Police said 30-year-old Cristian Cubillos admitted to throwing the child to the ground after he became frustrated while attempting to console the baby when it was crying.
6-Month-Old Baby Dead After Dad Squeezes Her So Tightly She Stops Breathing
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He entered a plea bargain with state prosecutors, avoiding a 100-year maximum prison sentence
Lesser charges of aggravated domestic battery and endangering the life and health of a child were dropped as part of the plea
A man from Peoria, Illinois, pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his 6-month-old daughter moments before his trial was set to start.
In a plea bargain with Peoria County prosecutors, 21-year-old Kyler Purser pleaded guilty to first-degree murder just as his bench trial was about to begin, local newspaper Peoria Journal Star reported. Had he not entered the plea deal, Purser could have faced a maximum of 100 years in prison, if convicted, because of his daughter s age.