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.
Napier called 911 on May 28, 2021, and said his daughter was unresponsive and choking, officials said.
Deputies and EMS rushed to the scene and took the child to a hospital, but she later died, the sheriff?s office said.
Napier had claimed that he left the 2-month-old and an 18-month-old alone for 10 minutes, Sheriff Eric Flowers said.
?Our forensics team has determined that his claims that the 18-month-old child placed a wipe down the throat of this 2-month-old infant ? we?ve proven that that?s not possible,? officials said.
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