A 23-year-old Ohio man was arrested for murdering his girlfriend's toddler son earlier this month.
I year-old Kareem Keita was pronounced dead at a hospital on May 5, days after he was found unresponsive in his home, People reported.
Edward Murray was arrested in connection with Kareem's death. Kareem’s mother, Aminata Keita, was dating Murray for about three months.
An investigation revealed that Kareem suffered cardiac arrest leading to a brain injury, a fractured rib, a lacerated liver, bleeding eye tissue and brain swelling.
Doctors said the injuries on Kareem "could only have occurred from violent impacts against objects or from delivered blows". His death was ruled a homicide.
On May 1, Murray was playing with Kareem outside the home before allegedly bringing him inside and putting him to bed, as per court documents.
Authorities allege that Murray said he spent “several minutes” with Kareem in the boy's bedroom.
Murray and Aminata Keita then allegedly smoked marijuana and neither checked on the child for the rest of the night. Murray was allegedly alone with Kareem the following morning when the child was found to be unresponsive, as per court documents.
Murray was unable to provide any alternate explanation for how Kareem could have been injured so severely.