Tennessee man who beat 4-month-old to death after finding out he wasn't child's father had been deported five times
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A man in Tennessee has been accused of beating an infant to death after he discovered that he wasn't the father of the child.
Memphis police have said that 33-year-old Jose Avila-Agurcia is now charged with murder in the death of 4-month-old Alexander Lizondro-Chacon.
WFTS reported that, in an affidavit of complaint that was cited by multiple news outlets, officers responded to a distress call on April 12 of an unresponsive infant. The infant was immediately taken to a nearby hospital but was later pronounced dead from blunt force trauma to the head.
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The affidavit states that Avila-Agurcia became a suspect after the infant's mother, Mercy Lizondro-Chacon, told the investigators that the man had told her that he hit the baby multiple times after he realized that he wasn't the father.
A report by New York Post said that the man had been deported from the country five times in the past, the most recent one being in 2016.
Jose Agurcia-Avila, which is a fake name was used by 33-year-old Honduran national Carlos Zuniga-Aviles, has had multiple aliases that he revealed in Memphis, Tennessee after his arrest in the child's death earlier this month.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials told WMC-TV that ICE officials filed an immigration detainer against the 33-year-old, who had initially been deported to Honduras in February 2010. He was also deported back to his home country in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016.
The statement reads: "ICE will seek to take him into custody to reinstate his removal order following the resolution of the criminal charges he currently faces. Mr. Zuniga-Aviles has been removed from the US five prior times: his most recent removal by ICE to Honduras took place in December 2016."
Zuniga-Aviles returned to the US at a later date after he was removed and this is a felony under federal law, according to immigration officials. It's not clear when he returned to the country but he was living with his girlfriend and the mother of the 4-month-old infant at the time of his arrest, WREG reported.
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The child died of blunt force trauma injuries on April 12 after his mother had called the authorities saying he had breathing problems. He also had pneumonia, as well as a fractured skull and rib. Zuniga-Aviles was later identified as a suspect after the infant's mother told detectives that he had admitted to hitting the baby on the head several times because he was angry that he wasn't the father.
A medical examiner classified the infant's death as a homicide. Zuniga-Aviles has been in jail without bond on a charge of first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated child abuse. He will be back in court on May 1.