American Father of California is accused of  his 5-week-old baby 

Detectives subsequently arrested 37-year-old Kevin Van Streefkerk of Cameron Park on suspicion of killing the infant.

By Edward Era Barbacena 

More and more horrendous news of children as young as 2 weeks old are being murdered by their respective guardians in the United States. What makes it worse is some of culprits are their own parents.  Majority of the murderers of the young and innocent juveniles are white 

A 37-year-old Cameron Park father has been arrested and accused of murder in his baby daughter's death.

The infant, who was 5 1/2 weeks old, died on June 18th after being hospitalized for “numerous injuries,” the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.

Kevin Van Streefkerk was booked into the El Dorado County jail on five charges including intentional murder and assault of a child resulting in their death. Streefkerk is not eligible for bail, the sheriff’s office said.

The alleged abuse happened Saturday, and the child died in the hospital the following day, Father's Day, according to the infant's grandfather on the mother's side.

Streefkerk works at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services as a technician involved in the maintenance of radio equipment and has been employed by the state since 2016, according to the agency.

"We are shocked and saddened to learn of the circumstances around this event," a Cal OES spokesperson said in a statement. "We are coordinating closely with the law enforcement agencies on their investigation, and it is our understanding that the alleged events occurred outside of his capacity as a state employee."

Streefkerk's job did not involve contact with the public, Cal OES said.