Police: Boy told officer he smothered infant
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Florida authorities say they charged a 12-year-old boy for smothering a 4-month-old baby after the boy told a school resource officer that he had killed his nephew.
West Palm Beach police released a probable cause affidavit Friday saying that the boy approached a Riviera Beach police officer at his school on Dec. 10 and told the officer that he placed a pillow over the baby's face to prevent him from crying.
The report says the infant's mother had left the baby and two other children in the 12-year-old boy's care on Dec. 2. When she returned home, she found the baby wasn't breathing and called 911.
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The boy was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter.
Police have still not released the children's names or other details.