Man Charged With Murder In 3-Month-Old Daughter’s Death

October 13, 2011 1:44 PM

Jovanni Tufele, 23, is charged in the death of his 3-month-old daughter, Jayden Tufele. (Credit: Chicago Police)

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A Jefferson Park neighborhood man stands charged with murder in the death of his 3-month-old daughter, who died this week as a result of injuries from child abuse.

Jovanni Tufele, 23, of the 5100 block of West Ainslie Street, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jayden Tufele, who was pronounced dead at Children’s Memorial Hospital Tuesday. An autopsy on Wednesday determined she died of multiple injuries from child abuse and her death was ruled a homicide.

The baby’s mother was also being questioned on Wednesday, but no charges had been reported against her as of Thursday afternoon.

Police said Jayden suffered a fractured collarbone, four rib fractures, bleeding on the brain in two areas and retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. She also had suffered two rib fractures that had been healing.

Allegations of abuse against Jayden’s mother and father are being investigated by the Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services, according to DCFS spokesman Kendall Marlowe. He said there were no other children in the home and the agency has had no prior contact with the family.

Jovanni Tufele is scheduled for a bond hearing Friday in Violence Court (Br. 66) at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse.

Man Charged With Murder In 3 Month Old Daughters Death

katey p.

my prayers & thoughts go out to the family …. R.I.P Jayden t. may god bless your little soul <3 & im here if u need anything j ! im soo sorry u have to lose ur daughter like this n jojo i cant believe it ive known u since i was 14 how & y ??? u could have just asked for help u have always been like a big bro too me but i never in a million years thought u could have done this may god b with u

El Guapo

Once word gets around jail, your “big Bro” is going to get violated so bad in jail that he would have to wear pampers for the rest of his life! If the mother, or even you, knew that this t*rd had a violant behavior and did nothing about it you guys are just as guilty!!

Kimberly Carlisle

She neglected that poor sweet baby. She had broken bones that were healing. There had to have been bruising and a lot of screaming. Unless this piece of trash is blind and deaf, she’s guilty. She did nothing to protect her newborn. I’m a mama. I would kill my husband if he ever went after my baby.

J J

God bless him are you kidding? I think they need to make a new law that when these a__ho__s kill their children by beating them they should be beaten too. How’s it feel? tie them up and go at it. Oh that’s right then you would have a law suit against you for attempted murder but it’s okay for this piece of sh-t to kill a defenseless child. As a person who has had my grandparents murdered and watched as the person that did it is still walking around free because of legal technicallities my blood just boils when I hear this and then I hear some friend saying “oh honey you poor thing if you would have just called me” yeah right for what? to tell you the baby kept him up? Also beings the child had prior injuries the mother knew what was going on but was to wrapped up in him to protect her own child she should be whipped too. Have someone near and dear to you beaten to death and you’ll know what I mean. Low lifes.

Kimberly Carlisle

I propose a new law. If someone abuses, neglects, or kills a child, they should automatically be sentenced to the maximum sentence for their crime AND undergo mandatory sterilization.

OLD VET

NO ! I DONT WANT TO PAY FOR HIM TO ENJOY LIFE BEHIND BARS WITH A T.V. A WORK OUT ROOM,AND GOOD MEDICAL CARE ,AND FOOD !! SEND HIM TO JAIL WITH HIS BACK TATOOED ” I KILLED A BABY” AND LET HIS CELL MATES TAKE CARE OF HIS SENTANCE BY SHORTENING IT !!