Infant goes blind after dad drops him and refuse to take him to hospital for three days

Recco Dudley told investigators he dropped his son, Royalty, after giving him a bath, but didn’t take him to the hospital. Dudley finally took him to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where doctors said the child had a fractured skull, was bleeding in his brain, had fractured ribs and retinal hemorrhaging, which left him blind.


Recco Dudley pictured with his infant son, Royalty, who is now blind after Dudley says he dropped the child, which caused several internal injuries. Dudley did not take his son to the hospital for three days.
A Harlem newborn will never see again because his negligent dad dropped him — but didn’t take the boy to the doctor for three days, prosecutors say.
Recco Dudley, 26, told investigators he dropped his 6-week-old son, Royalty, after taking him out of a bath inside his Harlem River Drive apartment on Dec. 1, prosecutors said.
Royalty’s head struck the crib and became wedged between the crib and the bed, court records show.
Dudley, a deejay and rapper for the group “The Gents,” picked up his child but didn’t seek medical attention, cops said.
Three days later, he took his injured child to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where doctors said Royalty was suffering from a fractured skull, bleeding in the brain, three fractured ribs and retinal hemorrhaging — an injury that left the boy permanently blind, according to court records.