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Zachary Walton, 30, pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a 4-month-old in Midvale.

Walton smashed the baby's head into a door after getting frustrated with her crying, charges state.

Walton faces 15 years to life in prison for the murder charge.

MIDVALE — A babysitter accused of smashing a 4-month-old baby's head into the corner of a metal door, resulting in her death, pleaded guilty this week to murder.

Zachary Jarred Walton, 30, was charged in 3rd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony, and two counts of aggravated child abuse, a second-degree felony. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to the murder charge.

"The totality of the circumstances give rise to evidence of a depraved indifference to human life," a plea document says

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