A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IS DEAD AND HIS STEP MOTHER FACES CHILD ABUSE CHARGES IN THE CASE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 20 YEAR OLD MELYNIE CURTIS OF SANTA FE IS ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AFTER THE BOY DIED AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY MORNING.
DOCTORS HAD FOUND NUMEROUS BRUISES AND APPARENT BELT MARKS ON THE YOUNGSTER’S BACK AS WELL AS INJURIES ON HIS NECK.
SANTA FE COUNTY D-A MARCO SERNA SAYS HE IS “OUTRAGED AND DISGUSTED” WITH THE ABUSE THE CHILD ENDURED.
