A Mexican immigrant family in the East Bay sacrificed their dream home to support their daughter's dream of going to medical school. This week, that sacrifice.
At 6:55 p.m., police received a call from the emergency room at the Kaiser Richmond Medical Center where Darn and Northington had taken the infant, who was ultimately pronounced dead. Visible injuries were seen on the baby, including burn marks on his face and his right leg appeared broken and had been burned. A circular mark was present on the baby s leg where the burn injury occurred. Additionally, the baby appeared severely malnourished, the District Attorney s Office said.
A Coroner s Office autopsy found the infant had suffered from a broken right femur, facial scarring, dehydration and malnourishment, bruising on the top of his right thigh, thermal burns on his nose and right cheek, and thermal burns to his lower part of his body. An internal examination found internal injuries consisting of seven fractured ribs, bleeding inside his skull and a skull fracture, the District Attorney s Office said.