Investigation into a three-year-old's death leads to two arrests
Two people have been arrested after an investigation was opened into a 3-year-old's death in January, according to a news release from the San Angelo Police Department.
On Jan. 18, 2024, San Angelo police were dispatched to a house in the 2000 block of Vaughn Street for a report of an unconscious child.
"When officers arrived, they located the unresponsive three-year-old male and administered life-saving measures while transporting the child to Shannon Medical Center for treatment," according to the release. "The male child was not able to be revived and later was pronounced deceased."
Detectives with the department's Crimes Against Children Unit learned the child was subjected to neglect and failure to provide adequate care and nourishment to the child, according to allegations in the release.
"The elements to the listed offenses were met during the course of the San Angelo Police Department investigation therefore they will be charged with the listed offenses," the release stated.
Mark Anthony Nieves, 32, will be charged with injury to a child by omission with serious bodily injury, injury to a child with bodily injury, assault on a pregnant person and two charges of endangering a child. He was also charged with evading arrest.
Syhtel Lee Limuel, 29, will be charged with injury to a child-serious bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping and two charges of endangering a child.
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Nieves and Limuel were arrested for the above charges by the Abilene Police Department.
Nieves was being held Thursday in Taylor County Jail on $1.26 million total bonds, according to online jail records.
Limeuel was released on Thursday. Her bonds totaled $1.45 million according to online jail records.
"This is an ongoing investigation and no other information is available for release at this time," the release stated.
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