Ocean County dad accused of shaking his newborn daughter to death
LAKEWOOD An Ocean County man has been charged with murder in the death of his own newborn daughter.
Prosecutors say 36-year-old David Smith, of Lakewood, called township police on Saturday saying he had found the three-month-old baby unresponsive.
After first being rushed to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus by EMTs, the baby was transferred to Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick.
Doctors there found the infant had suffered significant internal injuries, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.
The newborn was pronounced dead on Tuesday and the Ocean County Medical Examiner determined cause to be shaken baby syndrome with blunt force trauma to the head, Billhimer said.
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David A. Smith, 36, is accused of shaking his daughter, causing head trauma that killed her, the prosecutor said. (Ocean County Corrections website)
LAKEWOOD, NJ A Lakewood man has been charged with murder in the death of his 3-month-old daughter, who authorities say died of injuries she suffered after being shaken, the Ocean County Prosecutor s Office said Thursday.
David A. Smith, 36, is accused of shaking his daughter so hard that it caused significant internal injuries, including blunt force trauma to her head, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Smith called 911 on Dec. 5 to report his daughter unresponsive, Billhimer said. EMS personnel took her to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, and from there she was transferred to Bristol-Myers Squibb Children s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where doctors found she was suffering from significant internal injuries, he said.