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Philly parents are charged with aggravated assault on a 7-week-old girl, police say

Secret McCleve-Sar, 21, and Tyrone Jones, 22, were arrested on Sunday.

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The parents of a 7-week-old girl were charged with aggravated assault and related offenses after an examination at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia revealed the infant had been seriously injured, police said Monday.

Secret McCleve-Sar, 21, and Tyrone Jones, 22, both of the 2500 block of North Front Street, were arrested on Sunday and also charged with kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and obstructing justice, police said.

Bail for each was set at 10% of $1 million and both were still in custody on Monday, court records show.

A court-appointed lawyer for McCleve-Sar declined to comment on the case. The Defender Association of Philadelphia, which is representing Jones, also could not be reached for comment.

On Saturday shortly after 6:30 a.m. police responded to CHOP for a report of a prior assault involving the infant girl.

The girl had initially been taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital by her parents and then was transferred to CHOP, police said. The parents allegedly left the hospital with their infant prior to receiving the results of the medical evaluation.

The investigation remains ongoing by the Special Victims Unit.