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5-month-old's death ruled a homicide in Baltimore

5-month-old's death ruled a homicide in Baltimore
Posted at 11:37 AM, Oct 08, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-08 18:31:41-04

A 5-month-old girl died days after being taken to the hospital with signs of trauma, and now her death is being ruled a homicide. 

Last Thursday, police say detectives were called to an area hospital around 3 p.m. after hearing about an injured 5-month-old baby. When the officers arrived, they saw a baby girl with signs of trauma to her body in the care of doctors. 

On Sunday, the baby, Brailynn Ford, succumbed to her injuries and died. Her body was taken to the medical examiner's office where the cause of death was ruled a homicide. 

No other information has been released at this time and Homicide Detectives are still investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup.