Minnesotan charged with beating infant 22 times, killing her

MINNEAPOLIS -- A young Minneapolis father has been charged with murder after fatally hitting his infant daughter nearly two dozen times last weekend, Hennepin County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Cory Clifford Morris, 21, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old daughter, Emersyn.

According to the criminal complaint, authorities responded to a 911 call Sunday afternoon at the Prospect Park home Morris shares with his girlfriend.

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