Infant's Death Leads To Manslaughter Charge, 1 Arrest: Norwalk Police

NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk man was charged with manslaughter Thursday in connection to the death of a 4-month-old baby last year, according to police.

In a news release, Police Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said officers were called to a Rae Lane home on June 11 after receiving a report of an infant choking on formula.

The caller told police he performed CPR on the infant for several minutes before calling 911, Podgorski said.

The infant was taken to Norwalk Hospital by ambulance, where she was pronounced deceased, according to Podgorski.

An investigation was launched by police with assistance from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Department of Children and Families, Children's Connection Norwalk and the Yale New Haven Hospital DART (Detection, Assessment, Referral and Treatment) Team, Podgorski said.

According to Podgorski, investigators determined the cause of the infant's death to be "complications of medical and nutritional neglect with necrotizing appendicitis and chronic malnutrition."

The manner of death was determined to be homicide, Podgorski said.

Kyle Vigneault, 27, of Norwalk, was arrested on a warrant Thursday at his home. He was charged with first-degree manslaughter, risk of injury to a child and cruelty to persons.

His bond was set at $125,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court later this month, according to Podgorski.