Holdrege — A Holdrege couple faces child abuse charges for severe injuries to their four-month old daughter.
24 year old Jason Remmenga has been charged with intentional child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury and two counts of intentional child abuse. All three charges are felonies.
The mother of the infant, 21 year old Elaina Nietfeld has also been charged with two counts of intentional child abuse.
Holdrege Police Department Officers were notified that Remmenga took his infant daughter to the Phelps County Medical Center emergency room in Holdrege around 9:00pm on May 20th. The infant was transported to a Kearney hospital and then transferred to Children’s Hospital in Omaha where she remains in critical condition.
Medical staff determined the infant had bleeding on the brain along with a skull fracture. Fractures were found on several ribs that were healing, an indication that those injuries occured at a seperate time from the head trauma.
An arraignment for Nietfeld has been set for June 10, 2024 at 10:00am in Phelps County Court. An arraignent for Remmenga had not been set as of Wednesday morning.
The Holdrege Police Department continues to investigate.
