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Man arrested in death of 2-year-old girl
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Detectives have arrested a man suspected in the death of a 2-year-old girl who died in his care Sunday afternoon.

King County sheriff's officials said the 28-year-old man called 911 just after 1 p.m. to report that the girl had stopped breathing.

Medics performed CPR and rushed the girl to Harborview Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  

Investigators said the girl suffered head trauma and had numerous wounds on her body.

The man who was arrested is the boyfriend of the girl's mother. He was home with the girl and her 4-year-old brother at a house in the 36200 block of 21st Place South while the childrens' mother was at work.

The man was booked into jail for investigation of second-degree murder and was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Tuesday.

The name of the girl who was killed has not been released and investigators have not said what may have motivated the killing.

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