A Florida man was arrested in the 2021 choking death of his infant daughter after investigators concluded he put a baby wipe in her mouth, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
Joseph Napier, 30, was arrested Friday on a manslaughter charge, the sheriff’s office said.
Napier is accused of killing the infant “by shoving the baby wipe down her throat,” sheriff’s Det. Robert Sunkel said at a news conference.
They must believe they have enough evidence to charge. Although, I’m in the UK and am perhaps forgetting how rare it is to actually get a trial in the US… But, if the guy does not take a plea deal, it will come out in court.
If they are right, he was willing to have the 18 month old live the rest of their life believing they killed their sibling. I hope it’s provable beyond reasonable doubt. Awful case.
I think fewer than 2% of cases go to trial