NJ man and girlfriend charged in murder of 4-year-old girl, officials say Rick Rickman Published: August 26, 2025 Ashanti Givens, left, and Givenchy Stewart are charged in the death of Stewart's 4-year-old daughter (Google Maps/Passaic County Prosecutor's Office)
🔴 Young girl dies after being found unresponsive in Paterson
🔴 Investigation finds her cause of death was blunt force trauma
🔴 The girl's father and his girlfriend have been indicted
PATERSON — A man and his girlfriend have been charged in connection with the homicide of a 4-year-old girl, according to authorities.
The announcement of the indictment on Tuesday by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office comes 16 weeks after the Paterson man's daughter was found unresponsive in a home on Pearl Street .
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