Senath man admits to killing 3 year old neighbor

SENATH, MO - A Senath man has admitted to killing 3-year old Breeann Rodriguez of Senath, Missouri.

The Associated Press reports 43-year old Shawn Morgan was charged over the weekend with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence.

Morgan lived down the street from the Rodriguez family. He told authorities he suffocated the girl after he found her standing of the ladder of his swimming pool. He threw her body in a floodway ditch, according to court documents.

The girl’s body has not yet been found.

Morgan is being held without bond. His arraignment is scheduled for today in Dunklin County Circuit Court in Kennett.

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