Rhode Island Supreme Court denies appeal for man convicted of killing infant daughter

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court said Wednesday an appeal was denied for a Providence man convicted of killing his infant daughter in 2012.

Christopher Jimenez was found guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree child abuse for beating his 5-week-old daughter Christina to death.

Christina’s mother, Mayra Gonzalez, testified she had gone to bed at around after feeding and changing her. She woke up early the next morning to see baby Christina on Jimenez’s lap, according to the court.

Prosecutors said the infant had skull, and rib fractures, a liver laceration, and brain swelling.

The judge that presided over the case previously described the horrific child abuse as torture.

Jimenez argued that he was arrested without probable cause, which the Supreme Court determined was unfounded.

Gonzalez was convicted of neglect and cruelty.