Father of Deceased Baby Receives $2.6 Million in Lawsuit Against a Florida County Sheriff’s Office

A jury awarded $4.5 million in damages on Wednesday after a father filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Broward Sheriff’s Office over the death of his 6-month-old daughter.

In the lawsuit, Christopher Nevarez accused BSO child protective investigations of failing to protect his daughter Makenzie, who died of blunt force trauma on Oct. 28, 2016.

Makenzie’s mother, Keisha Walsh, had left her baby under the care of Juan Santos, who was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.

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