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Kimberly Cantos, the mother of 3-year-old Ginelis Jimenez who was brutally beaten to death by her father, pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child because she never took Ginelis to the doctor for the previous abuse. Her lawyer yesterday claimed that Cantos too was the victim of Michael Jimenez saying, "She was controlled by fear. She was rendered powerless. He beat her. He choked her." Meanwhile Jimenez was placed on suicide watch after an alleged attempt to hang himself. A police source also revealed what the "misbehavior" was that set off Jimenez, "She was toilet trained and she had an accident and her father said he lost it."

A Brooklyn three-year-old's death has led to the police to charge her father with murder and her mother with endangering the welfare of a child. Little Ginelis Jiminez, who weighed only 24 pounds, was allegedly punched in the chest by her father Michael Jimenez, who later grabbed her causing her to fall against the side of a tub. He later beat her in a chair until she passed out. Her mother Kimberly Cantos, according to WNBC, "is alleged to have heard her daughter’s arm snap and then her scream," but did nothing (Cantos apparently didn't take the girl to the hospital after previous beatings). The child died at Interfaith Hospital. Their 1-year-old son, who was once thrown against a toilet, is now in ACS custody. It's unclear if ACS had previous contact with the family.