Father, 24, arrested after infant daughter dies during their first solo playdate together
Dad arrested after infant daughter dies first time being alone with him
- A father in Maine has been charged with murder following the death of his 12-week-old daughter, Lyla Samuels, after their first solo playdate.
- Emergency services responded to a 911 call on Jan. 16 reporting the baby was “turning blue” and performed CPR before she was rushed to hospital.
- Shawn S. Samuels, 24, was initially arrested for domestic violence aggravated assault on Jan. 17.
- Baby Lyla died in the hospital on Jan. 18, and the state medical examiner subsequently ruled her death a homicide, leading to Samuels' murder charge.
- Lyla's mother, Leah Collins, described her daughter as “a gift from God, returned to Heaven much too soon,” as a GoFundMe page raised over $11,000 for the family.