A 29-year-old man faces a murder charge in the homicide of a 2-year-old girl.
Thomas Smith, III, a bootleg cabbie who is from New York, is held on $1.25 million bond at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
He was arrested Tuesday, along with the girl’s mother, Josephina Upson, 25. Upson is charged with child endangering. Her bond was set at $300,000.
Cincinnati police began investigating when they responded to a report of an unconscious infant in Avondale.
Rosalie Pantoja was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where she later succumbed to her injuries, they said.
Officials with the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office have told police Rosalie died from a lacerated liver due to a punch or strain, a homicide detective said in court Wednesday.
He brought photos of the toddler’s body to court to show the judge.
“As you can see, there’s a lot of injuries - head to toe - on that child," the detective said.
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