According to Kannah Dew's obituary, her "infectious smile" lit up everyone.

But at just 17 months old, her life was snuffed out.On Feb. 24, 2015, she was rushed from a trailer at the Mountainview Mobile Home Court in Lehigh Township to Palmerton Hospital.But by the time she arrived, she was unresponsive and had no pulse. She was pronounced dead at 8:29 p.m.The Carbon County deputy coroner determined that she was the victim of a homicide, her death a result of a fractured skull.On Thursday, homicide charges were filed against Bangor resident Gary Foley, 32, who was watching the baby while her mother worked.According to the affidavit, Foley called 911 on Feb. 24, 2015, to report "something wrong with my baby."'Choking on hot dog'He told a dispatcher the toddler was not breathing and that a funny substance was coming out of her nose.While Northern Valley Ambulance rushed the toddler to the hospital, police began to question Foley, who told them he had known the mother for little more than a week and had moved in with her.While she was working, he was baby-sitting Kannah and Surget's two other children, ages 4 and 2 months, as well as his own 4-year-old son.He told police he had been feeding hot dogs to the children. He had placed Kannah on the floor to change her diaper when she began to choke and a dark substance started coming from her mouth and nose.The mother, Heather Marie Surget, 28, whose address is listed as Great Meadows, New Jersey, has been charged with child endangerment.Both Foley and Surget have been preliminarily arraigned and are incarcerated at Northampton County's jail.Surget's bail has been set at $100,000. Because Foley is facing homicide charges, he is being held without bail.Surget told police she had met Foley online about a week before this incident, and that when she left for work that day, the children seemed normal.The autopsy revealed that Kannah had died as a result of a fractured skull caused by blunt-force trauma to the head.In addition to seeking toxicology reports, Lehigh Township police and Northampton County Detective Paul Romanic forwarded the autopsy results for review by an expert, who determined that the blunt-force trauma was not an old injury, but recently inflicted.Because Foley is accused of killing someone under 12 years of age, he could face the death penalty.District Attorney John Morganelli said his office is still investigating and will make that determination later.The child endangerment charge against Surget is a third-degree felony carrying a maximum sentence of seven years and a $15,000 fine.Deplorable conditionsPolice noticed that the conditions of the home were "deplorable."Dirty dishes littered the table and countertop. Garbage was piled up and bugs were crawling on the table and countertop, police said. Roaches were also observed in the home.There was no running water and the pipes had frozen. The occupants were using bottled water as the sole source of water.Toilets were filled with human waste.Despite an outside temperature of just 21 degrees, there was no heat other than five electric space heaters. Police said piles of clothing and clutter in the home, combined with the space heaters, presented a potential fire hazard.The other three children were in a bedroom of the home. The room contained a simple bed, a child's bed, a playpen and a bassinet.The master bedroom was cluttered and the floor was rotting. According to court papers, the investigators had to stand on floor joists to keep from falling through. Bottles of spray for bedbugs and fleas were seen in the room. A window in the room was missing a pane and was covered by blankets.Police said areas of the floor had deteriorated and had holes covered with carpeting and pieces of wood. One of the police officers who went to check on the children said the carpet gave way under his feet and he stepped in a hole.Police said the other children were removed by Northampton County Children and Youth. Records indicate signs of physical abuse with them as well.Morganelli called this "a very serious case and another example of individuals who have absolutely no responsibility with respect to taking care of numerous children, endangering their welfare, and in this case, the life of one of them."He acknowledged he is relying on circumstantial evidence, although various people have been questioned."What we do know is that Foley is lying to us," he concluded.