NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Police Department said it made an arrest Wednesday in connection to a 2023 homicide investigation.
On October 6, 2023, officers said Child Protective Services contacted them regarding an infant who was taken to a hospital with undetermined injuries.
Police said the 4-month-old infant died from his injuries on November 1, 2023.
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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that the infant's death was a homicide, and charges were obtained against the child's father.
Aaron Howard-Westbrook Sr., 21, of Newport News was charged with second-degree murder, child abuse, child neglect, causing serious injury, and malicious wounding.
Police said Howard-Westbrook Sr. was taken into custody on May 3, 2024.
