A Long Beach father and his wife were arrested this week on suspicion of torturing and killing his 14-month-old daughter, authorities said.
Long Beach detectives began an investigation on Nov. 7 after the girl had been admitted to a hospital unresponsive and showing signs of trauma, police said.
Later that day, the medical staff told detectives that the child was on life support and would not survive, police said. The child, identified by the medical examiner’s office as Tilly Servin, died three days later.
After two weeks of investigation, homicide detectives determined there had been ongoing abuse to the child and that her death was the result of that, police said.
They arrested Alfredo Munoz, 40, and Kelly Munoz, 33, on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Kelly Munoz was the child’s stepmother.
They were both booked into jail on suspicion of murder, torture and child abuse causing death, police said. The couple was being held without the possibility of bail, according to inmate records.
Detectives planned to present their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office next week for filing consideration, police said.