Fort Collins police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after an infant child was hospitalized for serious injuries they said happened while in his care.
On March 5, police were notified by staff at an area hospital of a 6-week-old child who had been hospitalized for serious head injuries, according to Fort Collins police.
Through the course of their investigation, investigators concluded 24-year-old Edgar Beckford caused the injuries while caring for the child, police said.
On March 11, Beckford was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
The status of the infant was not available as of Thursday morning. Beckford's relationship to the infant was not discernible through publicly available information.
Police: Man charged with attempted murder, child abuse in serious injury of infant
Edgar Beckford, 24, was caring for the infant when the child had to be taken to the hospital with serious head injuries, police said.
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