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Pembroke Pines police say no motive IDed after man accused of killing 2-year-old daughter

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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. ā€“ Pembroke Pines police provided an update on Wednesday after they arrested a man after accusing him of murdering his 2-year-old daughter the day prior.

Police said officers and fire rescue personnel responded to a ā€œdomestic incidentā€ just before 9:45 a.m. in the 400 block of Southwest 177th Avenue and found the girl, whose name hasnā€™t been released, bleeding from the neck.

She later died at Memorial Regional Hospital.

Jeronimo Duran, 33, is facing one count each of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. Police said Wednesday that they had not yet identified a motive but said statements and evidence led them to charge Duran with first-degree murder.

Authorities identified Duran as the girlā€™s father during the news conference. Police said Duran shares custody with the girlā€™s mother and he had picked up the child in the morning.

They said Duranā€™s grandmother entered the home, saw him attacking his daughter and called 911. Police said detectives found a knife at the scene.

Officials said the Broward County Medical Examiner will determine her cause and manner of death.

Court records Local 10 News obtained show the Duran and the childā€™s mother seen together with the little girl on Facebook.

The pair had just been through a custody battle with a judge ordering shared parental responibility despite claims by the childā€™s mother that Duran suffered from mental illness, paranoia and anger issues and had even been Baker Acted at least five times.

They said further charges could come.

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Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.

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Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School,Ā Homestead Senior HighĀ School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

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