A Florida couple have been accused of leaving their seven-week-old daughter to die while they played Call of Duty and watched YouTube. Gracie Jai Tellez, 20, and Robert Lee Ingram, 22, face charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect causing great bodily harm, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
Infant died from blunt head trauma
The incident occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 14, 2025, after Tellez called 911 and reported her infant daughter was “cold, pale and unresponsive.” Emergency services performed CPR on the baby, who was later taken to hospital and placed on life support. Four days later, the child was confirmed as brain dead and taken off life support.
Doctors revealed the child suffered skull fractures, retinal hemorrhaging and detachment, hemorrhaging along her spine, and a traumatic brain injury. The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office determined the cause of death was complications caused by blunt head trauma, and the manner of death was homicide.
Couple's claims contradicted by phone data
Ingram and Tellez told investigators their infant had been acting normally and had been put to bed after being bottle fed. They claimed they used the FaceTime app on their phones as makeshift baby monitors, according to law enforcement. However, detectives stated they found no evidence that happened. Instead, their phones showed they had used the devices to play Call of Duty and watch YouTube on the night of the incident, police said.
A police statement read: "These forensic downloads show the information provided by Gracie Tellez and Robert Ingram was not truthful. Neither parent could provide any reasonable explanation for how the victim suffered her injuries.
"The types of injuries the victim suffered are caused by a violent impact and repeated acceleration/deceleration of the victim’s head/neck (i.e. violent shaking). Although Robert Ingram and Gracie Tellez deny having any involvement in or knowledge of how the victim received her fatal injuries, they failed to or omitted to provide the proper care and supervision essential for her well-being."
Couple held without bond
The couple are currently being held in separate Broward County jails without bond.
