SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — A cab ride confession leads to accusations of child abuse.
Springfield Police say 36-year-old, Dahu Joseph Junior kicked a young child in the ribs with such force it put the child in the hospital.
Tonight, he’s still out on the streets.
Police say if it wasn’t for the confession of a taxi passenger and a quick-thinking driver, Dahu Joseph Junior may have escaped facing charges.
“He’s wanted on assault and battery on a child with intent to do injury,” says Police Sgt. John Delaney.
That child, only 6-years-old according to police.
Police say his attacker Joseph, was at that time living in the same home.
“He was an acquaintance of the six year old’s mom,” explains Delaney.
Police say January 6, a cab was called to the home to take someone to the hospital.
That person was the 6-year-old boy who somehow had been injured.
Delaney says, “There was a conversation in the back of the cab that the driver was listening to…”
The one telling the story was the young victim’s sister. Police say the cab driver noticed she had a black eye.
“They talked about Mr. Joseph kicking the 6 year old in the ribs because he asked for something to drink,” Delaney goes on to say.
Arriving at the ER a closer examination revealed the kick to the ribs not only broke them but also lacerated the child’s spleen.
Police say the cab driver told nurses the conversation he heard in the back of the cab.
Something the police say was the right thing to do.
Springfield Police are now looking for Joseph, they say he’s fled the house he was living in. They also say he may be in Forest Park and has been arrested before on drug charges.
If you see Dahu Joseph Junior, call 9-1-1 or you can send police an anonymous tip.
Just text it to CRIMES or 2-7-4-6-3-7 and in the message type SOLVE and your tip.
This ******* needs a beat down
Hope he rots in jail
This story is full of LIES do your fact checks and I know it is LIES. That can driver is full if ****. Fact check dammit
People this story is notvTRUE
LOSER!
STOP cu you do not know the whole story and this I my family you are talking about the kids and their mother. Too many lies on this story and wow love how the media so not check the sources of this story.
praying for the children!
Danielle the children are FINE, this story exaggerates and lies wow, just fkin LIES!
If this story is not true why was a cab called not an ambulance to take these kids to the hospital.What are you afraid that you are next to get a beaten from this scum bag.
Sounds to me he us very abusive. Probably in a gang, selling drugs and living off of you
First of all you do not know me or my family! **** you. Cab driver is not telling the truth about the night nor telling the truth about the victim not victims. I am not on welfare. I am married and have two boys and these two kids are my family but not my kids ok dumbass. I said the two kids and their MOTHER are my family!. You have NO clue to what you are talking about neither do WGGB or police or the stupid taxi driver. No dahu is not in a gang, selling drugs or is he abusive. What if I told you that he is the father of these two kids, this happened over a month ago, why now is charges being brought up? Why wait a month to now file charges? it is hecause of a pissed off DCF worker who lost in court lost custody of kids to the mother. Believe the media sheeps cuz this story is only 1/4 true and rest is all lies.
What”s a sheeps?
How does someone do that to a child? Sick…. Six year olds ribs just don’t break by themselves.
I hope they find him, beaten to death on the street. Monster.
Yes get the rope, let’s convict the man before he’s even had a trial, what happened to due process? Innocent until proven guilty? If you weren’t there you don’t know what truly happened.
Your right about that if you weren’t there but why run if you are truly innocent and what happened to that little boy he definitely didn’t do it to himself and the Simpson chick says victim nit victims and it happened a month ago so therefore take those facts and what do you think many are Thinking? I know I think he’s guilty or he’d b at police station defending himself so I hope he gets what’s coming!!!!
He did not run he left the home voluntarily, and when he found out he had a warrant he turned himself in, I know the family personally he’s one of the most gentle fathers I’ve known. The “victim” had a cracked rib not broken ribs and his spleen had a small puncture not a laceration which was a result of running into the edge of a piece of furniture. witnesses one of them who is court mandated testified to that in the DCF hearing. nobody confessed in the back of the cab what’s sick is the ramped DCF misconduct that led to this. yes he has a criminal past which is from his youth, but I guess because you’ve seen it on TV it must be true.
well put Gary. This happens way too much, public opinion and media can persuade trial outcomes.
that is if what you are saying is true…
If the report came from DCF, it is their job to vilify people, they make their money from taking children from people. I am grateful I have not fallen in their trap. But I know a lot of good parents that have lost their kids because of rumor or because kids are kids and get banged up.
Eraka what he’s saying is 100% true. Why most of this is lies is it happened dec 16 not jan 6 there was no cab confession what was said in cab was misunderstood child had one fracture rib and cut to his spleen there was two witnesses there to accident and one is a state mandated reporter. This is a result of a DCF worker pissed off! Court date was jan 7 after court when DCF lost she then files for warrant. Why wait almost three weeks! Why other DCF have this man on family plan and trying to get him back to his family. You can’t believe everything you read and how easy media makes this guy a monster is sad! I will never again read a news article and be quick to judge someone again. DCF should be doing good for families not profiting from ripping them apart over hearsay
Rich white guys beat their children all the time, I have yet see DCF interfere with a rich kid and his dad getting arrested for it…. just a thought. we convict people on social media without even knowing what really happened. Sometimes we need to let the courts and police do their jobs and finish the process we are all entitled to before making judgment. If you were innocent of a crime, and a suspect, you would not want the public to assume your guilt.
WGGB he is NO LONGER wanted as he’s already turned himself in and went to courts
DCF preys on poor families, families of non-whites, families with special needs children why cuz these are easy cases for them. I never ever thought DCF would do such things til I watched these people rip two children away from a loving wonderful mom and watched how they treated the kids and family. Now I will never see DCF the same again or ever trust these people afte watching them lie after lie and did not once put the child best interest first ever. People don’t ever think it can’t happened to you cuz it can even without proofs an these people don’t need a warrant nothing to come and take your kids and rip your family apart. Sad