Brianna Garcia, 21, and Jasper Garcia-Montaño, 27, are charged with child abuse in connection to the death of their 8-month-old boy who was left inside a storage room for the night, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News.
According to the Sun-News, their child, Germiah had been buckled into an "infant-only seat" on the night of July 8. The Sun-News reports that Garcia-Montaño told deputies he gave Germiah a bottle at 8 a.m., and would later go back to sleep. The couple wouldn't wake until about 1 p.m. on July 9.
According to the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called out to the home on the 600 Block of Thorpe Road around 2 p.m. on July 9 in reference to a CPR in progress on a child.
Officials say the child was transported to a local hospital where the boy was pronounced dead by medical professionals.
Report: 8-month-old baby left in storage room dies, couple charged in death
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- A Doña Ana couple was charged with child abuse in connection to the death of their 8-month-old boy who was left inside a storage room for the night, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News. Brianna Garcia, 21, and Jasper Garcia-Montaño, 27, were arrested Saturday...
