EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The man accused of killing an 11-month-old girl made his first appearance before a local judge nearly one month after the baby's death.
Niomie Miller was discovered dead in a Pack 'n Play at the Laurel Hill Apartments on Gurley Drive, investigators said.
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Derrick Bass, the new boyfriend of Niomi's mother, was charged with homicide. He was arrested several days later in Ohio.
The baby's mother told police Bass was supposed to be watching her daughter and his two children. He was also supposed to pick her up from work, but never showed up.
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