- Police were alerted to an unresponsive infant Friday, Oct. 18, at the Oso Bay Apartments on the 7500 block of McArdle Road.
- The infant was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.
- The child’s father was arrested.
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A Corpus Christi father was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 19 following the death of his infant daughter.
According to Corpus Christi Police, on Friday, Oct. 18, around 8 p.m., officers were working a minor car crash near Ennis Joslin and McArdle Road when they were approached by 31-year-old Juan Castro.
According to the arrest report, as officers were speaking with Castro, a woman began running towards them screaming. That woman was later identified as the baby’s cousin.
Officers detained Castro and placed him in a police unit. The officers then went to Castro’s apartment at the Oso Bay Apartment on the 7500 block of McArdle Road where they located several family members. The family members told police they called 911 and requested a welfare check for the infant and her one-year-old brother after not hearing from Castro.