Mesa Father Charged With Infant Daughter Murder, Abuse

Jonathan Enriquez, a 22-year-old man from Mesa, Arizona, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and child abuse following the death of his four-week-old daughter, who suffered multiple injuries in various stages of healing. Authorities initially responded to a call on July 11 reporting the baby was not breathing, and the infant was hospitalized in critical condition before dying on July 26. Enriquez gave conflicting accounts about the infant's injuries but eventually confessed to striking his daughter due to her "crying too much," resulting in severe trauma including a fractured skull, brain bleeding, and broken bones. He is being held on a $1 million bond, and the investigation into the mother's potential involvement is ongoing. This case marks the second recent incident in Mesa involving fatal child abuse charges against a young father. The community remains shaken by these tragic events highlighting the grave consequences of child abuse.