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The infant was rushed to the hospital, where doctors discovered she had brain bleeding as well as seven broken ribs and a fractured wrist.<\/p>\n
The little girl died the following morning.<\/p>\n
Police interviewed her parents at the hospital, and were told the baby began vomiting and experiencing diarrhea on May 3.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said the couple took her to the hospital on May 4, and she was discharged after receiving fluids intravenously.<\/p>\n
Santiago told authorities he went to change the baby\u2019s diaper between 6 and 7 p.m. on May 5, and found her body limp at about 7:20 p.m.<\/p>\n
The baby\u2019s death was ruled a homicide due to blunt force trauma to the head that caused a skull fracture and subdural hematoma.<\/p>\n
Santiago told cops he had dropped a glass bottle on the baby\u2019s head, but later changed his story \u2014 instead telling authorities that the child slipped from his hands as he was removing her from a bouncer.<\/p>\n
The dad claimed the baby hit her head on the bouncer\u2019s metal support or possibly hit her head against the TV stand, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<\/button>Ruben Santiago allegedly changed his story about how the child was injured, authorities said.Ocean County Dept. of Corrections<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span>The medical examiner, however, told investigators the infant suffered \u201cdevastating\u201d injuries, \u201csustained from substantial force, compared to the level of force experienced by a significant motor vehicle crash,\u201d according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
Gibson and Santiago are being held until trial, which does not have a scheduled start date yet.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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