{"id":84946,"date":"2016-08-25T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T22:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=84946"},"modified":"2016-08-25T18:45:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T22:45:20","slug":"mom-arrested-dead-body-malnourished-11-year-old-son-found-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/mom-arrested-dead-body-malnourished-11-year-old-son-found-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Arrested After Dead Body of Malnourished 11-Year-Old Son Found in Closet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s Office announced.<\/p>\n

Ver\u00f3nica Aguilar of Los Angeles faces one count each of murder and child abuse resulting in death.<\/p>\n

Arraignment is scheduled this afternoon in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.<\/p>\n

The child\u2019s body was discovered on Aug. 22 after the victim\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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The mother of a boy found dead in a closet in an Echo Park, CA home formally charged with murder. pic.twitter.com\/Jcz0Y3LAZ7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n