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Bluffdale parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after second infant dies

What happened

Bluffdale parents Christina Joy Patton and Nicholas Patrick Romero were arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after their 3-month-old son died. Investigators allege the couple consumed alcohol and marijuana before sleeping with the infant in an adult bed using a Boppy-type pillow, which led to the infant's death.

Timeline

  1. KJZZ Bluffdale parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after second infant dies
  2. KUTV 2News Bluffdale parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after second infant dies
  3. ABC 4 Parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after infant found dead in Bluffdale home
  4. KUTV 2News (YouTube) Bluffdale parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse homicide after second infant dies
  5. KUTV 2News (YouTube) Neighbor calls Bluffdale father arrested in infant son's death a 'great guy'
  6. KJZZ Neighbor calls Bluffdale father arrested in infant son's death a 'great guy'
  7. KUTV 2News Neighbor calls Bluffdale father arrested in infant son's death a 'great guy'

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