Magnolia man arrested for murder of 3-month-old

MAGNOLIA, Del. – A Magnolia man is behind bars after being charged with murdering an infant earlier this week.

Just after 8 a.m. Sunday, troopers responded to a residence in Meadowbrook Acres in the Magnolia area regarding an infant death. Troopers, paramedics, and EMS personnel made contact with the parents of a 3-month-old child who was reportedly found dead in his crib earlier that morning.

Further investigation revealed that the infant’s death was a homicide, and that the victim’s father, identified as 27-year-old Keith Rawding, had caused lethal trauma to his infant son the day prior.

Rawding was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with first degree murder by abuse or neglect. He was held at SCI on a $1 million bond.