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Camden Man Arraigned in Manslaughter of His Infant Son

Bail is set at $200,000 for a Camden man charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 9-week-old son.

Prosecutors say 30-year-old Jonathan Garrett was home alone with the boy when he called police on Feb. 1 to report the child was not breathing.

The baby's mother was working.

Jonathan Garrett Jr. died at Cooper University Hospital on Feb. 2.

Authorities determined the cause of the infant's death was blunt head trauma.

Homicide detectives and prosecutors consulted with a neuropathologist last Tuesday and were advised the child's injuries indicated he had been shaken.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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