Vanessa Cervantes Rangel, 37, and Hilaria Rangel, 55, were charged Friday along with the boy’s aunt, Miriam Silva, 38, with one felony count of murder in connection with the boy’s death, along with a misdemeanor count of abuse endangering an 11-year-old boy, according to court records. Vanessa Rangel was additionally charged with two felony counts, one each of assault on a child under 8 resulting in death, and torture.
Vanessa Rangel, the child’s mother, and Hilaria Rangel, the boy’s maternal grandmother are facing one (1) felony count of child abuse resulting in great bodily injury and death, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Around 7:50 p.m. Thursday, deputies from the Thermal sheriff’s station responded to the 50400 block of South Kenmore Street to administer juvenile medical aid, according to Sgt. Ben Ramirez with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
A Menifee man who caused the death of his 5-week-old daughter is bound for state prison Friday to serve a six-year sentence. Gregory Miles Brandt, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to willful child cruelty in the death of Kailani Alexandra Brandt. In exchange for his admission, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office dropped a murder charge […]
