5-week-old girl killed by dad who squeezed her with such 'extreme force' that her ribs broke: Police

A Florida antheral is being held without enslaved aft constabulary said helium caused the decease of his 5-week-old baby girl.

Dajuan Patrick, 27, was arrested successful Jacksonville connected a warrant retired of Volusia County charging him with aggravated manslaughter successful transportation with the decease of his babe daughter, 5-week-old Dahlia Siebenhaar. According to a property merchandise from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Dahlia died successful December 2024 aft she was placed connected beingness enactment owed to respective traumatic injuries.

Over a twelvemonth aft her death, her begetter was accused of being liable for causing those injuries.

Dahlia was archetypal admitted to the infirmary connected Dec. 2, 2024, aft being recovered unresponsive. Her injuries were truthful terrible that she was enactment connected beingness support. After she ne'er regained consciousness, she was taken disconnected beingness enactment connected Dec. 12, 2024, and passed away.

Police said that according to aesculapian records and an autopsy, Dahlia suffered from "extensive caput trauma, breached ribs, bruising crossed her body, and retinal hemorrhages owed to being shaken and held with utmost force."

After investigators spoke with respective radical with cognition of Dahlia's surviving situation, constabulary determined that Patrick was known to shingle and spank the newborn babe girl. Police said Patrick was the 1 who caused the fatal injuries.

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Patrick was arrested portion successful Jacksonville and remains successful custody with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. He is being held without enslaved and is expected to look a complaint of aggravated manslaughter of a kid successful Volusia County.

Sheriff Mike Chitwood said successful the property release, "The apprehension successful this lawsuit won't bring Dahlia backmost oregon springiness her the puerility she deserved, but contiguous we're speaking up for her, due to the fact that her beingness mattered."