Man accused in child s brutal death
26-year-old faces battery, neglect charges after autopsy
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A 26-year-old man has been charged in the death of a toddler who was battered to the point where his heart “was ripped in half.”
Shaquille Rowe, of the 2700 block of Millbrook Drive, was charged Wednesday in the boy’s death Monday. His preliminary charges include neglect of a dependent resulting in death and battery with death to a person younger than 14. Court documents indicate Rowe moved to Fort Wayne from Chicago in November.
When Rowe called 911 dispatch about 12:30 p.m. Monday, he told the dispatcher he was in the shower when he heard a child crying and found him not breathing.