A one year-old baby is dead and Memphis Police say the killer is her stepfather.
24 year-old Danny Amador is charged with first degree murder. Investigators say Amador swung 13 month-old Cynthia Ramirez against a wooden bedpost Thursday, November 17th, inside their home in the 3000 block of Capri.
When questioned by police, Danny Amador says he dropped the baby on the floor so that he could "scare her into being quiet." The violent death of this 13 month-old has sent chills through this usually upbeat Parkway Village neighborhood. Sharon Williams says losing a child is "the worse thing that could ever happen to a parent."
Investigators say Danny Amador shook his one year-old stepdaughter because she wouldn't stop crying. According to the affidavit he then swung the baby into a large wooden bedpost. She was rushed to the hospital, where she died a few hours later.
Less than a block away, Sharon Williams watches after her six year-old grandson Jalen. She says if the unthinkable ever happened to him "it'll hurt more than anything in the world because I love my grandson. He means the world to me. If I'm down and depressed and low, he comes and visits me and it lifts my spirits up."
Danny Amador has been charged with First Degree Murder. His next court date is set for Tuesday, January 22nd. The baby's mother was also arrested, but investigators have questioned her and say she will not face any charges. She has since been released.
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