A five-week-old baby was admitted to a California hospital because he could not move his left arm, had fractures in his skull and 16 bones in his body, including ribs, a knee, an elbow and a finger, according to People. . Orange County authorities accuse her mother, Mirian Jimenez-Olivera, 34, of inflicting these serious injuries, and she faces 11 counts of child abuse.
Esteban’s father, Edgar Busto-Rodríguez, 35, is accused of complicity for allegedly covering up the abuse by lying to police about his son’s injuries. “A mother’s arms should be the safest place for a newborn,” said Orange County Prosecutor Todd Spitzer, lamenting that for Esteban, those same arms became tools of violence due to his crying.
The parents of the baby who had broken bones have declared innocence
The minor’s mother, Mrs. Jiménez-Olivera, allegedly began to attack her son since he was two weeks old, according to prosecutors, who claim that on multiple occasions she hit him in the ribs, shoulders and arms, in addition to pulling him. hair when changing it. On May 13, the baby was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where the serious injuries were discovered.
Jennifer Soares, a public defender, represents her mother, while Kathleen Nordin defends her father; Both have declined to immediately comment on the case. The prosecutor thanked the hospital workers for their work, noting that “no child should be subjected to unimaginable pain” and praising those who saved the baby from the “hell in which he was born.”
Parents face several years in prison
The couple’s pretrial hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 8:30 a.m. Jiménez-Olivera faces up to 42 years in state prison if she is convicted, while her husband could face up to three years. Both are being held on bail of one million dollars each. The details of the judicial process continue to develop, and it is hoped that new evidence and testimony will help clarify the facts and provide justice in this tragic case.
Spitzer’s statements underscore the seriousness of child abuse and the responsibility of parents in protecting their children. “A mother’s arms should protect, not hurt,” he said, after the California community asked for justice for the baby.
