Last Updated on April 14, 2024, 11:49 AM | Published: April 14, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City man was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail Thursday afternoon on a murder complaint for the violent death of his 4-month-old infant son.
The death is being counted by the Oklahoma City Police Department as homicide #20 for the City of Oklahoma City in 2024.
The incident is alleged to have occurred on March 5 around 4:23 PM according to an Oklahoma City Police Department press release.
Duwuan Betancourt, 34, was booked Thursday, April 11 on complaints of:
- First Degree Murder
- Death of a Child by Injuring, Torturing, Maiming
Bond was set for $5 million.
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office returned an autopsy report recently that showed injuries to the dead infant consistent with blunt force trauma that shows injuries to the child beyond what would happen in a typical accident.
After their investigation and the return of the autopsy report, Oklahoma City Police Department detectives believe that Betancourt was the one who inflicted the injuries that caused his son’s death.
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