MAN RAPES, KILLS 8 DAY OLD BABY

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LINCOLN PARK -- Prosecutors charged a Lincoln Park man today in the
death and sexual assault of his 8-day-old daughter, who died from
massive bleeding and blood poisoning after the attack.

Christopher Ryan Richardson, 21, was charged with felony murder, and
first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse. The
murder charges carry mandatory sentences of life in prison without
parole, while the maximum penalty for the other charges are life in
prison and 15 years, respectively.

Richardson vehemently denied the charges during his arraignment this
afternoon, calling the acts "psychotic."


"Never in my life would I do some (expletive) like this," Richardson
said, as several people in 25th District Court shed tears but declined
to comment afterward.

The charges came after Nevaeh Ann Richardson was rushed to Henry Ford
Wyandotte Hospital bleedingon the day after Thanksgiving shortly before
midnight. She died the following day and the Wayne County Medical
Examiner ruled her death a homicide.

The infant also suffered from bruises on her arms, legs, head and
injuries to her genitals before she died, Worthy added.

"We in law enforcement have seen many horrendous crimes but this is one
of the worst when someone will harm an 8-day-old infant," she said.

Nevaeh, which is heaven spelled backward, was living with Richardson,
her mother and paternal grandmother when the crime happened.

Richardson was charged last week with domestic violence, third offense,
for assaulting and threatening the child's mother on the night Nevaeh
was taken to the hospital. He was being held in the Lincoln Park jail
with a cash bond of $100,000.

District Court Judge David A. Bajorek increased Richardson's bond to $1
million with the three new charges, noting that Richardson recently
failed to appear in a Southgate court for an assault and battery charge
and for a probation violation in Roscommon.

With his head hung and tears streaming occasionally down his face,
Richardson asked Bajorek if could take blood or lie detector tests to
prove his innocence.

"I didn't do it, man," Richardson insisted.

A preliminary hearing will be held Tuesday on Richardson's domestic
violence charge. A preliminary examination on the murder and assault
charges is scheduled for Dec. 11 at 1:30 p.m.

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Rob Cypher
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