Death of 1-year-old allegedly beaten by dad ruled a homicide

<p>The death of a 1-year-old girl allegedly beaten by her 18-year-old father in Coney Island has been ruled a homicide.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 12, 2017, 12:21 AM

Updated 2,477 days ago

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The death of a 1-year-old girl allegedly beaten by her 18-year-old father in Coney Island has been ruled a homicide.
Shaquan Taylor was arrested on June 19 and is facing charges of acting in a manner injurious to a child and assault. Those charges could be upgraded now due to the ruling.
As News 12 reported, Taylor's daughter, Nylah Lewis, was found inside Taylor's home beaten with bruises on her head back on June 18.
She was 16 months old.
She was rushed to a hospital but died five days later.


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