Parents charged with beating 3-month-old baby to death, N.J. officials say

Parents charged with beating 3-month-old baby to death, N.J. officials say

Two Lakewood parents have been charged in the beating death of their 3-month-old daughter on Monday night, authorities said.Lakewood police were called to a home on Pinehurst Drive around 7:20 p.m. Monday and found a baby who was having difficulty breathing, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday.

Ocean County Parents Charged With Killing Infant Daughter

LAKEWOOD – The parents of a three-month-old girl have been arrested and charged for murdering their daughter, authorities said.     Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin Gibson, 28, both of Lakewood, were charged with Murder in connection with the death of their three-month-old daughter.   Around 7:20 p.m. Monday, police arrived to a home on Pinehurst Drive regarding an infant having difficulty breathing. Officers found the infant to be unresponsive a…

NJ parents charged with murder of 3-month-old daughter

A baby girl became the victim of a homicide in Ocean County this week, and now her parents are being charged in connection with her death.

NJ parents arrested, charged with murder in 3-month-old daughter's death

Parents of a three-month-old girl — who died of, what officials said, were blunt force injuries to her head — have been arrested and charged with causing the child’s death. On Thursday morning, law enforcement officials in Ocean County, New Jersey, announced the arrests and charging of Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin Gibson, 28, both of Lakewood, NJ, for their alleged roles in the May 6, 2025 death of their three-month-old daughter. According to…

A couple in New Jersey was arrested after the death of their baby, a 3-month-old girl, Ocean County Attorney’s Office said. Ruben Santiago, 36, and Caitlin Gibson, 28, both Lakewood residents, were charged with murder in connection with the death of their daughter. The prosecution claims that the police came to their home in Lakewood on Monday night after receiving a report that the 3-month-old baby had trouble breathing. Upon arrival, the littl…