Tragic baby girl found suffocated under druggie dad who collapsed on top of her

 Jesse Wayne Craddock was found to have overdosed on fentanyl and collapsed on his daughter Harley Kemp Craddock - CCTV showed the 40-year-old lying on top of his baby for 13 minutes

Tragic baby girl found suffocated under druggie dad who collapsed on top of her

Harley Kemp Craddock tragically died from asphyxiation

A four-month-old baby girl was tragically suffocated to death by her father, who was high on drugs and fell on her.

Jesse Wayne Craddock, from Tennessee, US, was found to have overdosed on fentanyl and collapsed on his daughter on April 3, 2021An autopsy revealed Harley Kemp Craddock died from asphyxiation. Her father, 40, was found guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child neglect and simple possession of fentanyl following a four-day trial.

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Jesse Wayne Craddock was found guilty of murder

Jesse Wayne Craddock was found guilty of murder

On the day of the incident, emergency services were called to a Travel Inn in Road in Lebanon, Tennessee, Lebanon Police Department said.

Officers found both the father and daughter unresponsive when they arrived. The statement said: "CPR was administered immediately to the unresponsive infant, and both were transported to Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. The four-month-old infant was pronounced deceased at the hospital."

Preliminary investigations found Harley had been left in her father's care while the mother was at work. Police added: "After an intensive and thorough investigation involving multiple agencies, investigators were able to determine that Jesse Wayne Craddock fell on top of the child while under the influence of fentanyl.

Craddock overdosed on fentanyl and collapsed on his daughter (stock)

Craddock overdosed on fentanyl and collapsed on his daughter (stock)

"The Lebanon Police Department is pleased with the verdict that was handed down today and we appreciate all agencies that assisted us in achieving this verdict."

CCTV reportedly showed Craddock was on top of the child for approximately 13 minutes. Lebanon Police Department (LPD) Public Information Officer Richard Clark told Newsweek: "The incident occurred in front of the room on the sidewalk. Due to the location, the outside cameras were able to capture the incident."

Craddock had been scheduled to attend a sentencing hearing in November last year, although there has been no further update at the time of writing