La Joya Woman Charged With Murdering Her Nephew
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) – A La Joya woman believed to weigh at least 800 pounds has been charged with capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old nephew.
Myra Lizbeth Rosales initially told authorities she fell on Eliseo Gonzalez Jr. while he was left in her care. He was pronounced dead March 18.
But Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe TreviIno says an autopsy found the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. A coroner found the boy had at least two skull fractures.
Rosales was arraigned Wednesday in her home by a justice of the peace. Rosales was freed on a personal recognizance bond due to her weight-related physical disabilities.
The victim’s mother, Jamie Lee Rosales, is held on $50,000 bond on a charge of injury to a child for leaving the boy with someone not able to care for him.
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