Prosecutors have charged Demetrius Beatty, a 40-year-old man from Washington, D.C., with murder in the death of two-month-old Khamyah Honesty. According to court records obtained by CBS affiliate WUSA9, police were called to an apartment on New Jersey Avenue in Southeast Washington on August 16 after receiving a 911 call. When officers arrived, they found Beatty holding the unresponsive infant, who was later pronounced dead at Children’s National Hospital. A forensic pathologist determined that Khamyah suffered severe, non-accidental injuries, including fractures to her forehead, the back of her head, and beneath her chin. These injuries could not have been caused by a young child, as Beatty initially attempted to claim. Prosecutors allege that Beatty killed Khamyah out of jealousy and resentment. The infant was born eight weeks premature and was one of a set of twins. Beatty and the mother were in a relationship at the time, but the children were fathered by another man. Court documents show that Beatty had previously threatened the mother, warning that he would kill the children if she left them with him. The mother also testified that Beatty had made similar threats when she visited the twins’ biological father, who is currently in prison. During the 911 call, Beatty tried to shift blame onto his six-year-old autistic son, claiming the child had attacked Khamyah. However, investigators noted that Beatty gave inconsistent accounts of how the injury occurred. At times, he claimed he was in the hallway on his phone, that another child had tossed the baby, or that he had been playing ball with the children. When questioned, Beatty could not recall the baby’s name, initially referring to her as “Maya.” The judge denied Beatty’s request for pretrial release, citing his prior probation violation and a 45-day jail sentence. His living conditions were described as “filthy and cluttered,” and concerns about the children’s welfare had been raised before the incident. Following Beatty’s arrest, the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency took custody of the four surviving children in the home. Court records indicate that a relative of the twins’ father had contacted child services multiple times in the months leading up to the incident. One report mentioned that Beatty allegedly locked the infants in a closet. Additionally, medical staff questioned the mother’s account of a previous incident where the baby allegedly fell down an escalator. Beatty is set to appear in court again on September 28.