Authorities in Maryland have arrested a 24-year-old mother for the murder of her daughter, who was just 5 weeks old
Authorities in Maryland have arrested a 24-year-old mother for the murder of her daughter, who was just 5 weeks old.
Her baby died on December 4, and investigators claim the infant’s body was found wedged between the cushions of Chiveral’s couch.
Ambulances were summoned to Chiveral’s home just after 9 a.m. that same day. By the time they arrived, the infant, whose name was not released, was dead.
Chiveral was arrested after an autopsy revealed trauma to the baby’s body.
Doctors found that the baby suffered blunt force trauma that caused “bleeding to the back of the brain.” Chiveral told authorities the baby had slipped in between the couch cushions and had been smothered.
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But physicians said the injuries to the baby’s body did not support Chiveral’s claims, according to the Cecil Whig.
The baby’s body also had a small facial laceration, an abrasion to the side of her face, two bruises on her behind, and a large bruise beneath her scalp, the paper reported.
Maryland State Police allege that detectives uncovered videos Chiveral had recorded with her cell phone the night before her baby died. The videos, filmed with Snapchat, allegedly show the mom “became intoxicated” while alone with the baby.
“A majority of the videos appear to be outgoing Snapchat videos from Chiveral to others,” the probable cause statement read, according to the Cecil Whig.
Investigators allege the baby can be heard crying in the background of several of the videos, which were recorded over two hours, starting at 11:30 p.m. on December 3. The intoxicated mom allegedly struggles with a baby gate in one clip, and blurts out, “I’m too (expletive) drunk for that. I’m just going to (expletive) climb over the (expletive) (expletive).”
In another video, Chiveral allegedly says from the bathroom, “I don’t know if you hear the (expletive) baby trippin’ in the background” as the child wails.
