Obese relative may have crushed toddler
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) - March 21, 2008 nvestigators believe the woman fell on the child, who was
pronounced dead Tuesday, said Bobby Contreras, Hidalgo County
justice of the peace.
"It didn't look like there was any foul play from what I saw,"
he said.
An autopsy was scheduled, with the cause of death to be released
Monday.
Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino, who called the death
"suspicious," said he would wait for an announcement on the cause
before deciding whether to file charges.
The child was believed to have been dropped off by his mother to
spend the day with the bedridden relative, The McAllen Monitor
reported Friday.
