An Arizona man beat his newborn daughter to death because she was “crying too much” — then tried to blame her demise on choking while drinking from her bottle, police said.

Jonathan Enriquez, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and child abuse last month in connection with the death of his 4-week-old infant daughter after he told police that he hit the baby, Mesa police said Thursday.

First responders found the baby girl unresponsive at Enriquez’s apartment complex just before 9 a.m. on July 11, cops said. 3

The young dad was alone with his daughter when she stopped breathing.

“It was reported that the baby choked while being fed a bottle,” police said. “Lifesaving measures were performed, and the baby was transported to the hospital, where she remained in critical condition.

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