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Santiago had offered multiple explanations for what happened leading up to the couple's baby being taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center on the evening of May 5, when Gibson called 911 to request help because the baby was limp and unresponsive, according to the probable cause affidavit. The couple also has another young child.
The baby girl was pronounced dead May 6, and Santiago and Gibson were charged with murder May 7, following an autopsy by the Ocean County Medical Examiner that found the baby had two skull fractures and a subdural hematoma. Dr. Elizabeth Rouse ruled the death homicide as the result of blunt force trauma, authorities said. The baby also had seven broken ribs and a fractured wrist that were in the process of healing at the time of her death, Rouse said in her report
Lakewood parents charged in death of 3-month-old baby
A couple is being charged with murder in the death of their three-month-old daughter, the Ocean County prosecutor announced on Thursday.
"Hearing that story... as a parent, I can't imagine somebody doing something like that to a 3-month-old," said Kevin Darbo, a father who lives nearby.
The couple made their first appearance in front of a judge Thursday.
We spoke with neighbors in their apartment building. One woman who lives down the hall spoke anonymously.
"It's horrible. Terrible. I don't know what could've happened. I just don't know," she said.
Neighbors say they've noticed police activity this week ,but they're just now finding out about the tragic circumstances.
"It's kind of getting me a little choked up even thinking about it," said Darbo. "Because how could you, as a mother, as a father... It's just a bad situation all around.
Lakewood parents charged in death of 3-month-old baby
A couple is being charged with murder in the death of their three-month-old daughter, the Ocean County prosecutor announced on Thursday.
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