Father Faces Trial In Death Of His Baby

March 20, 2022 3:18 am

The Burgettstown man charged with killing his six month old baby will face trial on homicide, aggravated assault and child endangerment felony charges. Joshua George, 30 had his preliminary hearing on Friday and all of his charges were held for court. Nearly two hours of testimony from five witnesses implicated George as the person responsible for causing a multitude of injuries suffered by his son Oliver on December 30th of last year. Dr. Adelaide Eichman, a children’s advocate at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh testified that medical records from Oliver’s intake to the hospital found a skull fracture, bruising of an ear and eyes and retinal hemorrhaging.  According to Eichman, all of these injuries are consistent with excessive child abuse and abusive head trauma. The district attorney then called on several family witnesses including the mother to trace the chain of custody of Oliver from the time the mother left the baby with his father to go to work until he wound up at Weirton Hospital and then Children’s Hospital. George’s defense attorney indicates that the chain of custody will be what clears his client when his trial is settled. George remains in the Washington County Jail without bond.  He will be arraigned on April 28th.