The Mato Grosso do Sul Civil Police, through the Bataguassu Woman Care Station, arrested the mother of a 7 month old baby who diedon the morning of last Tuesday (23) ..
The woman is investigated for mistreatment and will undergo a custody hearing, the child has arrived at the local hospital lifeless.
According to the necropsy examination, the child had numerous injuries, including old scars in abdominal region, groin and knees. The cause of death was pointed out as asphyxiation.
According to the investigation of the police team, the 21 -year -old woman makes excessive use of alcohol and tobacco. The night before the facts, she would have ingested a box of beer with her mother and stepfather.
Asked by police about the injuries, the child’s mother could not tell the cause and claimed that she went to sleep with her daughter and that when she woke up at 7 am, the child was already without signs of life. The expert also found that the baby was inserted in a precarious situation.
