Texas couple arrested after malnourished 8-year-old who weighed 29 pounds dies, reports say

A Houston mom and her boyfriend had been arrested final week after an 8-year-old woman who weighed 29 kilos died of malnutrition and accidents, in accordance with media stories.

Ruben Moreno, 29, and Soledad Mendoza, 29, had been every charged with one rely of capital homicide of a kid beneath 10 years of age and two counts of damage to a baby, in accordance with KPRC, KSAT’s sister station in Houston.

The investigation began in December 2020, when paramedics took the kid to a hospital as a result of she had a number of accidents and bruises. She died shortly after arriving on the hospital.

Investigators came upon that she solely weighed 29 kilos and suffered rib fractures, blunt-force accidents in her again and legs, and different accidents, KPRC reported.

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The kid had a twin sister, who was additionally underweight at 26 kilos. Two different siblings who lived on the dwelling weren’t injured.

When questioned by police, Moreno stated he blamed the twins for their very own accidents as a result of they didn’t wish to eat and would get sick, KPRC reported.

The dual sister spoke with investigators in February 2021 and she or he stated that Moreno hit them on daily basis. On the day of the woman’s dying, he kicked her, struck her with a blunt object and struck her along with his hand, investigators stated.

The sister additionally stated her mom put them in a closet and in trash baggage, telling them “it’s since you’re ugly and I don’t love you,” court docket paperwork state.

When she requested what occurred to her sister, the mom allegedly stated she killed her.

The youngsters have since been assigned to foster care after they had been taken into custody by Baby Protecting Companies.

The couple was arrested on Friday, KPRC reported. Moreno is due in court docket on Wednesday.

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