A University City man who pleaded guilty to inflicting fatal injuries on his 7-week-old daughter was sentenced Monday to 10 years in state prison.

Jaime Santillanes, 39, pleaded guilty to felony child abuse for the March 2023 death of Genevieve Santillanes . The child died at a hospital three days after police were called to the family’s University City home.

Officers responded on the night of March 18, 2023, for a report of a baby who had stopped breathing.

Santillanes, who was initially charged with murder and assault, was arrested following a police investigation in which the San Diego Police Department consulted with “medical personnel who have specialized in training in child-abuse related injuries to determine exactly what occurred,” SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski said.

The child abuse

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