A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection with the death of a nearly 2-year-old child in January 2024, according to officials in New Hampshire.
Annthoni Bliss is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of 23-month-old Luca Hudson, who died on Jan. 17, 2024, said New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella and Keene Police Chief Steven M. Stewart in a joint statement.
“It is alleged that Annthoni Bliss caused the death of Luca Hudson recklessly under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life, by subjecting Luca to abusive violence and not obtaining timely medical assistance for his injuries,” the statement reads.
Officials did not say what, if any, relationship Bliss had to Hudson.
Police and medical personnel went to an apartment in Keene, New Hampshire on the morning of Jan. 14, 2024 for a call reporting an infant experiencing medical distress. When first responders arrived, Hudson was unconscious and not breathing. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died on Jan. 17, 2024, according to the statement.
An autopsy determined Hudson’s cause of death was homicide resulting from blunt head trauma, officials said.
Bliss is expected to be arraigned on the murder charge Wednesday.
