Man charged with infant’s death said he was in the bathroom when she started turning purple but later claimed he had an ‘accident’ and fell on top of her, police say

A North Texas man is behind bars after an infant in his care died from intentional blunt force trauma, police in the Lone Star State say.

Jayeshaun Spencer, 24, stands accused of capital murder of a person under 10 years of age, according to Dallas County Jail records.

The underlying incident occurred on May 9 at the Lane at Towne Crossing apartment community in Mesquite — a large suburb located some 14 miles due east of Dallas — and ultimately took the life of 4-month-old Alayah Hogan, the Mesquite Police Department says…

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