Babysitter charged with blunt-force murder of toddler claimed child had heat exhaustion
07/26/2018 4:12 pm PDT
By Aliza Chasan, WPIX
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- (WPIX) -- A 28-year-old babysitter allegedly killed a toddler under his care, police said Thursday.
Officers charged Andrew Howard-French with murder for the death of 23-month-old Bryce Sparrow, who suffered from multiple blunt force injuries.
Howard-French appeared in court Thursday afternoon but did not yet have contact with his lawyer.
NJ.com reports that sources said Howard-French had reported the child was suffering from heat exhaustion – it was over 90 degrees that Tuesday afternoon – but doctors noticed Bryce had physical injuries.
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