15 years for Mankato man who fatally beat his baby girl, blamed cat

A southern Minnesota man has received a 15-year prison term for causing the death of his baby girl and then trying to blame her severe injuries on one of the family's cats.

Kristopher D.A. Henderson, 41, of Mankato, was sentenced Tuesday in Blue Earth County after pleading guilty to second-degree unintentional murder in connection with the infant's death on Nov. 3, 2021.

With credit for time in jail since his arrest, Henderson is expected to serve the first 8½ years of his term in prison and the balance on supervised release.

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