Bristol police arrested have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child in January.
Officers intitially responded to a home around 12:30 a.m. on January 9 for the report of a 2-year-old child who had fallen down the stairs, according to police.
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WATCH HEREArrving officers began CPR on the child before an EMS crew rushed the child to the hospital, where the child was pronounced dead.
According to police, the officers noticed a significant amount of abnormal injuries on the child.
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SIGN UP After an investigation, it was determined that the child did not fall down the stairs, but was the victim of physical abuse over a period of time, police said. The abuse ultimately resulted in the child's death.
On Monday, police arrested 21-year-old Alyjah Almodovar and charged her with risk of injury to a child and intentional cruelty to persons. She was held on $100,000 bond.
Police arrested 24-year-old Luis Dejesus on Friday. Dejesus is charged with first-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, risk of injury to a child, intentional cruelty to persons, and making a false statement.
Dejesus was held on $1 million bond.
It is not clear if Almodovar and Dejesus are the child's parents.
