system based in West Reading, Pennsylvania. It was created in 2017 when the former Reading Health System acquired five hospitals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Health
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