Boyfriend arrested in child abuse case

SAVANNAH - The boyfriend of a woman whose 8-month-old child died Friday from what doctors called ``shaken baby syndrome&#39;&#39; has been arrested. <br> <br> Alfred Quarterman III, 20, of Pooler was tending the child while the mother, 18-year-old Ebony Perry, was sleeping at her apartment Thursday, investigators said. <br> <br> Doctors at Memorial Health University&#39;s pediatric unit said Vernon Perry had suffered burns in addition to severe injuries associated with being shaken. <br> <br> Quarterman will be arraigned on charges of murder and child abuse, Savannah police said.

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