A 13-year-old girl is dead days after her father hit her during an argument in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, police said.
Moussa Sidime, 71, called police Wednesday evening and told them he had struck his daughter during an argument at the family home, said Captain Maurice Cantin of the Longueuil Police Service.
"He told us he slapped her two times in the face with an open hand," he said. "Then he heard her fall."
When officers arrived at the family's apartment on Chambly Road in central Longueuil, they found Noutene Sidime unconscious and bleeding from the nose. She was taken to hospital, where she died late Saturday.
Mr. Sidime is facing an aggravated assault charge. Police said his charges could be upgraded, but that an autopsy would first have to be performed to determine if Mr. Sidime's actions led to his daughter's death and that a prosecutor would likely make the decision on whether to change the charges.
So far, police haven't said exactly what led to the argument.
Mr. Sidime is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.