The death of a 3-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten by her stepfather has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
The medical examiner on Monday said that Jeida Torres died of blunt impact injuries to the head and torso.
Kelsey Smith, 20, is currently charged with assault and injuring a minor.
Authorities say he was watching his two stepchildren on Saturday at a homeless shelter in Bushwick.
Investigators say they were called after Jeida was found beaten to death.
Mark Almodovar, a family friend, said Smith called him, telling him he accidentally went too far while trying to punish the little girl for wetting herself.
“‘I think I killed the girl. I think I killed the baby,’” Almodovar said. “‘She’s on the floor, and she’s not moving.’ So he tried to give her chest compressions, right, and when give her chest compressions, I think he probably made her stop breathing.”
Police say Jeida’s 5-year-old brother was also beaten. He is in stable condition at the hospital.
Smith has yet to be charged as a result of the brother’s injuries.
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