A Michigan mother was arrested after her 18-month-old daughter suffocated between the truck seat and the door, while her siblings prepared lunch for her husband alone.
Angelica Linda Arechiga, 27, of Michigan, is accused of sending her child into a car after the October 2024 incident, according to Target 8. She said she had sent her child into a car and was charged with abuse, according to Target 8.
Authorities claimed she left her daughter Juliet Magdelena, unsupervised in the October 9 pickup truck, ubiquitous for 15 minutes, when parked on South Street, South Hall Street, Grand Rapids A grocery store.
“Angelica left Juliet, an 18-month-old child who was unrestrained for 15 minutes in the vehicle without supervision without adult supervision, which caused an unreasonable risk of injury or injury to Juliet, leading to her de@th, which is a possible reason to target 8 states to obtain affidavit.
Magdelena’s cause of @th was ruled as “suffocating by wedge”, and in the accidental way de@th was ruled as “suffocating”.
Arechiga faces up to 15 years in prison.
Authorities say this is the first time that anyone in Kent County has been charged.
After being arrested last week, she said to Target 8’s speech, Arechiga burst into tears, insisting that it was a tragic accident.
She cried, “I just wanted people to know that it was an accident.” “Yes, I could have done something different that day. But I learned what I learned from my mistakes. If I could go back in time to change things, I will, but I can’t.”
She was reportedly arraigned in the Grand Rapids District Court and released on a personal endorsement margin.
Kent County Attorney Chris Becker warned that cars that leave children unattended are dangerous.
“When the kids are alone in the vehicle, something terrible can happen.” Becker told Target 8.
The first responder described the painful scene when he arrived and revealed that when the caregiver arrived, the child had only one “weak” pulse.
A grocery worker witnessed the immediate consequences and told Target 8: “This is the most sad thing. When (mom) said (Juliet) was playing with her sister (on the truck), I thought the sisters at least There are 6, 8 or 10 years old.
Witnesses in the store recall Arechiga screaming after finding her daughter in a truck in a coma.
“She just screamed,” one worker recalled.
“We were confused… (toddler) wearing strange dust on their hands, so we were like, ‘Maybe she was on the fries (suffocating)?’ So my cousin started patting her on the back , but when her mom was able to speak, she was like “No, no….
Magdelena’s online itu sued the young girl as a “love and sweet baby” who is a “dad’s girl” with a lively personality.
“Juliet is a loving and lovely baby. She is dad’s girl in all senses and always waits for him to come home to be the first to say hello to him.
“Julieta, watching everyone’s learning in her life.”
Arechiga is scheduled to appear in court in mid-February. She was released on her personal recognition bond.
