Utah Man Charged with Aggravated Murder and Child Abuse of Twin Toddlers

Jonathan Allen Dunn, previously convicted for child abuse, now faces potential death penalty after fatally injuring a boy and severely harming his sister while babysitting.

• Jonathan Allen Dunn, a Utah man, has been charged with aggravated murder, aggravated child abuse, and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
• Dunn, who was babysitting the children, admitted to physically abusing the 2-year-old twins, resulting in the death of the boy and serious injury to the girl.
• The boy was found not breathing on Thursday morning, and his sister was taken to the hospital for treatment of a brain bleed.
• Dunn has a history of child abuse, having served two years in prison for breaking a child's arm in 2016.
• Dunn is being held without bail and is scheduled to make an initial court appearance on Dec. 26.

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