Woman arrested in death of her 9-month-old baby in South LA

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Monday, May 7, 2018

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles police have arrested a woman in connection with the death of her 9-month-old baby in South Los Angeles.

Police were first alerted Saturday night when they were called to a local hospital on a report of an injured baby.

The child was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The coroner's office identified the infant as Selena Galvez-Gonzalez, who was nine-and-a-half months old.

The injury happened in the area of the 4900 block of South Figueroa Street.

The mother's name and details of the incident have not been released.

DEVELOPING: This story will be updated.