In a harrowing case out of Florida, a couple has been charged with the death of their infant daughter, alleged to have suffered horrific violence at the hands of her parents who were reportedly engrossed in a game of Call of Duty as she lay unresponsive.
Gracie Jai Tellez, 20, along with 22-year-old Robert Lee Ingram, found themselves behind bars on August 7 in Jacksonville, linked to the tragic passing of their 7-week-old baby, according to details from the US Marshals Service.
On a grim October 14, 2025, at their residence in Hollywood, the baby was discovered unresponsive, her tiny form cold and pale. Tellez had dialed 911, but despite a rushed hospital visit, the infant was declared brain dead just days later. Before the removal of life support, her organs were generously donated.
Although the parents claimed to detectives that their baby was in perfect condition, a chilling autopsy report revealed severe injuries, pointing to blunt force trauma inflicted on her delicate head.
Additional insights from an affidavit provided by Local10 News confirmed that medical professionals identified devastating brain injuries, hemorrhaging in both eyes, retinal detachments, and fractured skull bones.
The injuries were consistent with “non-accidental head trauma” and “violent shaking,” investigators said. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Over the course of the investigation, detectives discovered other details of Tellez and Ingram’s story that didn’t add up.
They allegedly told police that before 911 was called, the infant was fed and then placed into her bassinet to sleep. They claimed they would use Facetime on their phones to monitor the sleeping child.
But in the hours before the child was found unresponsive, damning phone records show that they were busy playing Call of Duty, the news station reported.
The pair were charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a child. They were extradited from Jacksonville to Broward County, where they are being held without bond.