Iowa Man Charged With Killing His Girlfriend’s Toddler

A terrible story out of Sioux City.

KWWL reports that 23-year-old Tayvon Davis has been arrested and charged for the murder of his girlfriend's child.

The records say Davis was living with his girlfriend from July 1 through Aug. 22 last year and frequently provided childcare for her daughter. He took the little girl to a local hospital on Aug. 22, and she was transferred to an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital. The records say she was 19 months old when she died on Aug. 25, 2018.

An autopsy conducted on the child showed she had received blunt force injuries to her head and kidneys. The girl also suffered fractures to her vertebrae and wrists.

Davis has been charged with first-degree murder, child endangerment resulting in death, and multiple acts of child endangerment. He is being held pending $1 million bail.