New details on the suspects arrested after police found toddler’s remains
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – There are new developments in the case of two suspects arrested after police found a toddler’s remains last week.
A two-year-old found dead in a Yuma home, now his mother and her boyfriend are behind bars charged with first-degree murder.
Along with the murder charge, both suspects were also booked on one count of abandoning or concealing dead body parts.
“They deserve to be in there. They deserve to rot in jail,” said Ethan Aguerro, father of the suspected dead child.
The suspects are being held at the Yuma County Detention Center on a bond of $2 million.
“Through the investigation, remains were located, within the residence that goes with the size of a two-year-old, taken into custody were the biological mother and her boyfriend,” said Sgt. Lori Franklin with Yuma Police Department Public Affairs.
Aguerro believes that child is his son Kano Aguerro. He says he has not seen his son since March despite making several attempts to do so.
“When I heard about the news, I just completely broke down. I was just in so much pain, I was just crying so much, I was screaming, I was yelling, ‘I just wish that it wasn’t real, I just think it’s all a dream,’ but it’s not,” said Aguerro.
We asked the police when the child may have died and if there were any physical signs of abuse on the boy’s body, but police say the case is still under investigation.
Meanwhile, the mother and the boyfriend are set to appear in court on June 3 where they will face formal charges.
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“I could really use the help. I’ve never done any of this before, so…I’m not really sure what to do. It’s just whatever people can help me with, whatever they can donate, it’s very much appreciated,” Aguerro says.
The investigation is ongoing, and if anyone has any information regarding the case, call YPD at (928) 373-4700 or 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.