Man, 23, suffocated 3-month-old daughter with his hand after she cried because of a messy diaper
PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: 23-year-old Bronson Miller from Newport is facing murder charges after killing his three-month-old daughter because he was "frustrated due to her crying".
Miller admitted to carrying out the attack. When talking to the police of Newport in Perry County, he admitted that he was frustrating caring for his daughter, who was crying because of "a messy diaper". Blaming her for crying, he said it is what led him to carry out the attack on her.
After suffocating her, Miller and the child's mother took the baby to Holy Spirit Hospital in Pennsylvania on Friday, March 6, night. But the young child had died before getting to the hospital. Pennsylvania State Police say the baby had clear signs of trauma and indications of physical assault.
He admitted that he assaulted his daughter when he placed his hand over her mouth suffocating her and subsequently killing her.
Miller has been charged with first-degree murder. On March 7 morning, Miller was arrested on multiple counts including criminal homicide, murder of the first degree, aggravated assault, strangulation and endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held in Perry County Prison without bail. A preliminary hearing will be held March 16.
Ever since the news broke, there has been a community outrage specifically on Miller's social media accounts. His last Facebook post, which was in support of President Trump, has attracted several people commenting "Baby killer".
One user suggested that Miller should have just put the baby up for adoption if he was so unfit to care for her saying, "There are numerous places where you just drop off the baby no questions asked." Another reader couldn't bring themselves to even imagine the incident. "Zero excuses. Children are innocent and we are their protectors."