An Ohio man allegedly admitted to shaking and slamming a 1-year-old baby’s head on the floor when she wouldn’t stop crying — leading to the baby’s death weeks later.
Michael Mayor, 34, was arrested on Dec. 11 following a Dec. 5 incident that left a baby girl with a skull fracture, injuries he allegedly admitted to police that he caused. He was initially indicted on six felony charges including felonious assault and endangering a child. On Dec. 20, according to court documents obtained by Dayton CBS affiliate WHIO, the baby died “as a result of the injuries inflicted upon her by” by Mayor.
The alleged assault on the baby happened at 3:12 p.m. on Dec. 5, when Mayor’s wife, who provides babysitting services in the Dayton area, was reportedly watching the little girl. The babysitter, thinking the baby was napping, reportedly noticed that she was breathing but unresponsive. According to Piqua police reports, she told dispatchers that the toddler was “pale, had bruises on her head, and she was unsure of where they came from.”