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The parents of 3-month-old Sanai Deleon-Pitts have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of their infant son, the Denver district attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

An autopsy concluded Sanai died of “complications of thermal and blunt-force injuries from nonaccidental trauma,” according to the DA’s office.

Calvin Pitts, 28, and Amanda Deleon, 21, previously faced felony child-abuse charges for a litany of burns, fractures and abrasions that medical staff discovered while trying to resuscitate the boy, who died June 11.

Among those injuries were second- and third-degree burns on the child’s leg.

Pitts told police that he microwaved a wet washcloth for two minutes and applied it to Sanai’s leg, which medical staff discovered had been fractured, according to a search-warrant affidavit filed in Denver District Court.

A burn on the sole of Sanai’s right foot happened when Pitts fell asleep smoking a marijuana cigarette with the baby on his lap, according to the affidavit.

The couple couldn’t explain other injuries: an abrasion under Sanai’s chin, tears inside and around his ears, a wrist fracture, a possible dislocated shoulder and a possible skull fracture.

“Ms. Deleon claimed she had never seen (Pitts) strike the victim. Ms. Deleon did confirm that (Pitts) punched a hole in her bedroom door after getting frustrated by the victim’s crying,” Denver Detective Ken Klaus wrote in the affidavit.

Felony child-abuse charges initially filed in the case have been dropped, and Pitts, who was free on bail, has been taken into custody.

Jessica Fender: 303-954-1244 or jfender@denverpost.com