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Man Accused Of Killing Infant With Chair Did Time For Child Abuse In Past

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - A man in Fort Collins is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of an 11-month-old girl.

Investigators say Juan Francisco Canales Hernandez, 24, hit the baby with a chair last week.

Juan Hernandez
Juan Hernandez (credit: Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

The child is his girlfriend's daughter.

CBS4 has learned Hernandez recently served three years in prison child abuse and assault.

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