Chilling details emerge as boy arrested in elite California college town for killing baby girl

Parents in an affluent Southern California college town are demanding answers after prosecutors charged a 17-year-old autistic boy with the murder of a four-month-old baby girl who was allegedly thrown to the floor inside a home being used as a daycare.The teenage suspect, who has not been publicly identified because he is a juvenile, was arraigned Thursday and remains in custody at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in connection with the death of Troy May Elaine Cohn.The fatal incident unfolded shortly before 11:30 a.m.on June 29 at a residence on Lynoak Drive in Claremont, a wealthy city in Los Angeles County.According to Claremont police, officers responded to reports of a medical emergency and discovered that the infant had allegedly been thrown to the floor by the teen inside the home.The baby was rushed to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center before being transferred to Children’s Hospital of Orange County because of the severity of her injuries.

Despite doctors’ efforts, she later died.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has since charged the teen with murder.As the criminal case moves forward, the grieving family has accused the daycare of creating a dangerous environment by allowing the teenager to be around young children.The child’s mother, Jasmyne Cohn, said she was at work when she received a frantic phone call instructing her to rush to the hospital.“My child had bruises all over her body.Her head was fractured,” Cohn told KTLA.

“I lost my daughter due to the negligence of this daycare.”The circumstances surrounding why the 17-year-old was inside the daycare remain unclear.The facility is intended for children ages eight and younger, and Troy’s parents believe the teen ma...