Kathryn Sears
(FOX40.COM) —A father was convicted of the second-degree murder of his 8-month-old daughter, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
The district attorney’s office said the father took his daughter to Southern California while caring for her back on May 26, 2019.
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There were multiple demands for him to return the child, but he refused.
The 8-month-old’s dead body was found abandoned a day later on May 27, 2019, in Southern California.
An autopsy showed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to her head.
The father ran away to Mexico but was later taken into U.S. custody and extradited to Sacramento County to face charges.
He was convicted of second-degree murder and found guilty of assault on a child resulting in death.
The district attorney’s office said he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
Sentencing is set for May 30, 2025.
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