A Winston-Salem man who initially was charged with felony child abuse in connection with the death of a 2-month-old boy was charged yesterday with first-degree murder, authorities said.
Amar Mushar Wilson Sr., 19, of 2315 Bethabara Point Circle, is accused of killing Amar Mushar Wilson Jr., Winston-Salem police said. The parents took the baby to Forsyth Medical Center just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The baby was pronounced dead at the hospital.
An autopsy showed that he died of head injuries, and his death was ruled a homicide, police said.
Detectives went to the home where the baby lived. After an investigation there, they initially charged the boy's father with felony child abuse, police said.
Wilson was being held in the Forsyth County Jail, with no bond allowed.
Wilson's page on Facebook, the social-networking Web site, says that he attended North Forsyth High School, worked at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and was in the Marines. Lisa C. Long, a spokeswoman for Baptist, said Wilson stopped working there in October, but she would not say why.
Wilson had signed up for the Marines but had yet to go through boot camp, said Capt. Robert Barlond, with the Marines recruiting office in Raleigh.
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