Christmas Day baby death: Dad in court accused of murder – BBC News
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his six-month-old daughter on Christmas Day.
Aya Parker died in the early hours of Sunday morning despite the efforts of police and paramedics at a property in Britton Gardens in Kingswood, Bristol.
Lee Parker, 33, of Britton Gardens, appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face the murder charge.
He was remanded in custody to appear before the court again on Friday.
Mr Parker was charged on Wednesday.
At the short hearing, no details about the case were given and he was not asked to enter a plea.
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Chair of the bench Louise Perkins told Mr Parker that his case would now be dealt with by the crown court.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38459446