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A Kentucky man is facing murder charges in the death of an 18-month-old child who he reported was breathing abnormally, PEOPLE reports.
According to police in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Terrance Corbin, 20, was watching the toddler and a three-year-old child on January 7 when called the mother of the children to report that the 18-month-old girl started breathing abnormally.
Corbin then contacted 911 to report that the girl had stopped breathing.
"Our officers arrived, immediately recognized the child’s condition to be critical, and transported her to [the hospital]," Elizabethtown police public affairs officer Chris Denham said in a statement. "She was subsequently airlifted to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville."
The 18-month-old was treated for "substantial swelling and bleeding" about her scalp and face, skull fractures, and hemorrhaging. The girl later died from her injuries.
Corbin was arrested on murder charges.
"A pediatrician who specializes in child abuse noted the child’s skull fractures were the worst they had encountered during their time practicing medicine," Denham said.
The nature of the relationship between Corbin and the mother of the children remains unclear.
Denham called the incident a "heinous, despicable, disgusting crime."
"How could you do that to a baby?" he said. "I'm not sure."
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