1-month-old boy died after his 24-year-old father, who claimed he fell down the stairs while holding the baby, hit him 7 times and fractured his skull; father arrested
Oklahoma – In a deeply disturbing incident in Oklahoma, a 24-year-old father, identified as T. Williams, is facing a first-degree murder charge after his 1-month-old son died from extensive injuries that authorities say were caused by severe beating—not an accident, as the father initially claimed. Williams is currently being held without bond in the county jail, charged with first-degree murder by child abuse following his son’s death.
Emergency responders arrived at the apartment complex on Monday after a report of domestic violence. Inside one of the units, they found the infant in cardiac arrest. He was immediately transported to a hospital, but the injuries were too severe—he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Doctors documented a horrific pattern of trauma. The baby had fractures to the femur, humerus, clavicle, and arm. He also suffered a pneumothorax, a fractured skull, and what was described as a crushed skull. Physicians concluded that these injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma—not a fall.
However, during police interrogation, Williams asserted that the baby sustained injuries when he tumbled down the stairs while the infant was in his arms after being pushed by someone. According to his version of events, another person at the apartment complex was responsible for the fall. But the evidence told a far different story. Investigators reviewed footage from a doorbell camera located outside the apartment. The video directly contradicted Williams’ story. Surveillance showed the alleged “pusher” and the child’s mother leaving the apartment before the incident occurred—leaving Williams alone inside.
According to reports, the camera then picked up Williams exiting the apartment holding an empty liquor bottle. He later returned alone. What followed was a chilling audio recording: the father speaking to the infant, followed by seven loud thuds—noises that authorities say were the sounds of the fatal blows. Those seven impacts became a central element of the case. Police concluded the attack likely happened within the apartment itself, not in a fall. Williams’ fabricated story unraveled completely in the face of video and audio evidence.
Multiple neighbors and witnesses were also interviewed during the investigation, helping law enforcement piece together the timeline of events leading to the child’s death. This is not Williams’ first run-in with the law for violent behavior. Earlier this year, in February, he was charged with felony domestic assault and battery by strangulation. That charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor in March, and sentencing was deferred. Now, prosecutors say the new charge has triggered that deferred sentence, potentially compounding his legal troubles.
Williams was arrested without incident on Tuesday. He is expected to appear in court for arraignment on Friday. The identity of the deceased infant has not yet been made public. Along with the murder charge, prosecutors have filed an “application to accelerate” against Williams, signaling that he may have violated the terms of a deferred sentence tied to a separate domestic violence case earlier this year.
The case has shaken the community and raised painful questions about missed warning signs. A young life, barely a month old, ended in unimaginable violence—violence allegedly delivered by the person meant to protect him. Now, the justice system must determine how to respond to the brutal death of a child whose voice was never heard.
