The 24-year-old Florida man said he was annoyed that his young son's incessant crying was preventing him from playing video games, according to investigators. He smothered the toddler until he became lethargic, and the child died after being left unattended

A Florida man has been charged with third-degree murder and child neglect after allegedly smothering his infant son to death while playing Xbox video games, authorities said Friday.

Cody Wygant, 24, said he was irritated that his 16-month-old son Daymeon Wygants incessant crying was preventing him from playing Xbox, investigators said. Wygant smothered the boys nose and mouth for several minutes until the child became lethargic then left him in a playpen unattended to for five hours, according to authorities. Daymeon wasnt breathing when emergency responders arrived at the house Thursday morning and was declared dead at a hospital, the Associated Press reports.

It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant sonit just baffles the mind, Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said.

Wygants girlfriend, the childs mother, was not home at the time of the incident. The couple has a three-month-old daughter in the care of state social services.

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