A one-month-old baby boy who was allegedly raped and battered so badly that his heart stopped has made a remarkable recovery.
The tiny child was beaten viciously, leaving both his lungs punctured, and all his ribs were broken along with his collar bone and arm.
The boy spent days in intensive care at London's King's College Hospital after the alleged merciless attack just over five weeks ago.
But last week paediatricians decided he was well enough to be released into the care of foster parents, police have revealed,There was reportedly also a s*xual injury and internal wounds, suggesting rape.
Doctors who battled to save the baby say they are amazed that he survived his injuries because of their severity and his tender age.
They are even more surprised that he was well enough to be released so soon. Investigators said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse they had seen.
A social services source said: 'Whoever did this could have been facing a murder charge.
'It is thanks to good medical care that this baby pulled through. But he was so badly beaten that we feared he could die.'
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