A 29-year-old east Alabama man is facing a capital murder charge in the abuse death of his 6-year-old child.

Anniston police Friday announced the arrest of Joshua D. Clark.

On Wednesday, officers were called to Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center on a child abuse case, said Lt. Tim Suits. They arrived to find the medical staffing treating the unconscious child.

The victim, who has not been identified, was transferred to Children’s of Alabama with critical injuries.

Clark was interviewed by detectives and charged with aggravated child abuse.

The child died Friday at Children’s, Suits said.

At that point, authorities obtained the capital murder warrant. Under Aniah’s Law, he is being held without bond at the Calhoun County Jail.

Suits said because of the child’s age, no additional information is being released.