MANSFIELD, Mass. -- A Mansfield man sobbed and looked at the floor as he pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he killed his 6-year-old daughter.Kristopher Griffin was arraigned in Taunton District Court on a charge of murder hours after police responding to his Chilson Avenue home found Kaitlynn Griffin dead in the basement.
Police say the 35-year-old Griffin slit the throat of his daughter.
Prosecutors allege Griffin confessed to killing her and said that God had told him to do it. Police officers who arrested the suspect found him covered in blood and walking barefoot not far from the girl's home.
An officer asked Griffin if he had hurt anyone "and the defendant responded, saying 'yes, she's gone. I had to save her, I killed my little girl," prosecutor Cynthia Brackett told the court.
Police say Griffin had a backpack on at the time of his arrest and the bag had a knife.
Griffin had left a note in a mobile home where he had been staying after breaking up with the victim's mother, saying "forgiveness for sending Katy to heaven," police said.
The suspect has a history of mental illness and recently broke up with the girl's mother, who was planning to leave the state with her.
A judge ordered Griffin held without bail and undergo psychological evaluation.
The Bristol District Attorney's office did not immediately return calls seeking additional information. It was not immediately clear whether Griffin has legal representation.
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