Delaware State Police have arrested 27-year-old Keith Rawding of Magnolia, Delaware for murder following a death investigation that began earlier this week according to Senior Corporal Leonard DeMalto.
DeMalto said on September 4, 2022, at approximately 8:08 a.m., troopers responded to a residence in Meadowbrook Acres in Magnolia regarding an infant death. Troopers, paramedics, and EMS personnel were able to contact the parents of a 3-month-old child who was found deceased in his crib earlier that morning. During the investigation, it was determined that the infant’s death was a homicide said DeMalto. Additionally, it was discovered that the victim’s father, identified as Keith Rawding, had caused lethal trauma to his infant son on September 3, 2022, according to DeMalto. Police did not say how they determined that Rawding was responsible for the child’s death.
On September 8, 2022, detectives from the Troop 3 Major Crimes Unit arrested Rawding and charged him with Murder by Abuse or Neglect First Degree. Rawding was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court # 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,000,000 cash bond.