LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A father turned himself in to authorities after being accused of killing his 2-month-old daughter, according to the Opelousas Police Department.

Taylor Broussard, was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail and charged with the following:

First-degree murder

Cruelty to juveniles

Second-degree battery

Police say the infant’s mother, Kaylee Fontenot, was previously arrested on the same charges.

On Oct. 25, police responded to a medical emergency on North Liberty Street where they found the baby girl not breathing. Despite the first-responder’s efforts, the infant was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to authorities.

Police say the autopsy report revealed severe neglect and physical abuse including extreme dehydration, malnourishment, broken ribs,

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