The Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida has apprehended a 22-year-old man, Jacob Kubai, on charges of brutally murdering his four-month-old daughter.
The infant, Willow, affectionately referred to as "Strawberry" by her father, was allegedly subjected to a violent assault that led to her untimely demise.
During a press briefing, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd revealed that Kubai had narrated a seemingly ordinary day to the investigators. He had driven his wife to work, returned home with the baby, engaged in video games, shopped, and later fed the child. Kubai's account of checking on the baby every 10 minutes, however, raised suspicion. "At 7:50 he fed the baby, checked on her at 8 o'clock, checked on her at 8:10 p.m., he checked on her and found the baby unresponsive," Judd recounted.
The unresponsive infant was rushed to Bartow Regional Hospital by Kubai, prompting the involvement of Bartow Police. The baby had arrived in cardiac arrest, exhibiting no brain activity and multiple physical injuries. Hospital staff managed to stabilize her before she was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Medical examination revealed multiple impact bruises on the baby's head.
The infant battled for her life for two days, despite enduring "10 different strikes" to her forehead and "10 broken ribs that they said would have been from a squeezing of the child," Judd disclosed. He further detailed a significant skull fracture at the back of the infant's head, which the medical examiner attributed to a hard object's impact. "The baby was literally beaten to death. The only person at home at the time was Jacob," Judd stated.
Despite Kubai's lack of a criminal record or mental illness, Judd expressed his disbelief at the horrific incident. "You wonder why God allows them to breathe air. Heres one that I wonder why God allows him to breathe air," he said.
Kubai now faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated child abuse, and two counts of knowingly abusing a child without causing bodily harm, as reported by FOX35. The case remains under active investigation.
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