Lancaster abuse case: 911 call made day before boy died released

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A judge unsealed grand jury transcripts and audio Monday in the case of a Lancaster boy who was allegedly abused and murdered by his mother and her boyfriend.

The call was made by Heather Barron, the mother of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos. She made it the day before her son died in June.
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She and her boyfriend, Kareem Leiva, are accused of beating, starving and torturing Anthony.

During the 911 call, Barron stated her son wasn't breathing after he'd been vomiting and bleeding.
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Dispatcher: "Okay...and you need some help today? What happened?"
Barron: "My son! My 10-year-old son."
Dispatcher: "Okay."
Barron: "He went to sleep, and he woke up, and he felt, like, unresponsive"
Dispatcher: "Okay, listen. Does he have a fever?"
Barron: "No, he doesn't have a fever."
Dispatcher: "Is he breathing?"
Barron: "He isn't breathing."
Dispatcher: "Okay, listen to me."
Barron: "He's blue. Please!"

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In an interview with detectives, Leiva described beating Avalos with a belt, pushing him and holding him down on the carpet. At one point, he even said everything was his fault.

A trial date has not been set. Barron and Leiva are being held on $2 million bail each.
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