GAYLA HERNANDEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL SERVE LIFE IN PRISON IN THE DEATH OF HER BOYFRIEND’S 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE GIRL DIED IN 2012 AFTER WHAT DOCTORS DETERMINED WERE FOUR DAYS OF ABUSE DURING WHICH SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES.
HERNANDEZ PLEADED GUILTY TO CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS THE CASE AGAINST THE FATHER, ANTHONY CHAVEZ, IS ONGOING.