A SICK mother was arrested for allegedly torturing her four-month-old baby girl.
Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton, 36, is suspected of taping her daughter’s mouth shut, tying her hands behind her back, and viciously burning her face.
A mother was arrested for allegedly torturing her baby (stock photo)[/caption]
The mother allegedly held her child over a cooking pot (stock photo)[/caption]
The mother is charged with child torture and two counts of aggravated child abuse, NBC affiliate KSL reported.
Hurtado-Breton was brought into Salt Lake County after the Division of Child and Family Services contacted the Unified police on September 30.
The DCFS reported that a baby girl was taken to the Primary Children’s Hospital with severe injuries.
“The child also has several bone fractures and a brain bleed and several other injuries in different phases of healing,” a police booking affidavit states.
The baby’s father told police that Hurtado-Breton “was trying to do a home remedy on the 4-month-old when she received burns on her face.”
“The father stated Lizbeth told him she held the baby over steam, then wiped the baby’s face with a napkin, which wiped off skin,” according to the affidavit.
“The father reported there was a time when he returned home from work (and) found tape covering the baby’s mouth.
“(The father) asked the mother, Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton, why there was tape on (the girl’s) mouth and Lizbeth stated she would not stop crying.”
The unnamed father also claimed to have seen the child’s mother taping the four-month-old’s arms behind her back.
“The father reported witnessing Lizbeth shoving a baby bottle down the baby’s face causing the baby to choke on the milk and not be able to breathe,” the affidavit continues.
“The father was able to provide photos of the baby with tape on the mouth, a video of the mother force-feeding the baby (and) a photo of the arm where he believed the tape had been.”
The father went on to say that he believed the circumstances would have been different if their child were a boy.
“The father stated Lizbeth wished the baby would have been a boy and believes this is why Lizbeth has been so awful to the baby and not awful to the older siblings.”
Hurtado-Breton allegedly said she must have held her child over the humidifier for too long, police say.
The father stated Lizbeth wished the baby would have been a boy and believes this is why Lizbeth has been so awful to the baby and not awful to the older siblings.
Police affidavit
However, police noted that the “humidifier” was actually a “cooking pot.”
“Lizbeth said her hands were feeling ‘very hot’ while she did this but she did not think about how the steam would feel on (the girl’s) face,” the police affidavit continued.
“Lizbeth stated she had brought the water to a boil to create the steam.”
The mother allegedly stated the baby would not eat.
“Lizbeth said the ‘easiest thing’ to do was to put medical tape over (the girl’s) mouth to hold her pacifier in place in her mouth.”
Hurtado-Breton was arrested after her conversation with law enforcement.
