DENVER - The father of an 18-month-old girl who was found dead inside a Denver apartment Wednesday morning says there was nothing suspicious about her death. Denver Police say there is.
Lt. Matt Murray of the Denver Police Department tells 9NEWS that police got a call at 7:06 a.m. Wednesday from the home at 10000 block of East Virginia Avenue about a baby not breathing. When officers arrived, they observed bruises on the girl's body.
The toddler's name is Amber. Her father, Emanuel Enard, says when he woke up Wednesday morning he found his daughter unconscious.
"We thought she had suffocated. When my wife found her, she found her with her face in the pillow," Enard said.
The baby girl was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Neighbors say Enard and his wife are known for throwing house parties almost every night.
"We hear a lot of screaming from their home," Charlie Jackson, a neighbor, said.
"My daughter is 1 years old. She's teething. What am I supposed to do? Put my hand over my daughter's mouth and tell her to stop crying?" Enard responded.
Enard says he and his wife were questioned by police, but they were released later in the afternoon. He says another family member was questioned as well.
No one has been arrested or charged.
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