Police arrested a Maine man earlier this week in the death of a baby last summer in Biddeford.

The child, a 5-week-old boy, died on June 20, 2024. His death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy the following day, Maine State Police said.

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Christopher Knapp, a 36-year-old Biddeford man, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging him with manslaughter, police said.

Authorities have not given the name of the child or described his relationship with Knapp. They have not said how the child died.

Knapp was held after being indicted by a grand jury Tuesday, police said. He pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Thursday, and he remains in custody on a $175,000 cash bail.

It was not immediately clear if Knapp had an attor

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