The medical examiner's office says that a 22-month-old girl found unconscious in a Bronx apartment early Saturday was killed. According to the NY Times, the child, Sanaa Brewington, "died of blunt compact injuries to the torso, with lacerations of the liver, spleen, pancreas and duodenum... The police said the companion of the girl’s mother had fallen asleep while taking care of the girl in an apartment in Soundview, in the Bronx. He woke to find her unresponsive." After the toddler's grandmother called 911, Sanaa was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The NYPD and Administration for Children's Services are investigating. UPDATE: The mother's boyfriend was arrested.
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