Fallsburg police charge Woodbourne man with murdering girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter

FALLSBURG - A Woodbourne man has been accused of murdering his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter earlier this week.

Town of Fallsburg police Chief Simmie Williams announced the arrest of Brian Owsinski, 26, on Thursday.

Williams said that between Monday and Tuesday, Owsinski allegedly inflicted injuries on the toddler, Amara Campbell, that ultimately killed her.

Police and EMTs who responded to a 911 call at a Phoenix Lane address in Woodbourne, a hamlet in Fallsburg, at about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday found Amara unresponsive. She was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills in Harris, where she was later declared dead.

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Police said Owsinski is the boyfriend of Amara's mother.

Williams said Owsinski was charged with second-degree murder, a felony, following a joint investigation by his officers, state police and the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office and a completed autopsy of Campbell.

Owsinski is being held without bail in the Sullivan County Jail, pending an appearance in Fallsburg Town Court. He is represented by the Sullivan Legal Aid Panel, whose executive director Tim Havas declined to comment on Thursday.

"We mourn the loss of Amara and extend our deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to those who loved this innocent child," Williams said in a statement.

This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Woodbourne man accused of murdering 2-year-old girl in Fallsburg