The trial of a man accused of killing his 3-month-old daughter by blunt force trauma is set to get underway in a Mobile courtroom this week.

Corey Harrison-Rudolph Parsons, 33, is accused of killing Nyla Rose Simon on May 18, 2019 — just over three months after the child was born on Valentine’s Day 2019.

According to court records, Parsons’ stepfather called 911 and reported the child had stopped breathing. When paramedics arrived, she was in cardiac arrest. Through the use of epinephrine, the child regained a weak pulse and was transported to a local hospital.

Medical personnel discovered the infant had suffered blunt trauma to her head, which was confirmed by a CT scan. Nyla Rose Simon was pronounced dead just over two hours after the 911 call.

Parsons was arrested the following day and, five months later, a Mobile County Grand Jury indicted him on the capital murder charge, with the indictment reading that Parson caused his child’s death by blunt force causing craniocerebral injuries.

Medical reports also indicated the child’s body showed older injuries that were healing, Mobile district attorney Keith Blackwood said during Parsons’ initial court appearance. Parsons has been held at Mobile Metro Jail since his arrest after prosecutors argued he could pose a threat to other children if released on bond.

The court documents say Parsons could provide no explanation for the “obvious trauma” to his daughter’s head and Mobile police were informed of the injuries. A motion filed by prosecutors say Parsons admitted to using his knee three times “with full force” and “real hard” because he was “tired and frustrated.”

Records also show Parsons said worked as a substitute teacher and was a college graduate. During that initial court appearance, Parsons’ mother said he was mildly autistic, but had overcome that to earn a four-year degree. She and other family members also questioned police claims that Parsons had confessed to harming the child and that Parsons had been questioned for hours with no attorney present.