KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) - A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a Kimball man accused of intentional child abuse for the death of his 7-month-old daughter.
Station KNEB reported that the jury deliberated for more than 10 hours and then informed the judge Tuesday that it couldn't reach a unanimous verdict regarding Alexander Romero. The judge then declared the mistrial and scheduled a hearing for April 7.
Kimball County District Court records say the 24-year-old Kimball man gave police two versions of what happened to his daughter on March 31 last year. In one he said she was injured when she fell off a futon. In the second he said he'd been "playfully running" with her when he tripped and fell. He told officers he placed her on the futon when he went to find his phone. He says she then fell.
The records say doctors who examined the girl say her injuries could not have been caused by an accidental fall.