NORWICH – A child has died after being assaulted by her father on Sunday, according to the Norwich Police Department.

Around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Norwich police and the Norwich Fire Department were called to a residence on Henry Street for a one-year-old child with a head injury. The child was transported to Chenango Memorial Hospital, then transported to Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

Norwich police confirmed on Tuesday that the child died Monday night.

On Sunday, 28-year-old Devan Ellsworth, who lives at the apartment on Henry Street, was charged with felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child, then sent to the Chenango County Jail without bail.

Police say there was another child home at the time, and Child Protective Services is currently investigating the situation as well.

Police say Ellsworth was already under supervision of the New York State Division of Parole. According to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision inmate lookup, Ellsworth was convicted of third-degree burglary in 2014, and third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in 2017.

We have reached out to police to find out if the charges against Ellsworth will be upgraded following the child's death, and police say they're waiting for the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's report before they will provide more information.

