Ricardo Rivera, 30, was charged with first-degree murder after the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son on Oct. 20, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Authorities said the child died from blunt force trauma to the head and abdomen, though they did not specify the cause of the trauma.
Authorities said the childhad been under Rivera's care in Paterson during the week leading up to the boy's death. On the morning of Oct. 20, Rivera called 911 and first responders took the boy to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
When police searched Rivera's residence on Oct. 20, they allegedly found a large quantity of controlled substances and arrested him, the affidavit of probable cause said. Police said they also found the child's vomit.
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