Dad charged with first-degree murder in death of 5-month-old daughter (Lakeland, Florida)

Dad TIMOTHY KING has been charged with first-degree murder in the shaking death of his 5-month-old daughter. The baby died from severe brain hemorrhaging and other injuries.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090730/NEWS/907309932/1338?Title=Father-Charged-In-Death-of-Daughter-5-Months

Father Charged In Death of Daughter, 5 Months
Published: Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:46 p.m.

A grand jury indicted a Lakeland father in the death of his 5-month-old daughter.

Timothy King, 31, faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. The indictment accuses King of 'violently shaking, squeezing and/or striking' his daughter, Kyra.

On July 9, King called 911 for help because his daughter wasn't breathing, an arrest report states.

Kyra was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center and then flown to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa. She was later taken off life support after doctors determined she had no brain activity.

A series of tests revealed the girl had multiple injuries, including severe brain hemorrhaging and bruising on her lower back and head.