A 10-year-old boy died after being tortured by his mother and brothers

By AP

4 July 2018-08h23

A 10-year-old boy from Southern California went without food and was tortured for days before his death, and sometimes his siblings and the sisters were the ones who mistreated him, according to court documents. Prosecutors have already accused the mother and her boyfriend of murder.

KNBC TV reported on Tuesday that the court documents detailed repeated abuses against Anthony Avalos at his home in Lancaster for five or six days before his death on March 21. June

Torture involves hitting the child on the floor, putting a belt and rope on her, pouring hot sauce into her mouth and forbidding her to go to the bathroom, according to the rules. documents.

and they were forced to be part of the abuse. According to the documents, they forced the other children to fight with Anthony and made them watch "kneel".

"In a moment, Anthony could not walk, he was unconscious lying on the floor of his room. He did not receive medical attention and could not eat alone, "Jonathan Hatami, an assistant district attorney in Los Angeles, wrote in a court case.

The police went to the child's home a day before his death at the hospital. His mother said that the boy had fallen from the stairs.

Heather Maxine Barron, 28, and her boyfriend Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 32, are charged with torture and murder. In one petition, Hatami said that when the child was transported to the hospital, his heart had stopped beating and that he had brain bleeds. 19659006] County Child Protection Authorities received a dozen reports of suspected child abuse from 2013 to 2016. Anthony was removed from his home for several months when the children reports of abuse have been verified. He returned home after family members received counseling, authorities said.

After Anthony's death, the authorities sent the remaining eight siblings, aged from 11 months to 12 years, with social workers

. If found guilty, the mother could spend at least 22 years in prison and her boyfriend 32, and both face life imprisonment.

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