St. Paul father accused of causing his newborn’s death

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A St. Paul man is being held on $1 million bond in the death of his newborn child.

Orancy Chea, 23, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the April 23 death of the four-week-old baby.

An autopsy showed the infant had a lacerated liver, lung contusion, broken ribs, a skull fracture, brain bleed, internal bleeding and bruises to the head, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. The death was ruled a homicide.

A criminal complaint says the child was unconscious and had a fever of 103 when the baby was brought to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

Chea told investigators the injuries were caused accidentally and that he didn’t want to hurt the baby, the complaint said.