HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Two people have been charged in the death of a 16-month-old girl who was killed Tuesday in the 2600 block of Commor Avenue in Hamtramck.
Medical officials said Amiena Markham died from blunt-force trauma to the chest.
Christopher Scott Olinger, 23, and the child's mother, Asia Markham, 27, are charged with first-degree murder and first-degree child abuse. They are expected to be arraigned at 11 a.m. Saturday in Romulus.
Police said they were called to the home at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday and found Asia Markham outside holding her daughter, who was unresponsive. Officials took Amiena to a nearby facility, where she was pronounced dead.
Local 4's Jason Colthorp is working on the story.
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