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Man charged after 3-year-old found with severe head trauma in Brooklyn

A Brooklyn man has been charged after a 3-year-old boy he was watching suffered head trauma inside a home. Salvatore Lucchesse, 24, was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child Wednesday.

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Dec 1, 2016, 3:22 AM

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