Kali Moore was found ‘unresponsive’ and Dijon Smith and Kiya Moore were charged for the killing after giving conflicting stories to police officers.
Two people have been arrested and are facing charges of murder after a 1-year-old died while in their care. The girl suffered multiple skull fractures, brain bleed, and abdominal trauma.
According to Law & Crime, police officers responded to a call from LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis at around 3 a.m. on Aug. 17 after the child, Kali Moore, was brought into the medical facility. Moore was taken there suffering from cardiac arrest and died an hour after arriving at the hospital. Thirty-four-year-old Dijon Smith and 21-year-old Kiya Moore, who is reportedly related to the child, were babysitting the infant around 5 p.m. that day. Police officers picked them up and charged both adults with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse charges.
The two suspects are being held at the Shelby County Jail without bond.
Doctors stated that Kali had skull and neck fractures and “massive bruising” on her back.