Dad accused of killing baby by shoving wet wipe down her throat

The dad was heard by a relative yelling at baby Iris, “Why can’t you shut the f— up?!”

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Officials said that Napier was the only person present in the house who could have shoved the napkin so far down the youngster’s throat, minutes after he was allegedly overheard by a relative yelling at the baby, “Why can’t you shut the f— up?!” Florida father Joseph Napier, 30, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the May 2021 death of his daughter.Two-month-old Iris Noelle Napier died after having a wet wipe shoved deep down her throat.During the preliminary investigation, Napier told deputies his daughter choked and “he could only see a small white object in the back of her mouth.” The dad then claimed that he left Iris unattended on a couch with his 18-month-old daughter for about 10 minutes.

Deputies arrived at Napier’s home in Vero Beach, Florida, after receiving a 911 call from him reporting that his baby daughter was unresponsive.The sheriff’s office has concluded that the only person present at the time who could have placed the wipe that deep in the baby’s throat was Napier — contrary to his claims that his 18-month-old daughter was to blame.

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers announced Napier’s arrest Friday, more than two years after the baby’s death.Iris’ grandfather, Joe Miller, said he heard Napier yelling at the baby, “Why can’t you shut the f— up?!” minutes before her death.Miller said that he left the infant with her father to go to work minutes before she died and heard Napier raging at his granddaughter.

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