Mother found her infant covered in blood in the basement on Monday morning.
In a shocking incident, a 10-month-old West Virginia girl has died after allegedly being sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Benjamin Taylor, 32, was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree sexual assault and was being held on $2 million bail. He was charged with murder Thursday.
Mother found her infant covered in blood, swollen and naked on the floor of her family’s West Virginia basement where the couple lived on Monday morning.
“It’s the most severe case that I’ve seen, especially with the age of the victim, and you just can’t fathom this, “Jackson County Sheriff Tony Boggs told WCHS-TV. “Even though an arrest has been made, we are far from being over.”
“I’d have to say more clear cut than usual, without going into graphic details due to some of the injuries and what the guys observed when they arrived on scene,” USA TODAY quoted Boggs.
A cousin of the infant’s mother told to media that by all appearances, Taylor was extremely caring.
Taylor denied having any knowledge of what may have happened to the baby. He said he took the baby downstairs to do laundry and “blacked out” at some point, WSAZ reported.
A GoFundMe account that was initially launched by the family to help pay for the baby’s medical needs is now also raising funds to pay for her funeral.