Foster Murder: Foster Dad Arrested for Murder - KTXL
SUISUN CITY — A 3-month-old baby boy is dead.
"Accute head injuries," Suisun City police Cmdr. Tim Mattos said.
Suisun City police believe the infant died at the hands of his foster care father - 54-year-old, Reginald Tanubagijo.
He is in custody at the Solano County jail, booked for murder.
It all began when police received a call the night of Nov. 29th, for an unresponsive baby at this Youngstown Lane home.
Paramedics did CPR and the baby was flown to an Oakland trauma hospital, where he later died on Sunday.
"They never saw improvement on the baby's condition. So we believed that at some point, the baby would succumb to injuries," Mattos said.
Hospital staff told investigators that the infant's injuries weren't accidental.
Although the injury isn't considered blunt force trauma, the baby suffered from bruising and bleeding to the brain.
"Could it be shaken baby?" Fox40 asked.
"We're gonna wait until the medical examiner gives us their report," Mattos said.
We went to the suspect's home tonight to contact his wife. She wasn't there.
Investigators say the couple's 2-year-old adopted daughter has been placed in protective custody.
At this point, police say the wife is not a suspect.
Cops say the Tanubagijo has been cooperative, offering this explanation to police for the baby's injury:
"Shaking the baby to save the baby, revive the baby is something that is very common in this kind of defense."
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