Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Dad accused of murdering 1-year-old infant son (Gunnison, Colorado)

Dad EDWARD GEAVANNI COX has been arrested and charged with 1-degree murder and fatal child abuse in the death of his 1-year-old son.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT: Was there a mother in this home?

http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2010/05/05/news/doc4be107b1db684596313506.txt
Man accused of murdering baby son
Cause of death, info under wraps for now


Staff Report
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 4:11 AM MDT

GUNNISON �� A Paonia infant was murdered, authorities say, allegedly at the hands of his own father.

Edward Geavanni Cox, 29, of Somerset, is accused of killing Christian Michael Wentz, age 1. Cox was arrested Monday in Paonia, on a warrant alleging first-degree murder and fatal child abuse.

Baby Christian died April 17, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. Investigators from the Gunnison and Delta sheriffs’ offices, Paonia Police Department, Gunnison coroner’s office and district attorney’s office worked together to determine what happened.