CA - Mom kills daughter, 6 mos, throws herself & son out 2nd story landing, Upland, 25 Feb 2019

[JerseyGirl]

Tierra Ortega, 24, was booked for investigation of homicide, attempted homicide and child abuse resulting in death.

A neighbor called 911 to report that a child was screaming or crying and then saw the woman was holding the child on a second-story landing. "The mother proceeded to release the toddler, who fell to the ground below. Upon officers arriving on scene, they noticed the child on the floor and the mother subsequently jumped from the second story landing head first," a police statement said.

Police then checked the second-story apartment and found the woman's approximately 7-month-old daughter inside. She wasn't breathing. Her breathing was restored but she died at a hospital.

Mother suspected of killing baby, tossing son from landing

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Upland mother accused of killing her six-month-old daughter and throwing her 19-month-old son off of the second-floor landing of their apartment building pleaded not guilty to assault on a child causing death and attempted murder on Friday, March 1.

The girl, identified as Ezlynn Xariah Ortega, had suffered a fatal skull fracture. The boy, as of Wednesday, the last time his condition was publicly disclosed, was in stable condition with a broken foot.

Ortega is scheduled to return to court on March 11 for a preliminary hearing, to determine whether evidence supports a trial.

California mom accused of killing 1 child, tossing another from a second-story landing, pleads not guilty

 

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(Ezlynn Xariah Ortega)