THE BRONX (PIX11) — Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the beating of a 1-year-old girl who was found nearly unconscious in a Bronx, New York, home earlier this week, authorities reported on Saturday.
The child was found in critical condition after being punched multiple times in the face inside of 664 Union Ave. on Thursday, police said. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
Sources tell NewsNation local affiliate WPIX the 19-year-old is the boyfriend of the child’s mother and was arrested on Friday. He faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of assault, according to authorities…