In April 2021 a 9-day-old infant known as Baby Boy Bishop was brought to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville after parents Brent Bishop (also known as Michael Bishop) and Amanda Yff reported the baby had fallen off a bed and broken an arm. Medical staff found multiple injuries inconsistent with a simple fall: at least five fractures including the left arm, both legs and the right tibia, plus a head bruise. A pediatric nurse described the injuries as diagnostic of inflicted physical abuse and reflecting extreme indifference for human life.

Louisville Metro Police’s Crimes Against Children Unit reviewed security camera footage from inside the home that reportedly showed Brent Bishop alone with the infant, lifting him by the throat, striking him in the head and blowing vape smoke in his face. Both parents were initially arrested; a search of the residence turned up cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, marijuana, a gun and drug paraphernalia. Charges against Amanda Yff were later dropped. Brent Bishop pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree child abuse and in September 2022, at age 32, was sentenced to five years in prison. Initial reporting suggested the infant may have died, but other accounts describe the child as nearly killed and do not confirm death.

If anyone has direct knowledge of the household, the timeline that April, or the infant’s condition after hospitalization, please share information that could clarify what happened.