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Manslaughter charges upheld against Niagara Falls man

By Chris Jamele

Buffalo, NY – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III has refused to dismiss multiple charges against twenty-seven year old Jason Kirchner of Niagara Falls.

Kirchner is accused in the death of his seven month old daughter. An autopsy indicated that a number of wounds were found on the girl's body and that the cause of death was massive internal bleeding in the brain. Kirchner claims the injuries were caused by falls. He had attempted to prevent the autopsy from taking place.

Kirchner is facing a manslaughter charge and two counts of crminially negligent homicide.