Dad, 22, Charged in Connection with 4-Week-Old Baby’s Death After Allegedly Admitting to ‘Striking’ Her for ‘Crying Too Much’

An Arizona father is facing murder charges in the death of his 4-week-old daughter after allegedly admitting to striking her because she was “crying too much,” authorities said.

Jonathan Enriquez, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse, according to a press release from the Mesa Police Department obtained by PEOPLE.

Police say they responded to a “baby not breathing” call at an apartment complex on Covina Street in Mesa, Ariz., just before 9 a.m. on July 11…

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