A Mastic man was found guilty of strangling and causing injury to an eight-month-old baby.
On May 13, 2025, the child was left in Amar Corbin’s care for the night. Throughout the night, Corbin was drinking and growing agitated as he argued over the phone with his then-girlfriend. When the child’s mother arrived at Corbin’s apartment the next morning, she found the baby in a portable crib next to the couch where Corbin was sleeping. The mother saw injuries to the baby’s face and chest and brought the child to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
(The District Attorney’s Office did not identify the infant’s name or gender to protect the child’s identity.)
When the mother confronted Corbin about the child’s injuries, Corbin offered shifting explanations, including claims that the baby’s injuries were self-inflicted, had been there for days, and were the result of a rash.
While at the hospital, the child was seen by a forensic nurse examiner, who conducted a strangulation assessment, as well as a child abuse pediatrician, who determined that the injuries had been inflicted by blunt force pressure applied to the baby’s face and chest. The child sustained bruises on the cheeks consistent with the shape of a handprint, as well as broken blood vessels to the face and the upper portion of the body.
The medical experts testified that the blood vessels ruptured from the force of the pressure applied to the child’s face and chest.
On June 22, 2026, Corbin, 25, was convicted of the following charges after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei:
- Strangulation in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony
- Assault in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony
- Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor
“Anyone who would harm an innocent child should not remain free in our community,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “I thank the jury for their careful attention in this case, as well as our prosecutors who work tirelessly to be a voice for victims.”
Corbin is due back in court for sentencing on July 28, 2026, and faces up to seven years in prison.