ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — UPDATE: The Ector County Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page that Lira has now been charged with murder.
Lira was out on bond for the Injury to a Child charge and was rearrested on December 15 on a Capital Murder warrant.
According to jail records, there has not been a bond set at this time.
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The Ector County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year-old Edward Lira for Causing Serious Bodily Injury to a Child, a First Degree Felony.
The office received a call from Medical Center Hospital on December 2 about a 10-month-old female in critical condition from injuries she sustained.
The child came from the address of 11343 W. Kassnar after it was reported that she was unresponsive. Along with a two-year-old female, the 10-month-old female was with her step-father, Lira.
She was later airlifted to UMC in Lubbock with life-threatening injuries. After it was determined that this could have been possible abuse, ECSO went to the address and talked to the Lira.
After a long interview process with Lira, an arrest warrant was obtained and Lira was placed into custody.
