No bond for Florida dad accused of causing 5-week-old daughter's death

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A Florida father is in custody after his infant daughter died from severe injuries after being taken off life support, the Volusia County Sheriff's office said. 

Over one year after his daughter's death, Dajuan Patrick, 27, of Jacksonville is being held without bond after prosecutors argued for pre-trial detention. 

What we know:

Five-week-old Dahlia Siebenhaar was unresponsive when she was taken to the hospital on the evening of Dec. 2, 2024. She never regained consciousness and was taken off life support a few days later, on Dec. 12. 

The Volusia County Sheriff's office conducted an investigation through interviews, medical records and other evidence. Investigators learned that Patrick shook and spanked Dahlia, causing her fatal injuries, deputies said. 

Medical and autopsy reports showed Dahlia suffered extensive head trauma, broken ribs, bruising across her body and retinal hemorrhages. Officials said these injuries were caused by being shaken and being held with extreme force. 

A medical examiner later ruled her death a homicide, deputies said. 

Patrick is facing a felony charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child, deputies said. 

"The arrest in this case won’t bring Dahlia back or give her the childhood she deserved, but today we're speaking up for her, because her life mattered," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a released statement.