Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Tuesday, Oct. 7, that a Bronx man has been charged with second-degree murder and other related charges in the death of a one-year-old girl he allegedly punched in the head while she was left in his care by her mother.

“Imani-Dior Monique Mitchell was an innocent child whose life ended in unthinkable violence. The defendant was entrusted with her care for less than an hour by her mother, who now must bear this horrible loss,” Clark said.

Clark said the defendant, Jerome Thomas, 19, of Union Avenue, The Bronx, was arraigned on Tuesday on second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Alvin Yearwood. He remains in custody and is due back in

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