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Published: January 11, 2008
WINTER HAVEN - A Polk County man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his baby daughter.
Marcos Gomez-Romero
According to a Polk County Sheriff's Office report, Marcos Gomez-Romero told investigators he beat Ariana Rodriguez Romero to death because he wanted a son, not a daughter.
Investigators say he told them the beatings had gone on for months.
Romero is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. His daughter died Christmas morning.
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