OPELOUSAS, LA (KPEL) — A manhunt is underway for a father wanted in the death of a two-month-old infant in Opelousas, while the mother remains in police custody.
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According to a press release from the Opelousas Police Department, officers responded to a medical emergency in the 200 block of N. Liberty Street around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
When deputies arrived, they made a heartbreaking discovery, an unresponsive infant girl. Despite the deputies and paramedics’ best efforts, the child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
An autopsy showed that the infant had suffered “severe neglect and physical abuse,” according to authorities…