Details emerge in newborn death as couple appear in court
“The baby was killed about 12 hours after it was born,” said Stacy Ratner, a supervising attorney in the major crimes unit of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors say his name was Diego Villa-Torralba
The DA’s Office charged the pair with murder and assault on a child causing death. The Ventura County Public Defender’s Office was appointed to represent Torralba Camacho, 20, and Conflict Defense Associates was appointed to represent Villa, 21.
The co-defendants did not enter a plea Tuesday. The arraignment hearing was continued to Aug. 19 at the request of their attorneys.