A Center Point man has been convicted in the 2017 beating death of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter in Birmingham.

Ta’Leah Nicole Alexander-Burke, 17 months, died Sept. 26, 2017.

She died from blunt force trauma to the heart, liver, and lungs. She also had 41 bruises, a broken arm, and a number of other internal injuries.

Fredrich Earl Williams, now 25, was initially charged with capital murder in Tal’Leah’s slaying. He was 19 at the time.

A Jefferson County jury on Thursday, after nearly two weeks of trial and less than three hours of deliberations, convicted Williams on the lesser charge of felony murder, with the underlying felony being child abuse.

The case was prosecuted by Jefferson County deputy district attorneys Tiffany Ould, Jennifer Wilson, and Nick Taggart.

Circuit Judge Stephen Wallace has not yet set a sentencing date.

Police and firefighters responded to the family’s Tempest Drive home that day.

Ta’Leah’s mother told officers she left the child at home with Williams, her on-again, off-again boyfriend, while she did errands. When she arrived home, she found Ta’Leah naked, bruised, and unresponsive.

They called 911 but decided to drive the child to the hospital.

Ould said Williams refused to accompany the mother to the hospital, and instead armed himself with a gun and then fled the scene.

He turned himself in hours later.

Shortly after leaving the apartment complex, the mother ran into police and EMTs, who were unable to revive the child. Ta’Leah was pronounced dead soon after at Children’s of Alabama.

Williams told the mother that the child had choked on a piece of candy. At trial, the defense claimed that the child’s injuries were due to CPR.

“We are so pleased to finally get justice for Ta’Leah,’’ Ould said, “and hold the defendant accountable for brutally beating a helpless child to death.”