Hernando County toddler dies; man charged
BROOKSVILLE, (AP) – Hernando County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a 19-year-old with murder after a baby he is accused of beating for months died.
Officials said David Alan McBurnett repeatedly hit his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son because of the boy’s crying. McBurnett was arrested Thursday on an aggravated child abuse charge; at that time, the baby was severely injured.
The baby died Saturday, and authorities upgraded the charged to murder. McBurnett is being held without bail at the Hernando County Jail.