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Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man in the smothering death of his baby girl, authorities said. Austin Meli, a 23-year-old resident of Wall Township, was indicted on Friday for murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Meli already is in state prison on separate charges that he physically abused the girl's older brother. Meli was sentenced to 10 years in state prison in March 2020 for violently abusing his 15-month-old son, according to earlier n…

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