Man, 26, charged in killing of friend's 3-year-old

Christopher J. Riley (Photo courtesy Metro Nashville Police Department)
Christopher J. Riley (Photo courtesy Metro Nashville Police Department)

A Nashville man was arrested Thursday in the killing of a 3-year-old girl he babysat on Saturday.

Metro Nashville police said Christopher J. Riley, 26, of Bellevue, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of the child, Laylani Rose Stevens.

The young girl suffered extensive head and other internal and external injuries, authorities said.

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