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Volusia County father arrested in connection with infant’s 2018 death
Read full article: Volusia County father arrested in connection with infant’s 2018 deathVOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A father of a less than 3-month-old baby was arrested on murder charges in connection to his baby’s death in 2018. Deputies said Julius (J.J.) Vazquez was seven days short of turning 3 months old when authorities responded to the home after 911 calls reported the infant wasn’t breathing. According to officials, J.J. was taken to a hospital where medical personal were able to find a pulse on the baby. “Medical science tells us that the number of fractures and the trauma that J.J. suffered don’t match up with I dropped the baby on its head,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. During a news conference Thursday, Volusia County officials said Vasquez “was very surprised - and emotional about what happened.”According to deputies Vasquez repeatedly told investigators,"I’m a father and I couldn’t do this to my child.”