Kansas City man charged in death of 4-month-old

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors say a 40-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the death of his fiancee’s 4-month-old grandchild.

Matthew Beck faces one count of second-degree murder, and the child’s grandmother, 38-year-old Carly George, has been charged with hindering prosecution of a felony.

No information is listed in online court records and it’s not clear whether they have attorneys who can speak on their behalf.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker described the child’s death as “an awful tragedy” in the news release Thursday and urged people to report abuse