LOS ANGELES — A 39-year-old woman was charged today with killing her 11-year-old son, whose body was found in a closet in their home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Verónica Aguilar of Los Angeles faces one count each of murder and child abuse resulting in death.
Arraignment is scheduled this afternoon in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
The child’s body was discovered on Aug. 22 after the victim’s stepfather called police, prosecutors said. The boy, identified on the criminal complaint as Yonatan A., allegedly died due to neglect and showed signs of severe malnutrition, prosecutors added.
The mother of a boy found dead in a closet in an Echo Park, CA home formally charged with murder. pic.twitter.com/Jcz0Y3LAZ7
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