NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a West Memphis man after he admitted to abusing a five-week-old infant multiple times. The child later died from its injuries.

According to Lieutenant Mark Harmon, Newport police began investigating a possible child abuse case in the city on Aug. 26.

“Detectives learned that a five-week-old infant had been flown to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock for advanced medical care,” Harmon said.

As detectives investigated the incident, they identified the child’s father, Ranterious Alexander of West Memphis, as a suspect.

“Alexander was interviewed by investigators and admitted to multiple acts of abuse against the infant since birth,” Harmon said.

Police arrested Alexander for first-degree domestic battery and booked him into the Jackson Coun

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