Austintown toddler dies tonight

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Shawn Edward Davis

A township man is jailed on safety forces’ suspicion that he abused his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter, who died tonight of her injuries, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Shawn Edward Davis, 25, was charged Monday with felonious assault after Austintown police and fire personnel and Lane Ambulance were called to 854 Compass West Drive around 1:15 p.m. that day.

He is in Mahoning County jail in lieu of $12,000 bond and will be arraigned at 9 a.m. today in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown. His charges are expected to be upgraded at that time as a result of the toddler’s death.

Detective Sgt. Kathy Dina said the toddler was unresponsive when safety personnel arrived. She said Davis, who lives at the residence with the child and her mother, was home alone with the toddler and told police she fell off the couch.

“He said she was jumping on the couch and fell off face-first,” Dina said.

Dina said the girl’s mother, who was at the store at the time of the incident, will be interviewed by police as the investigation progresses.

“[The mother] is hysterical right now,” she said. “She’s been with the child since it happened.”

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