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Man now charged with murder after the beating death of a 4 year-old

A 19-year-old man is now charged with murder and neglect of a dependent after the death of a 4-year-old child who prosecutors say was beaten.

Christian Maradiaga was being held on counts of domestic battery, battery on a person younger than 14, interfering with the reporting of a crime, and criminal confinement. He was arrested on Thursday at an apartment in the 2800 block of Toledo Road in Elkhart after investigators were called to Elkhart General Hospital where the 4 year-old victim was being treated.

The child died on Friday, so Maradiaga’s charges have been upgraded to include murder. He’s due in court for his initial hearing on Thursday.

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