Authorities have said that a Philadelphia man will stand trial for murder for allegedly rubbing caustic drain cleaner on a child because the toddler was "fussing."

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Wednesday that Aaron Pace, 34, who babysat neighborhood children in the Logan area of the city, faces murder and child endangerment charges for allegedly putting Drano crystals on a washcloth and rubbing 20-month-old Suliaman Orrell Kirkland until the boy's skin came off.

Pace told detectives he lost his temper because the boy was "fussing and crying" in the bathtub.

The newspaper also said that the child died Feb. 7 at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children five days after the alleged assault.

The child's grandmother Renee Kirkland Hinton, after a judge ordered Pace to stand trial, said that she was satisfied he would be tried for first-degree murder.

Renee Kirkland Hinton said, "I don't want the death penalty. I want him to spend life in prison thinking about what he did." (With Inputs from Agencies)