A Jefferson Parish grand jury has indicted Seth Redell, on a charge of second-degree murder for allegedly killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in 2016.
Authorities say Redell, 29, called police on the morning of April 24 to report the child, Hayden Umbenhower, was unresponsive.
Redell, who was was watching Umbenhower while his girlfriend was out of town, said the boy fell and hit his head near the back door of the house and was unconscious.
The child was transported to University Medical Center, where he died five days later.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said Redell's story changed several times, but that he told police he took Umbenhower to the shower after the fall and ran water over his head in an attempt to revive him. But hospital physicians determined Hayden had suffered subdural hematomas, brain swelling and retinal hemorrhaging in both eyes, which they said was consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
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