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Man, 25, faces second-degree murder charge in infant's death

TORONTO — Police say they've charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of an infant in Norfolk County, Ont. 

They say paramedics responded to a medical call on March 28 last year and took a three-month-old child to a hospital. 

The infant was later pronounced dead at the hospital. 

Ontario Provincial Police say officers arrested a 25-year-old Norfolk County man on Tuesday and charged him with second-degree murder. 

They say he is in custody.

He was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2022.

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