A 36-year-old father and a 28-year-old mother in New Jersey are accused of killing their 3-month-old daughter earlier this year, allegedly fracturing the child's skull during a fatal beating.

A grand jury last week returned a true bill indicting Ruben Santiago and Caitlin M. Gibson on one count each of murder , authorities announced. According to a news release from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, officers with the Lakewood Township Police Department at about 7:20 p.m. on May 5 responded to a residence on Pinehurst Drive after receiving a report of an infant "having difficulty breathing."

Upon arrival, first responders said they found the 3-month-old unresponsive. Emergency medical personnel arrived shortly after police and began performing lifesaving procedures before transporting

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