A 1-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after her uncle allegedly tossed her down a garbage chute inside a Staten Island apartment building, the New York Police Department said.
Police allege that Aaron Henderson, 39, an autistic man, put the baby into the chute at around 3:15 p.m. Monday, according to the Staten Island Advance.
The baby fell three stories into an inactive incinerator, police told the New York Daily News. Mr. Henderson is accused of putting his niece into the chute following a domestic dispute.
After going back to his apartment, he told the girl’s parents she was in the chute, prompting them to rush downstairs and retrieve the child. First responders then took the baby for treatment in stable condition.
“I’m lost for words right now because I’m just … a baby down a garbage chute is just … it’s absolutely mind-boggling. I’m going to pray that God wraps