Man charged with murder after girlfriend's child, 6, dies
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Police in Louisville say a 6-year-old boy has died of head trauma, four days after his mother's boyfriend allegedly assaulted him.
Louisville Metro Police say in a Facebook post that the boy, who hasn't been identified, was pronounced dead Monday morning.
Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell says the assault charge filed against 23-year-old Darrell Ditto after his arrest Friday has been upgraded to murder. Police initially responded Thursday to Ditto's residence regarding a report of a boy in cardiac arrest. The child was taken to the hospital with critical head injuries.
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Jefferson County jail records do not list an attorney for Ditto. It's not clear whether anybody else has been charged.