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Funeral Held For 5-Month-Old Baby Who Died

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Funeral services were held Saturday for the 5-month-old baby allegedly killed by her father.

Brailynn Ford died last Sunday, three days after she was hospitalized with traumatic injuries.

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On Thursday, Baltimore police arrested the baby's father, 21-year-old Anthony Ford, the same day family and friends were releasing balloons in Brailynn's memory.

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"It's just hard for me to process, the fact that this young man did this to her," Hazel Wilson, the baby's grandmother said Thursday. "I think that's a part of the whole mental thing for me right now -- trying to accept first of all that my baby is gone and then that the guy that I called one of my kids is responsible for it. It's just a lot to happen all at one time. It's a lot to process."

A preliminary hearing for Anthony Ford is scheduled for November 8th.

Anthony Ford
Courtesy: Baltimore Police Department

The family still plans to celebrate Brailynn's first birthday, believing she'll be there in spirit.

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