Defense Claims 11-Year-Old Died from Bathtub Fall

The mother accused of murdering her 11-year-old daughter says the child died from a fall in the bathroom. Anthony Baratta, lawyer for Florencia Vazquez claims that his client's daughter Alejandra had been standing on the bathroom tub edge to hang a shower curtain when she fell on October 20. Baratta says Vazquez checked on the girl repeatedly throughout the week, even calling a doctor at one point, and called 911 this past Sunday when she began foaming at the mouth. However, prosecutors say that Vazquez confessed to fatally beating Alejandra on October 23 (after hours of police questioning) and leaving her body for days. Earlier reports said that 911 was called only when a man came to rent a room this past Sunday and saw the girl's body. The ME's office said that Alejandra had injuries all over body, calling her a victim of child abuse.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 29, 2008 3:23 PM

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jessecal

She must have fallen from 10,000 feet!

HUGO_MEGO

Welcome to Barack HUSSEIN Obama's Amerika.

NannyState

The Medical Examiner's Office has seen too many examples of this kind of violent, hideous abuse. These sleazebag murderers always try to make up an excuse and they always get proven wrong. Fess up, bitch, your life is over anyway.

pete

How could someone beat their own child over and over and take it so casually?

Wanting an abortion but your too stubborn and stupid to ignore your ethnic customs (catholic), so you just treat your kids like hell, let the govt raise them, and beat them to death, "hey, I didn't do anything wrong, god made her "misbehave" to test me if I am a good parent that will discipline her"

Snoopy

I can just imagine her explaining to the potential renter. "Oh that body, it's just my daughter. Don't mind her."

How could someone beat their own child over and over and take it so casually?

Mr Mel

Desperation.

Steven

What a joke of a defense. Lie in court and commit perjury.

This should be an open and shut case.

dreamking

"Earlier reports said that 911 was called only when a man came to rent a room this past Sunday and saw the girl's body."

Let no crime or tragedy get in the way of base commerce...WTF?