18-Year-Old Man In New Castle Accused Of Killing 3-Year-Old Child By Shaking Her
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- An 18-year-old man in New Castle is accused of killing a 3-year-old girl by shaking her repeatedly.
The New Castle Police Department announced that Quadir Poland has been charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
New Castle police said they responded on April 24 to an apartment on Sankey Street for an unresponsive 3-year-old female. Law enforcement says the girl was transported to UPMC Jameson and later taken to UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. She died four days later.
On April 24, 2021 New Castle Police Officers responded to the residence at 902 Sankey Street Apt C for an unresponsive...
Posted by New Castle Police Department on Monday, May 24, 2021
Poland was arrested Monday and confessed to shaking the child, which led to her death, police said. Law enforcement said Poland is the mother's partner.