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Terron Christopher Matasaran, 36, was charged with murder and child abuse for the death of a 7-month-old boy in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2024, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (Montgomery County Police Department).
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man was charged with murder and child abuse for the death of a 7-month-old boy he was babysitting in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2024, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.
Terron Christopher Matasaran, 36, was arrested Tuesday for his alleged connection to the boy's death in September 2024.
On Sept. 23, officers said they responded to the 11600 block of Steward Lane for the report of an unresponsive baby boy. At the time, Matasaran, who was a friend of the baby boy's family, was babysitting the baby, officials said. He reported to police that the baby boy had allegedly fallen, officials said.
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Matarsan allegedly called the boy's mother, who was at work, and when she returned home, she found her baby unresponsive, officials said. The mother called police and began CPR until first responders arrived, officials said but the boy died at the scene.
Following an autopsy, the boy was found to have suffered a head injury and rib fractures, officials said and the death was ruled a homicide.
On March 3, detectives requested and obtained a warrant for Matasaran’s arrest, officials said. On March 4, officers arrested Matasaran at his workplace in Bladensburg, Maryland, officials said. He is being held without bond at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, officials said.

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