BREAKING: Barstow parents arrested for allegedly killing their 1-year-old son after abusing him, police say
An investigation into the suspects, identified as 27-year-old Ricardo Mendez and 24-year-old Antanita Miller, began when Barstow police was contacted by the Pomona Police Department Monday around 11 p.m.
"The officers observed visible signs of trauma to the victim's body such as lesions, bruising, and burn marks," the news release said."Some of the injuries appeared to be in different stages of the healing process."As the investigation continued, Pomona police detectives determined the injuries likely happened in the child's Barstow home, where he lived with his parents.
Barstow detectives later found that Mendez and Miller arrived unannounced at Mendez's family's home Monday evening in Pomona. Miller initially stayed at the family home but later went to the hospital, where she was detained. Mendez left and was later detained in the 2100 block of Spencer Street by Pomona police, according to the news release.
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