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Father Pleads No Contest to Suffocating 6-Month-Old Daughter with Blanket While Prioritizing Video Games Over Her Cries

According to the court documents, the 20-year-old dad, Alex, murdered his baby because the child cried while he was playing video games. Prosecutors said the defendant pleaded no contest to second-degree murder last week.

Prosecutors said the 6-month-old baby was found dead laying on her back in the bedroom. On May 18, 2022, officers responded to the victim’s home.

The responding officers discovered that the baby’s mother was at work while the baby’s father was watching 6-month-old Scarlett from the evening to the early morning the next day. Read the full story here ▶