A Virginia man is behind bars after strangling his infant sister with a charging cord, authorities say.

Alvaro Mejia-Ayala, 21, stands accused of one felony count of strangulation , according to the Leesburg Police Department. On Wednesday, the baby girl was found with a white USB charging cord still around her neck and rushed to a nearby hospital.

The child survived the attack but remains in critical condition, according to law enforcement.

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The incident occurred at an apartment on Hancock Place Northeast in Leesburg, a medium-sized town in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Officers responded to the residence around 10 a.m. on Wednesday in respons

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