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.
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A third defendant, Miriam Silva, also was charged Friday morning with one felony count of murder and a misdemeanor count of abuse endangering a child, according to court records.
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Felony charges, including murder, were filed Friday against a mother and grandmother accused in the death of a 5-year-old child.
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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.
