A man has been arrested on a murder charge after he allegedly killed his 7-month-old son in Homestead.
Daniel Nasir Griffiths, 23, was arrested Thursday for second-degree murder after he admitted he caused the baby's injuries that resulted in his death, according to an arrest report.
Homestead police said they responded on Oct. 1 to Baptist Health Homestead Hospital after the child's maternal grandmother brought him in from Griffith’s home. He was suffering from multiple fractures and a brain bleed.
The baby, whose relationship to Griffiths is not clear, died days later, on Oct. 4. An autopsy determined that he died from blunt force injuries.
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Throughout the investigation, Griffiths allegedly provided different accounts of his whereabouts while he was caring for the child, police said.
Almost two weeks after the baby's death, on Thursday, Griffiths responded voluntarily to the Miami-Dade Police Department to give a statement, an arrest report states.
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According to the report, Griffiths “knowingly and willingly waived his right to have legal representation and subsequently provided a detailed statement of his actions resulting in critically injuring the victim and ultimately his death.”
Griffiths was booked into jail and was expected to appear in bond court on Friday. Attorney information wasn't available.
Jail records showed Griffiths was already on probation in a strongarm robbery case.
