Published December 10, 2020 •
Updated on December 10, 2020 at 12:34 pm
NBC News
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A 36-year-old New Jersey man was charged with murder in connection to the death of his baby daughter earlier this week, the Ocean County s prosecutor announced Thursday.
David Smith, of Lakewood, is currently in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing following his arrest Wednesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer. Attorney information was not immediately known.
The charge is in connection to events that unfolded starting Saturday following a report of a three-month-old girl, who was allegedly found to be unresponsive by her father, who is Smith. On Tuesday, the baby girl succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead