Father accused of murdering baby after blaming his cat

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A Minnesota man has been charged with murdering his baby after accusing the family’s cat of leaving her with broken legs, bleeding brain and broken ribs.

Kristopher Henderson, 39, is accused of inflicting horrific injuries on his two-month-old daughter at their Mankato home in September, the Mankato Free Press reported.

The baby was hospitalized on September 23 for her injuries, but she died earlier this month.

She had “little or no brain activity” before being pronounced dead on Nov. 3, according to court documents.

Police said Henderson initially tried to blame the family cat for the injuries.

He later allegedly admitted to punching the baby forcefully on the back for five minutes to try to silence her.

Henderson admitted hitting the girl enough to break her ribs, police said.

The father was initially charged with first degree assault, but was turned into second degree murder without intent while committing felony and first degree manslaughter while committing malicious punishment on a child following the death of the girl.

He’s being held over a million dollars.

The official cause of death of the baby is still pending the results of the autopsy.

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