Mother of comatose Apex boy released on bond
An Apex woman charged in connection with an incident that left her 3-year-old adopted son in a coma has been released from jail after posting bond.
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Michele Stein, 39, of 121 Homegate Circle, was arrested Friday on charges of felony child abuse. She was released from the Wake County jail around 3:30 p.m. that same day after posting a $200,000 bond.
Adam Stein was taken to WakeMed on March 19 with severe head trauma and was transferred to Duke University Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery and developing complications, according to court documents. His parents told paramedics and police that he had fallen down the stairs earlier that day and then couldn't be awakened from a nap.
Medical experts said the boy's injuries weren't consistent with a fall down the staircase of the family's home, and police noted two previous allegations of abuse and neglect had been filed with Wake County Child Protective Services, although abuse wasn't substantiated in either incident.
The Steins adopted Adam from an orphanage in China last November, according to court documents.
Investigators searched the Steins' home last month and seized pictures and a phone bill.
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