PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The parents of a newborn in Berks County are facing homicide charges in connection with the death of their infant child, the day after he was born.
The Berks County District Attorney's Office told our partners at NBC10 that 28-year-old Kevin Canaan and 25-year-old Yeniffer Tavarez-Cepeda were arrested in Reading on Tuesday.
Their baby boy was born at Tower Health Reading Hospital in West Reading on May 2, but was flown to Hershey Medical Center where he died the next day.
According to police, the baby suffered multiple traumatic injuries while in the maternity ward with his parents and the coroner ruled the death a homicide. Police noted the baby was in noticeable distress and never called for help.
Both parents are charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.
