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Justin Ray Kidwell (Burkburnett Police Department)

Justin Ray Kidwell (Burkburnett Police Department)

A 20-year-old father in Texas has been arrested in connection with the death of his 8-month-old daughter who drowned in a bathtub last year while he was too “engrossed in video games” to check on the child.

Justin Ray Kidwell was taken into custody on Monday in Burkburnett, some 150 miles northwest of Dallas, and charged with one count of felony murder in the little girl’s death, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Burkburnett Police Department, officers on May 14, 2023, responded to a 911 call from a residence located in the 200 block of South Avenue B regarding an unresponsive infant. Emergency medical personnel from the Burkburnett Fire Department were also dispatched to the victim’s home.

Upon arriving at the address, first responders said they found the infant girl “tragically deceased after being taken from the bathtub.”

Police detectives worked alongside Texas Rangers investigators for several months before they were able to determine that the victim was “sadly left unattended in the bathtub with the water running” and drowned in what police deemed “a heartbreaking incident.” That incident, according to authorities, was caused by Kidwell paying more attention to video games than his own daughter.

“The forensic examination of electronic devices, notably the father’s computer, revealed a timeline that indicated the father, Justin Kidwell, who was the only adult home at the time, was engrossed in video games while the child was left unsupervised,” police wrote in the release.

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