PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Pawtucket police have charged four people in connection with the death of a 1-year-old child.
Officers responding to an apartment on Arthur Street around 10 a.m. Sunday found the baby unresponsive and with bruises on his face, according to police.
The child was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Due to the suspicious circumstances, the residents of the apartment were brought to the police station for questioning.
Joao Resendes, 25, has been charged with manslaughter, child endangerment, and three counts of second-degree child abuse.
Carolina Ledo, 22, Carla Sousa, 32, and Daniela Ledo, 25, were each charged with one count of child endangerment.
Resendes was arraigned by a bail commissioner on Monday and held at the ACI. He is set to be formally arraigned on Wednesday.
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