Father Kills 16-Month-Old Son So He Could Play XBox 360 Games And Watch 'Fringe'; Infant Died From Suffocation

In Homosassa, Florida, 24-year-old Cody Wygant has been charged with third-degree murder and child neglect after asphyxiating his 16-month-old son for he was disrupting his father's Xbox gaming.

According to Wygant himself, his son Daymeon was crying uncontrollably which in turned disrupted his gaming session. Out of frustration, he covered his baby's nose and mouth for four minutes. He then placed him inside a playpen where he covered him in a thick bedding.

He then proceeded to playing Xbox and even watched three episodes of the television series 'Fringe'. Five hours later, when he checked on Daymeon, he was already blue and unresponsive. The child was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Daymeon's mother, whose name has been withheld, was not at home when the incident took place.

"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son - it just baffles the mind. Our only sense of relief now comes from knowing that we did exactly what we needed to do to bring justice to him swiftly. Our prayers go out to those who knew and loved Daymeon," said Sheriff Jeff Dawsy.

The father is currently being held without bail at the Citrus County Jail. The couple's other child, a three-month-old girl, is in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.

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