22/08/2024
M**ford Police Department officers performed CPR on the infant until Paramedics arrived and took over life-saving measures. The infant was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital and was pronounced deceased at 11:56 am. M**ford PD Detectives and the M**ford State’s Attorney’s Office responded and assumed the investigation. Investigation revealed that Dale Kirkland, 31, of Bridgeport had been renting said room and checked out on the morning of August 21, 2024.
It is believed that Kirkland arrived at the motel with the infant on the evening of August 20, 2024, and checked out, leaving the infant behind. Kirkland was located in Bridgeport with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department.
He was taken into custody and transported to M**ford Police Headquarters where he was charged with Risk of Injury to a Minor and Cruelty to Persons. He is currently being held on a $1 million bond. Kirkland is expected to be arraigned in M**ford Court today with additional charges possibly pending.
Yesterday, August 22 at 11:06 am M**ford Police received a call from the Mayflower Motel, reporting that their cleaning staff had discovered an unresponsive infant lying in the bathtub of a vacated room.