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Dad Accused Of Smothering Crying Baby
Weatherspoon Charged With First-Degree Murder
POSTED: 4:05 pm MST February 18, 2009
UPDATED: 4:11 pm MST February 18, 2009
DENV -- A Denver father has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of smothering his 5-month-old daughter when she wouldn't stop crying.Keith Weatherspoon, 27, was also charged with child abuse resulting in death.The Denver district attorney said Weatherspoon was caring for his daughter on Feb. 11 when he covered her head with a large pillow to stop her from crying.
She died in the home..Weatherspoon is being held at the Denver County Jail without bond. He is scheduled to be in court on Friday.
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