COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An arrest has been made in connection to the death of a northeast Columbus infant which occurred in 2019.
According to an incident summary released by Columbus police, the death of Ridley Cecil-Wienke was ruled a homicide, six and a half years after the baby was brought to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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On April 2, 2019, detectives were called to the hospital on reports of an infant suffering from a “catastrophic injury”. Cecil-Wienke was pronounced dead shortly thereafter and at the time of the incident, he was in the care of his babysitter, 32-year-old Alicia McLaughlin.
Police said McLaughlin’s description of what happened that day in the Riverside neighborhood was not consistent with the injuries suffered by the baby, prompting a review of the case to be conducted by CPD and the Franklin County Coroner’s Office…