A 31-year-old man in Texas is accused of killing a 9-month-old girl earlier this year, beating the infant to death and then giving police a fake name because of an outstanding warrant for his arrest in connection with another young child who was brutally killed several years ago. Rick P. Artis is facing one count of injury to a child with intent to cause serious bodily injury, court records show.

Officers with the San Antonio Police Department and emergency medical personnel responded to a call regarding an unresponsive child at an apartment complex in the 6100 block of Ingram Road at about 10:43 a.m. on Jan. 25, local ABC affiliate KSAT reported , citing a probable cause affidavit. First responders found the unresponsive baby and pronounced the child dead at the scene.

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