A California teen killed a 4-month-old girl by spiking her on the floor after daycare staff left him alone with the infant at a daycare, according to police and the victim’s family.
Local CW affiliate KTLA identified the teen as a 17-year-old boy with autism. Authorities have charged him with murder and currently hold him in custody. Police accuse him of killing Troy May Elaine Cohn, a baby girl from Pomona.
“My child had bruises all over her body,” Troy’s mother, Jasmyne Cohn, told KTLA. “Her head was fractured.”
The Claremont Police Department (CPD) says in a press release that officers responded to the 1400 block of Lynoak Drive “regarding a reported medical emergency” at an at-home daycare where Troy and the teen were present.
“Upon arrival, officers determined that an infant had been thrown to the floor by a juvenile at the residence,” the release alleges. “Personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the infant to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for emergency medical treatment.”
Due to the severity of her injuries, doctors later transferred Troy to Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where she “subsequently succumbed to her injuries,” according to the CPD release.
Cohn and Troy’s father, Anthony Owens, told KTLA they believe the daycare owner left the teen unsupervised with their daughter, despite the daycare being intended for children 8 years old and younger. They have both called on local officials to shut the daycare down, alleging that its owner created a dangerous environment for the children who attend it.
“I lost my daughter due to the negligence of this daycare,” Cohn said. “He should not have been in a daycare with children. Not just my child, any child.”
Prosecutors charged and arraigned the teen on July 2. Officials are holding him at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.
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