Infant Killed by Stepfather During World Cup
Posted By San Antonio Criminal Defense Attorney on Jul 16, 2010 4:35pm PDT
Police have arrested a man from McAllen on a homicide charge. He allegedly beat his 2 year old step-daughter to death because she was crying during the World Cup match between the U.S. and Ghana.
28 year old Hector Castro has not yet been formally charged, but police say that it will likely be for capital murder. In Texas, capital murder is the only crime which can result in the death penalty. Castro is an illegal immigrant and as such it is unlikely that he will be able to be sentenced to death row.
The police report states that the infant girl was covered in bruises and cuts and suffered several broken ribs that indicate severe abuse. It also appears as if a screw was pushed down her throat posthumously, likely an effort to make her death appear accidental. Young children are known to put items in their mouths and then accidentally choke to death. The girl died of a combination of suffocation and her injuries.
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