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MESQUITE, N.M. - A Mesquite, New Mexico, man has been arrested and charged with causing the death of his girlfriend s 5-month-old daughter last month while the infant s mother was at work.
Israel Ramirez, 23, has been charged with one count of intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a child under 12, and one count of intentional child abuse resulting in great bodily harm of a child under 12. Both are first-degree felonies.
The child s mother, Danielle Lujan, 23, has been charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, also a first-degree felony.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, deputies from the Doña Ana County Sheriff s Department responded to a 911 call in the 400 block of East Plaza Drive regarding a 5-month-old infant who was unresponsive, according to court records obtained by the