02-19-2011, 05:30 PM
lying pigs.
Boston Herald
WORCESTER MA— A 27-year-old mother and her 33-year-old boyfriend — behind bars in connection with the horrific death of her 4-year-old daughter — blamed the bruises and injuries that covered the girl’s battered body on the child’s “clumsiness,” authorities said yesterday.
“It’s a horrible crime and we’re doing everything we can with regards to the investigation,” Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early told the Herald yesterday.
Police were called to Lymari Acevedo and Richard Castillo’s apartment around 5:45 p.m. Thursday on a report that the little girl was not breathing, according to court documents filed in Worcester District Court.
When the cops and EMTs arrived, the girl, identified as Arianie Acevedo, was not responsive. She was taken by ambulance to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The girl “sustained numerous injuries and bruising” all over her tiny body — on her chest, thighs, arms, shins, feet, buttocks and back, according to court filings. Her back bore a “clearly visible bruise” in the shape of an adult’s handprint.
Castillo’s explanation for the bruising was that Arianie was “clumsy and walked into walls a lot,” according to authorities. In a separate interview, Acevedo also called her daughter “clumsy.”
When the tot was found, she was wearing urine-soaked underwear and had dried blood around her mouth. Her hair was wet and rigor mortis had begun to set in, court documents state.
Under questioning by authorities, the couple gave different accounts of the girl’s injuries.
Castillo told police the marks on the girl’s arm may have been caused when he grabbed it and “threw” her on the bed after finding her not breathing on the floor. The handprint on her back, he said, came when he “whacked” it to try and get her breathing. Castillo blamed other bruises on the child’s “clumsiness,” court records said.
Acevedo admitted that she sometimes grabbed her daughter’s arms and slapped her hands or behind when she didn’t listen, court records show.
Told about the handprint on Arianie’s back, Acevedo said she may have missed a couple times and accidentally struck the little girl, according to court records.
Castillo also told police he knew that a doctor had raised questions about possible abuse several months ago, records state.
But when police asked Acevedo about the doctor’s suspicions, she said it was she who had pointed out the injuries to the physician. She said she couldn’t remember a follow-up visit to the doctor about possible child abuse, according to authorities.
The couple pleaded not guilty yesterday and were held without bail on charges of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury and permitting substantial injury to a child.
Early said he is awaiting the results of an autopsy before deciding whether to upgrade the charges.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Children and Families said it had no history with the family and is investigating the incident. The pair’s 6-month-old daughter has been taken into DCF custody.
Boston Herald
WORCESTER MA— A 27-year-old mother and her 33-year-old boyfriend — behind bars in connection with the horrific death of her 4-year-old daughter — blamed the bruises and injuries that covered the girl’s battered body on the child’s “clumsiness,” authorities said yesterday.
“It’s a horrible crime and we’re doing everything we can with regards to the investigation,” Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early told the Herald yesterday.
Police were called to Lymari Acevedo and Richard Castillo’s apartment around 5:45 p.m. Thursday on a report that the little girl was not breathing, according to court documents filed in Worcester District Court.
When the cops and EMTs arrived, the girl, identified as Arianie Acevedo, was not responsive. She was taken by ambulance to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The girl “sustained numerous injuries and bruising” all over her tiny body — on her chest, thighs, arms, shins, feet, buttocks and back, according to court filings. Her back bore a “clearly visible bruise” in the shape of an adult’s handprint.
Castillo’s explanation for the bruising was that Arianie was “clumsy and walked into walls a lot,” according to authorities. In a separate interview, Acevedo also called her daughter “clumsy.”
When the tot was found, she was wearing urine-soaked underwear and had dried blood around her mouth. Her hair was wet and rigor mortis had begun to set in, court documents state.
Under questioning by authorities, the couple gave different accounts of the girl’s injuries.
Castillo told police the marks on the girl’s arm may have been caused when he grabbed it and “threw” her on the bed after finding her not breathing on the floor. The handprint on her back, he said, came when he “whacked” it to try and get her breathing. Castillo blamed other bruises on the child’s “clumsiness,” court records said.
Acevedo admitted that she sometimes grabbed her daughter’s arms and slapped her hands or behind when she didn’t listen, court records show.
Told about the handprint on Arianie’s back, Acevedo said she may have missed a couple times and accidentally struck the little girl, according to court records.
Castillo also told police he knew that a doctor had raised questions about possible abuse several months ago, records state.
But when police asked Acevedo about the doctor’s suspicions, she said it was she who had pointed out the injuries to the physician. She said she couldn’t remember a follow-up visit to the doctor about possible child abuse, according to authorities.
The couple pleaded not guilty yesterday and were held without bail on charges of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury and permitting substantial injury to a child.
Early said he is awaiting the results of an autopsy before deciding whether to upgrade the charges.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Children and Families said it had no history with the family and is investigating the incident. The pair’s 6-month-old daughter has been taken into DCF custody.