A three-month-old baby girl died during an incident in which her father assaulted her mother and grandmother, police said Tuesday.
Kevin Palmer, 20, attacked his 19-year-old girlfriend and her 43-year-old mother inside his home on Strafford Ave, in Soundview, Monday morning, police said.
At one point during the dispute, Palmer picked the child up and then “dropped the baby from a fairly high level onto the bed,” NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.
The baby, Anetta Taylor-Palmer, died at St. Barnabas Hospital at 12:50 p.m. Monday.
Palmer was charged with misdemeanor assault. But Kelly said he could face additional charges after investigators get autopsy results.
Anetta may have been ill, police said, and the medical examiner will determine whether she died from a pre-existing medical condition or if she was hurt during the incident.
A police source said there was no history of domestic violence involving the parents or the grandmother.
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