A Santa Ana woman faces criminal charges after allegedly beating her 5-week-old son for refusing to stop crying and leaving the baby with 16 broken bones, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday May 16.
Mirian Jimenez-Olivera, 34, was charged with 11 counts of child abuse and her husband, Edgar Busto-Rodriguez, 35, was charged with one count of aiding and abetting, the police said. prosecutor’s office.
Jimenez-Olivera is suspected of punching her newborn in the ribs, shoulder and arms while he cried repeatedly and roughly pulling his leg when she changed him, police said. responsible. The infant’s injuries included a fractured skull, broken knee, broken elbow, broken ribs and a fractured arm.
The abuse is suspected to have occurred since the infant was 2 weeks old.
The extent of the injuries was discovered by doctors on May 13 when the infant was taken to the hospital with his left arm no longer moving, authorities said.
Busto-Rodriguez is suspected of lying to police about how his son was injured.
Both parents have pleaded not guilty and are each being held on $1 million bail.
Jimenez-Olivera faces up to 42 years in prison if convicted on all 11 counts, while Busto-Rodriguez faces a maximum of three years in prison.
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