2 arrested after 3-year-old dies in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Two individuals have been arrested in San Angelo on multiple charges, including kidnapping and injury to a child, after a 3-year-old child was found unresponsive in a San Angelo residence and unable to be revived.
On Jan. 18, San Angelo Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2000 block of Vaughn Street after receiving a report of an unconscious child. When officers arrived, they located an unresponsive 3-year-old male.
The officers attempted life-saving measures to revive the child while transporting him to Shannon Medical Center for treatment. The child was unable to be revived, however, and would later be pronounced deceased.
Detectives with the SAPD’s Crimes Against Children Unit responded and learned that the child was subjected to neglect and was not provided with adequate care and nourishment.
On April 24, 32-year-old Mark Anthony Nieves and 29-year-old Syhtel Lee Limuel were arrested by the Abilene Police Department and charged with the following offenses, according to the SAPD:
Mark Anthony Nieves
Third Degree Felony Injury to a Child with Bodily Injury
Third Degree Felony Assault of a Pregnant Person
State Jail Felony Endangering a Child x2
Syhtel Lee Limuel
First Degree Felony Injury to a Child – Serious Bodily Injury
First Degree Aggravated Kidnapping
State Jail Felony Endangering a Child x2
An investigation is currently being conducted, and no further information has been made available at this time.
A mugshot of Syhtel Lee Limuel. Image courtesy of Taylor County. A mugshot of Mark Anthony Nieves. Image courtesy of Taylor County.
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