Just days before Sunday’s Father’s Day, Hirwin Calderon-Ordonez, 24, was charged Monday with the beating death of his 4-year-old son.
His son, Justin Sontay-Oxlaj, died at County-USC Medical Center after being brought there about 3 a.m. last Thursday from his family’s residence according to the coroner’s office and the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police quickly classified the death as suspicious. An LAPD detective told reporters the boy’s body showed evidence of physical trauma and investigators had “some questions about the injuries.”
The child’s father was arrested later that day.
According to media reporters, it was the father who called 911. The child’s mother was not home at the time. The boy was not breathing when paramedics arrived.
Daddy Beat 4-Year-Old Son to Death? Charges Filed Just Before Father's Day - MyNewsLA.com
Just days before Sunday’s Father’s Day, a Los Angeles man was charged Monday with the beating death of his 4-year-old son. Hirwin Calderon-Ordonez, 24, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon on one felony count each of murder and assault on a child causing death. His son, Justin...
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A murder charge was filed Monday against a Los Angeles man accused in the beating death of his 4-year-old son.
Hirwin Calderon-Ordonez, 24, was arraigned Monday afternoon on one felony count each of murder and assault on a child causing death. He sat sobbing in a glass-walled custody area of the downtown courtroom while waiting for the case to be called, still dressed in street clothes, before entering a not guilty plea.
A young woman, who may have been the boy’s mother, was seent crying in the gallery and trading looks with the defendant. She later walked out with defense attorney Andy Miri, who declined a request for comment.
Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami told the court he turned over discovery to the defense that included two reports of suspected child abuse, a recording of the 911 call that brought paramedics to the family’s home and photos of the boy’s injuries.
The coroner completed an autopsy the following day and ruled the death a homicide by blunt force trauma, Hatami told the court. The online records of the coroner’s office show the cause of death as deferred pending additional investigation.
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A murder charge was filed Monday against a Los Angeles man accused in the beating death of his 4-year-old son. Hirwin Calderon-Ordonez, 24, was arraigned Monday afternoon on one felony count each of murder and assault on a child causing death. He sat sobbing in a glass-walled custody area of the...
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