Rosemead mother and boyfriend arrested for allegedly killing 1-year-old daughter

LOS ANGELES – AND Rosemary mother and her boyfriend they were arrested in connection with the death of her 1-year-old daughter, the sheriff’s office said.

On November 9 at approximately 7 p.m., officers from the Temple Station responded to a home in the 2600 block of Strathmore in reference to a call of a child not breathing.

The officers found a one-year-old girl in a serious condition. She was quickly helped and taken to hospital.

Medical staff told officers the 1-year-old child had multiple injuries. The child had siblings who were placed in foster care.

On November 12, detectives arrested the child’s mother, 20-year-old Leslie Garcia and accused her with multiple counts of child abuse, including child abuse causing coma/paralysis.

On November 15, a one-year-old girl died and was still in the hospital.

After her death, homicide detectives quickly linked the woman’s boyfriend, 21-year-old Jonathan Salazar, to the case.

Salazar was arrested on November 22 on suspicion of murdering the child.

The case remains actively investigated and no further details have been released.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting the website lacrimestoppers.org.