MAGNOLIA, DE – Police have announced the arrest of a twenty-seven-year-old Magnolia man in connection with the murder of a three-month-old infant who was found dead in his crib.
Delaware State Police have arrested 27-year-old Keith Rawding of Magnolia, Delaware for murder following a death investigation that began earlier this week.
According to police, on September 4, at approximately 8:08 a.m., troopers responded to a residence in Meadowbrook Acres in Magnolia regarding an infant’s death.
“Troopers, paramedics, and EMS personnel were able to contact the parents of a 3-month-old child who was found deceased in his crib earlier that morning. During the ensuing investigation, it was determined that the infant’s death was a homicide. Additionally, it was discovered that the victim’s father, identified as Keith Rawding, had caused lethal trauma to his infant son,” police reported today.
On September 8, 2022, detectives from the Troop 3 Major Crimes Unit arrested Rawding and charged him with Murder by Abuse or Neglect First Degree. Rawding was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court # 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,000,000 cash bond.