Craig Baylis, 31 (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office) WEST NORRITON, Pa. - A Montgomery County father has been charged with third-degree murder in the death of his six-week-old daughter earlier this year.
On Thursday, authorities announced charges against Craig Baylis, 31, of West Norriton Township in the Feb. 22 death of Mackenna Baylis.
Baylis has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in addition to third-degree murder.On Feb. 22, around noon, West Norriton Police responded to a 911 call for cardiac arrest.
When police arrived on the scene they found the child's mother performing CPR on her daughter. An officer took over CPR until medics arrived and the girl was taken to Einstein Montgomery Hospital where she was.