Couple Charged with Murder After Their 3-Month-Old Daughter Died from ‘Blunt Force Trauma’ to the Head By Toria Sheffield

A couple in New Jersey has been formally charged with murder in connection with the death of their 3-month-old daughter. 

Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin M. Gibson, 28, were initially taken into custody by the Lakewood Township Police Department on May 7, following the death of their infant daughter, according to a news release issued by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office on Sept. 10. 

The couple had called 911 on May 5 to report that their baby was having trouble breathing. Emergency responders “arrived on scene and immediately began to administer medical attention to the infant,” but the baby ultimately died in the hospital the following day on May 6, per the release.

An autopsy was performed on the infant on May 7. The medical examiner determined the child died from “blunt force trauma to the head causing fracturing and subdural hematoma, and the manner of death to be homicide,” according to the release.

Santiago and Gibson have remained in custody without bond since May, per Ocean County public arrest records.

PEOPLE reached out to the Lakewood Township Police Department on Sunday, Sept. 14, and was directed to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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While the couple was technically charged with murder in May, per public arrest records, the latest official charges mean that they have now been indicted by a grand jury, and the case will proceed to criminal trial.

It is currently unclear if Santiago and Gibson have legal representation at this time.

Hearing dates for both Santiago and Gibson have not yet been scheduled, public arrest records show.