LR man charged in beating death of toddler
By The Associated Press
This article was published July 22, 2008 at 4:15 p.m.
A Little Rock man faces a capital murder charge after police say he slammed a 22-month-old girl into a wall, then told officers the girl fell out of bed.
Investigators say Patrick Lynn Sanders, 22, admitted to "slamming" the Jamia Alexander to the ground several times Monday. Police say Sanders initially told officers he found the girl face down on the floor limp when he checked on her after her mother went to the grocery store.
The emergency medical personnel drove the girl to Arkansas Children's Hospital, where she died during the night.
Sanders is being held without bond in Pulaski County jail.
