A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his nine-week-old stepdaughter while her mother was in hospital . Police arrested Manuel Mikes , 33 , after emergency crews responded to reports of an unresponsive baby at a home in Millville , New Jersey early on Friday . The baby was found unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene at 6.45am , the South Jersey Times reported . Arrest : 33-year-oold Manuel Mikes , pictured , allegedly murdered his partner 's baby daughter , who was found with blunt-force trauma to her head , while the mother was in hospital . Scene : The unresponsive baby girl was found in a home on this block in Millville , New Jersey on Friday . Police initially thought that the child may have suffocated during the night while laying on an air mattress with Mikes , Lieutenant Jody Farabella of the Millville Police Department said . But medical examiners discovered blunt-force trauma to the back of the child 's head and have ruled the death a homicide . Mikes , from Millville , has been charged with murder and child endangerment . He is being held on $ 1 million bail in the Cumberland County Jail and will be arraigned on Tuesday afternoon . An investigation by the police department remains underway . Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Millville Police Department on 856-825-7010 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Manuel Mikes was arrested after the baby girl was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in his New Jersey home on nine-week-old morning . The child had suffered blunt-force trauma to the back of her head .