Terron Christopher Matasaran, 36, was charged with murder and child abuse for the death of a 7-month-old boy he was babysitting in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2024, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.
On Sept. 23, officers said they respondto a report of an unresponsive baby boy. At the time, Matasaran, who was a friend of the baby boy's family, was babysitting the baby, officials said. He reported to police that the baby boy had allegedly fallen, officials said.
Matarsan allegedly called the boy's mother, who was at work, and when she returned home, she found her baby unresponsive, officials said. The mother called police and began CPR until first responders arrived, officials said but the boy died at the scene.
Following an autopsy, the boy was found to have suffered a head injury and rib fractures, officials said and the death was ruled a homicide.
Man charged with murder, child abuse in death of 7-month-old boy in Gaithersburg
A man was charged with murder and child abuse for the death of a 7-month-old boy he was babysitting in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2024, officials say.
