Father Rolls Over, Kills Sleeping Baby
POSTED: Saturday, January 7, 2006
DELAND, Fla. -- A three-week-old baby died in his parents' bed after his father allegedly rolled onto him, sheriff's officials said .The death appeared to be an accident, said Gary Davidson, Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman. He added that an autopsy was planned to confirm the cause of death.The parents, Melvin, 39, and Kelly Finke, 36, said they went to sleep with baby in their bed around 12:30 a.m. Friday Kelly noticed the baby wasn't breathing around 5 a.m. when she awoke to feed it, Davidson said.When emergency officials arrived at the home, Melvin Finke was performing CPR on his son. Paramedics continued CPR efforts, but the baby was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital, Davidson said.
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