Man Ordered to Stand Trial in 2-Year-Old Son’s Death
Published on December 17, 2023
LOS ANGELES—A judge ruled Dec. 15 that there was sufficient evidence to require a Los Angeles man to stand trial in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case on Friday against Durrell Diontae Daniels, who is charged with one count each of murder and assault on a child causing death. The case against Mr. Daniels, now 35, stems from the June 6, 2019, death of his son, Legacy, who was one of a set of triplets. An autopsy concluded that the toddler died from drowning by being intentionally submerged in a bathtub and blunt head trauma, according to Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami....