Before the child died, her parents were arrested on abuse charges, but now they could face more serious charges. Officials said yesterday that a grand jury would begin this week to weigh charges against her parents in the death.
The girl's mother initially told detectives that the child was not hers and that she had recently been smuggled into the United States from Mexico, where she suffered the injuries, the police said. But the mother has since admitted that she withheld food from the girl, Edith Gonzalez, as punishment, a senior law enforcement official said.
The woman, who also gave the police a false name and address when she was arrested late Monday, was arraigned yesterday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. Her boyfriend, the child's father, was arrested late Tuesday and arraigned yesterday on the same charges. Both pleaded not guilty and were held without bail.
At the two arraignments yesterday, in Brooklyn Criminal Court, and in interviews with investigators and neighbors, a picture began to emerge of a household where abuse of the little girl seemed more the rule rather than the exception.
Punishment, as the child's mother and father put it in statements to the police and prosecutors, was not limited to withholding food and beatings— he said he beat her with his fists, a belt and a cable and that the child's mother struck the three-year-old with a cable, according to court papers and the law enforcement official. The mother also admitted that she sometimes plunged the child into a tub filled with ice water, the official said.
The mother, now identified as Tania Cabrera, 23, first told the police that her name was Patricia Aguirre and that she was 25 years old.
Ms. Cabrera, in her statements to the police and prosecutors, detailed instances of abuse in the home that the couple share on George Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with their daughter and Ms. Cabrera's five-year-old boy with another man, the official said. She said her boyfriend, Edison Gonzalez, 19, favored Edith over the boy, Javier, prompting arguments, and Ms. Cabrera said she eventually took out her frustration on the girl, the official said. Ms. Cabrera also said Mr. Gonzalez would drink and become abusive.
It remained unclear yesterday exactly how the little girl suffered the skull fracture and cerebral bruising that were among her most serious injuries, but the criminal complaints charging Ms. Cabrera said that the child had seizures on both Sunday and Monday, and that on the second day, the child fell from a chair, striking her head.
An autopsy to determine the cause of death, which will in some measure determine whether more serious charges are brought, will be performed today, officials said.
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"Cool" is a word with many meanings.Its traditional meaning is used to 36 a tempera-ture that is fairly cool.As the world has37, the word has expanded to38 many differentmeanings.
"Cool" can be used to express feelings of39in almost anything.
When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can&39; t help 40, "It&39; s cool."You might think, "He&39; s so cool," when you see your41 footballer.
We all enlarge the meaning of "cool".You can use it42 many words such as "new" or"amazing".Here&39; s an interesting story 43 illustrate the usage ofthe word: A teacher askedher students to44 the waterfall they had visited.On one student&39; s paper was just the one 45, "It&39; s so cool." 46he thought it was47to describe48he saw and felt:
49 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions.50 "cool", somepeople have no words to express the same meaning.So it is51 to improve our word strengthto maintain some52.
As a popular word, "cool" stands for a kind of special53 that people can accept easily.Except "cool", can you think of many words that54 your life as colorful? I can.And I thinkthey are also very55.
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This lease is made on November 2nd, 2005 between Mr. Richard Zhang (hereinafter (以下) referred to as the Landlord (租让人) and Mr. James Lee (hereinafter referred to as the Tenant (承租人) Both parties have agreed on the following terms and conditions:
1. Premises(楼宇): Landlord has agreed to lease to the Tenant the apartment 2312 at Sunshine Garden, situated in 156 Jiefang Road, Nanjing.
2. Duration: The tenancy (租期) shall be one year, from November 2nd, 2005 to November 1st, 2006. Upon expiry of this lease, the Landlord has the right to take back the said apartment and all equipment within.
3. Rent: The Tenant shall pay for the said apartment a monthly rent of RMB 2,000 on the first day of every month. Should the rent be unpaid within the specified period, a sum of 0.5% per day will be paid to the Landlord for the delay. Should the rent be unpaid for over 30 days, the lease will be automatically terminated(终止).
4. Deposit: Within 10 days upon the very day this agreement is signed, the Tenant shall pay the sum of RMB 2,000 which is the deposit of one month's rent.
5. Rights and responsibilities of the Landlord: The Landlord shall undertake to keep the said apartment in all necessary repairs and shall not take it back prior to the expiry date of the lease.
6. Rights and responsibilities of the Tenant: The Tenant shall pay the rent, deposit and electricity, heating, water, gas, telephone charges. The Tenant shall use the apartment for living purpose only. The Tenant shall not transfer the said apartment partly or wholly to any Third Party. The Tenant shall be held responsible should there be found any damage to the said apartment. The deposit will not be refunded(偿还)should the Tenant terminates the lease before the due date of the lease.
7. Others: If any item not stipulated(规定)in this lease, it shall be negotiated between the two parties, and supplement agreement will be signed.
Signature: _________ Signature: _________
Richard Zhang James Lee
The Landlord The Tenant
When shall the Tenant pay the rent?
On ______________________ of every month.