LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
A Las Vegas man charged in the death of his 3-month-old daughter told police he dropped the child on her head, according to an arrest report.
Justin Forsgren, 33, who also goes by the name Justin Villanova, was charged with murder by child abuse, and two counts of child abuse and neglect after his daughter, Rayea, died last Friday.
Forsgren told police he was watching the girl alone at their Shelter Island apartment on Swenson Street near Twain Thursday night, when he dropped her.
But doctors at Sunrise Hospital said Rayea Forsgren's injuries were consistent with those of a physically abused child, citing multiple fractures, a brain injury and bruising to the face.
Link: Forsgren arrest report detailing injuries to infant
When questioned about the child's injury history, police said Forsgren's repeated, "This is my fault, I dropped her."
After she fell to the ground and stopped breathing, Forsgren said he tried to perform CPR, pressing on Rayea's chest and attempting to give her oxygen, according to police.
The child's mother, Karen Marshall – who is also Forsgren's girlfriend – was not home at the time of the incident.
A friend of Marshall told FOX5 she had a bad feeling about Forsgren.
"She was a baby!" said Kimberly Rodriguez. "I don't see how can any parent shake your child or move your child the wrong way, because they're fragile."
In the report, Forsgren admitted smoking methamphetamine the day before the baby's death, but said he was not on drugs when he dropped her. He submitted to a blood test at the hospital, police said.
"You cannot abuse a child. A child is innocent," said Michael Degen, who lives nearby.
Forsgren denied abusing his daughter, and remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.
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