An unlawful immigrant accused of savagely beating his 2-month-old daughter to dying on Lengthy Island did so as a result of he couldn’t get her to cease crying, prosecutors stated.
Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin, 20, pleaded not responsible in court docket Wednesday afternoon to allegedly flying right into a violent rage on March 7 — leaving his toddler daughter, Liseyda, with a number of damaged ribs, bruises on her head, a dislocated backbone, and extreme hemorrhaging in her neck.
Throughout Wednesday’s listening to, the decide grilled the baby-killer in disgust as prosecutors broke down how the enraged father of two was alone along with his kids when he snapped because of the continuous crying.
“In the long run, he couldn’t take it anymore,” Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly advised reporters.
Rabanales-Pretzantzin allegedly grabbed his hysterical daughter and slapped her within the face a number of occasions, punched her within the abdomen repeatedly, after which picked her up and began violently shaking.
He then allegedly threw her onto the mattress, the place he pressed each of his fists into her tiny physique with all of his physique weight, ultimately killing her.
After brutally murdering his daughter, he introduced her physique to the house of a neighbor, who referred to as 911 and rushed her to the hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless, officers stated.
First responders have been initially advised that Liseyda choked on method, however Rabanales-Pretzantzin rapidly modified his story, telling police he had fallen asleep holding her and she or he fell up and doing onto the ground.
Finally, police laid out the proof and have been capable of get the daddy to admit, admitting to every part the prosecution advised the decide.
Liseyda’s post-mortem revealed that the toddler additionally had prior rib fractures in therapeutic, possible pointing to earlier abuse, in accordance with the DA.
His different little one, a 14-month-old who was in the home on the time of his sister’s dying, confirmed no indicators of abuse and is now along with his mom, in accordance with the DA.
“He was given the reward of a ravishing little woman, and on March 7, he returned that reward bloodied, crushed, and lifeless,” Donnelly stated.
Rabanales-Pretzantzin, is an unlawful migrant from Guatemala, although Nassau officers don’t need him deported.
“He’s within the nation illegally, however he will likely be saved right here in Nassau County and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the legislation,” Donnelly stated.
She acknowledged it’s in the end as much as the federal authorities whether or not or not he will get deported earlier than he stands trial, however Donnelly stated her workplace and the feds are working collectively on this case and have each intention of making an attempt to convict him right here.
Rabanales-Pretzantzin is at the moment being held with out bail and due again in court docket Could 6.
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