Unthinkable and worthy of the death penalty

Dad charged with murdering baby after blaming cat for severe injuries

By 

Emily Crane

November 25, 2021 

A Minnesota man has been charged with murdering his infant after he allegedly blamed the family cat for leaving her with broken legs, bleeding on the brain and broken ribs.

Kristopher Henderson, 39, is accused of inflicting the horrific injuries on his two-month-old daughter at their Mankato home in September, the Mankato Free Press reported. 

The baby was hospitalized on Sept. 23 for her injuries, but she died earlier this month. 

She had “little to no brain activity” before she was pronounced dead on Nov. 3, according to court documents