The father of a baby found dead in a Milford hotel room last summer has been found not competent to stand trial.
Dale Kirkland is facing murder and other charges.
The investigation started on Aug. 21 when a staff member at the Mayflower Motel went into a room to clean it and found a baby submerged in a child’s bathing tub, according to an arrest warrant.
Firefighters tried to save the little girl and transported her to Yale New Haven Hospital where she later died, according to police.
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Kirkland must spend 60 days at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown.
He will return to court in March for another competency hearing.
