Abita Springs man arrested, accused of killing 4-year-old sister
By Erin Lowrey, Shay O’Connor
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ABITA SPRINGS, La. (WDSU) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 21-year-old man accused of killing his 4-year-old sister.
According to the sheriff, Davahn Alec Profit of Abita Springs was arrested Wednesday night at his home on Gardenia Street.
Deputies responded to a call of an unresponsive child.
The 4-year-old had multiple life-threatening injuries that deputies say were caused by Profit, her brother.
Profit was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on charges of attempted murder and resisting arrest. On Thursday, a warrant was issued for murder after the hospital notified deputies that the girl had died.
“There are no words strong enough to describe the heartbreak our community feels over this tragedy,” said Sheriff Randy Smith in an issued statement. “A 4-year-old little girl, innocent and full of life, should have been safe in her own home and surrounded by love. Instead, her life was taken in a moment of unimaginable violence. My heart aches for her family and for the deputies and detectives who responded.”
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