A Haysville man has pleaded no-contest in the 2018 death of his infant daughter. As part his plea, Andrew Franklin, 36, pled guilty to one count of second-degree reckless homicide and one count of abuse of a child.
According to the Wichita Police Department, (WPD), on Sept. 8, 2018, they responded to a home in the 400 block of Sarah Lane after a baby suffered a seizure.
The 4-month-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition. It was discovered that she suffered internal injuries, and died on Sept. 13, 2018.
Franklin was arrested in connection to the death and was initially charged with suspicion of one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of abuse of a child.
Sentencing was set for June 6.
