Juan Carlos Aguilar, 25, allegedly squeezed the ribs of the 18-month-old on July 9 while he was caring for her. She was the daughter of his girlfriend, who had left their apartment to go to a market, the Orange County district attorney's office said.
The girlfriend returned to find the toddler limp and having trouble breathing, but Aguilar convinced her not to call police, according to authorities.
They finally took the girl to a hospital later that day. She was pronounced dead about 15 minutes after she arrived, authorities said. She had bruises and cuts to her face and body and internal injuries to her liver, lungs and brain.
Aguilar was arrested and charged with murder July 12. During the investigation, authorities learned that he had allegedly abused a 3-month-old relative, fracturing her ribs, the district attorney's office said. That girl survived.
Aguilar was indicted by an Orange County grand jury on felony counts including murder and child abuse. He was being held in lieu of $1-million bail and is expected to be arraigned Monday at the courthouse in Santa Ana.
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Photo: Juan Carlos Aguilar. Credit: Orange County district attorney's office
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