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Iowa father charged with murder in 3-year-old’s death

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July 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BEDFORD, Iowa (AP) – A man arrested in May in connection with the death of his 3-year-old daughter in southwest Iowa has officially been charged with first-degree murder. The Taylor County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that the charge was added against 25-year-old Charles Hall on July 2nd.

Hall and his girlfriend, 25-year-old April Clair, were both arrested in late May on charges of child endangerment in connection with the death of Janyiah King. Authorities responded to a 911 call at a residence in Bedford on May 22nd. Janyiah was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. A full autopsy is pending but her death has been ruled a homicide.