Mom, Boyfriend Arrested In Tots Violent Death 2-Year-Old Not Breathing When Paramedics Responded ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Albuquerque police have arrested a mother and her boyfriend in the violent death of her 2-year-old son. Elizabeth Martinez, 22, and Domenic Howe, 27, were charged with child abuse with great bodily harm resulting in death. Neighbor Rick Thompson said he saw the child Wednesday night, and said the boy was lifeless. They tried to resuscitate him for 20 to 30 minutes, but you couldnt do nothing, Thompson said. Police said Howe called 911 Wednesday night and said that the boy had drowned. But when paramedics arrived at 1000 Louisiana SE, they noticed that the child was dry and looked like he had been beaten, police said. A criminal complaint said the boy had abrasions on the right side of his face, burns on his left ear, and cigarette burns on his hands. Detectives said Howe told them he was wrestling with the boy on the bed when he jumped into the air and came down on the boy with his elbow. Howe told them he hit the boy harder than I should have, according to a police report. Howe also told investigators that, while the 2-year-old was lying on the floor on his hands and knees, he kicked the boy so hard that he flew head over heels and then slid across the floor, police said. Police said Howe also told them the boy knocked over a lamp while he was vacuuming, so Howe pressed the hot light bulb to the boys chest and then ran the vacuum over the boys stomach. Investigators said Howe told them that he hit the child about 20 times since December. New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department Secretary Yolanda Deines said veteran investigators were calling the incident the worst case theyve ever seen. Its just tragic, and it is horrific to imagine what that child may have gone through during the last four months, Deines said. Howe and Martinez are being held on $100,000 bail. RIP Valentin ♥
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:48:33 +0000