FAIR OAKS, Calif. — A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a five-year-old boy in Fair Oaks.
According to a Facebook post, the incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office received a call at about 11 a.m. to help out Sacramento Metro Fire for a medical call along the 2500 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard. According to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office, the five-year-old was not breathing.
The boy was taken to the hospital, but he died two days later. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, "a medical evaluation indicated he had been subjected to abuse."
Sheriff's office child abuse detectives investigated the scene and the situation.
Detectives arrested 21-year-old Jason Rahul Chitnis on Tuesday, Aug. 17 for homicide and assault resulting in the death of a child, according to the sheriff's office's Facebook post. His first court appearance will be on Friday, Aug. 19.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said that Chitnis is the boyfriend of the child's mom and that they will not release a booking photo of him "because he would become a target for other inmates."
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