Father claims he stumbled on home stairs while holding baby before doctors found injuries matching a fall from a high-rise, prosecutors say

A Washington state dad is accused of “violently and intentionally” shaking his 4-month-old daughter so aggressively that she suffered “near immediate” brain swelling, retinal hemorrhaging and bleeding within her brain before dying days later.

Dontaevian Marques Murray, 22, of Seattle, is charged with second-degree murder for the Sept. 12 death of his daughter.

Court documents obtained by Law&Crime describe how “this tiny helpless infant suffered irreparable brain damage,” which ultimately led to her “tragic death” at the hands of her own father, according to prosecutors…

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