NEVADA- A woman has been arrested and charged after being accused of killing her 4-year-old son.
EMT’s were called to a Nevada home on Friday around 6 p.m. about a 4-year-old boy who was unresponsive, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says in a statement.
The boy was taken to a nearby Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to the statement, “Physicians examined the victim and found injuries consistent with abuse.”
Investigators learned that the boy was in the care of his step-mother, Patricia Atalig, 29, while his father was at work. They believe that the boy sustained a head injury early Friday.
A cause of death, and the victims name hasn’t been released yet by the Coroner’s office.
Atalig has been charged with open murder and child abuse resulting in death.
She’s currently being held in jail without bail.
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