Kansas man charged with murder in death of two-year-old

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – A 21-year-old Manhattan man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child.

The Riley County police say Gage Anderson was arrested Thursday.

He was also charged with child abuse. Officers went to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan Thursday after receiving a report of a severely injured child.

The child died later that day.

The police department says Anderson and the child lived together. Anderson is being held at the Riley County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

No further details were released.