Published June 29, 2021 •
Updated on June 29, 2021 at 7:24 pm
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A Valencia Park father is facing child abuse and murder charges after the death of his 5-week old daughter, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police and medics were called to a home on 53rd Street, north of Imperial Avenue, the evening of June 21 to tend to the infant child who was reportedly unresponsive, according to SDPD Lt. Andra Brown.
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San Diego Fire-Rescue medics took the child to Rady Children s Hospital. Meanwhile, SDPD Child Abuse detectives were called to the scene to investigate. The same night, the child s father, 29-year-old William Dudgeon was arrested on child abuse charges, Brown said.
Father charged with murder in death of 5-week-old in Valencia Park
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