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Two-year-old suspected of being abused will survive, but still paralyzed on one side.

A 2-year-old child taken to a Wichita hospital suspected of being the victim of abuse is doing better according to District Attorney Keith Schroeder. He says the child whose been at a Wichita hospital is being taken to a hospital out of state that specializes in parallelized individuals. The child after the alleged abuse is parallelized on the left side.

24-year-old Toby Hippen is suspected of being responsible for the injuries. He’s charged with aggravated battery. He was arrested back on July 22.

Police say they were dispatched to 910 E Sherman on Monday July 18 for a medical condition where a child had been badly injured. The child was taken to Promise Regional Medical Center, and later transported to Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.

Hippen, as we told you previously, is the brother of a woman who awaits trial involving the death of her 2-month old child. Bridget Hippen is charged with 2nd degree murder in the death when she allegedly put a hair dryer near her child and the child died from hyperthermia.

Troy Hippen remains jailed on a 150-thousand dollar bond and awaits a possible preliminary hearing.

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