New details released in Jorge Barahona jail beating
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Local 10 News obtained a police report Friday in connection with the jailhouse beating of Jorge Barahona, who is accused of killing his adopted 10-year-old daughter.
According to the report, Barahona, 53, was jumped by five inmates on March 1 at the Miami-Dade Pre-Trial Detention Center because “of the nature of his pending charges.”
Police said the inmates attacked Barahona as he was sleeping in his cell.
Before they jumped him, they covered up nearby security cameras so the beating wouldn’t be captured, the report stated.
According to the report, Barahona had multiple bruises on his face after the beating, as well as a bloody nose and a small cut on the left side of his nose.
Jorge Barahona, awaiting trial for the murder of his adopted 10-year-old daughter, was injured in jailhouse beating, police said. Barahona also faces aggravated child abuse charges.