
CONWAY, NC (WRAL) - A father in Northeastern North Carolina has been charged in the death of his 13-month-old daughter, WRAL reported.
The incident happened on Dec. 20, authorities said, when Khisha Lachelle Freeman died from blunt force trauma to the head, authorities told WRAL.
The funeral for the girl was held on Sunday and Jermaine Obrian Freeman, 26, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday – the day before Christmas Eve, WRAL reported.
Freeman is scheduled to appear in a Northampton County court on Monday, WRAL reported.
Conway, NC, is located about 20 miles east of Interstate 95 and about 10 miles south of the Virginia border.