Albuquerque woman and her boyfriend accused of child abuse

Authorities say an Albuquerque woman and her boyfriend are accused of child abuse after her baby son was hospitalized in critical condition.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court, 35-year-old Florencio Mendoza called police Monday afternoon to say his girlfriend allegedly planned to hurt her 1-year-old son.

The Albuquerque Journal reports 24-year-old Dahn Liedy allegedly beat and kicked the baby and doctors had to induce a coma to treat him.

Police say they went to Leidy’s apartment and found the infant semi-conscious with bruises on his face, neck and chest and a cut on the side of his lip.

An ambulance took the baby to a hospital, where doctors say they discovered a bleeding laceration to his liver and other signs of blunt force trauma on his body.