A Verona man has been charged with the murder of his infant son.

Blake Matthew Clark, 25, was already in jail on charges of child abuse and neglect when the Augusta County Sheriff's Office charged him with murder.

The investigation into Clark began after the Augusta County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call on May 17 regarding an infant not breathing. The child was 3 months old, according to an obituary.

The Staunton Augusta Rescue Squad responded to the scene at Meade Park Circle in Verona. The infant was resuscitated and taken by helicopter to University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

A joint investigation by medical personnel, law enforcement and child protective services determined that the infant had suffered life-threatening injuries consistent wi

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