A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty in July 2022 to charges related to the death of a 9-month-old child he volunteered to babysit for his parents.
FOX 6 in Milwaukee reported that Antoni Cilla pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, but a felony charge of bail jumping was dismissed. The verdict is scheduled to be handed down on March 8th.
The department obtained the criminal complaint, which says a 9-month-old boy was admitted to the emergency department of Children’s Wisconsin, a children’s hospital in Milwaukee, on July 7, 2022, according to the report.
Upon arrival, the child was not breathing on his own, was unresponsive, and had injuries that were “life-threatening and highly concerning as child physical abuse.”
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Antoni Cilla pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety after a 9-month-old infant in his care was injured and later died in July 2022. Ta. (Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office)
Investigators spoke with the boy’s mother and learned that Shira had helped her and the boy’s father find employment at their workplace.
The day before the child was taken to the hospital, Shira decided to take time off from work and volunteer to watch the child while the parents went to work. That morning, he picked up his father and mother, was given a diaper bag with diapers, clothes, wipes and formula, drove the couple to work, and then returned home to care for the boy.
According to court documents, Shira picked up the couple from work around 4:30 p.m. that day, and the mother noticed the child’s “breathing was abnormal” and that she was “in a daze as her labor progressed.” added.
She also discovered a bruise on the inside of the child’s right arm that wasn’t there before she left her son with Sheila.
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The mother asked Shira about her son’s breathing, but Shira claimed the child had just fallen asleep and that she didn’t know what caused the bruises on her son’s arms, according to court documents.
That night, the mother tried to interact with her 9-month-old son, but he “remained lethargic and unresponsive,” and his breathing worsened, according to court documents.
Sheila allegedly said the mother was overreacting when she indicated she wanted to take the child to the hospital.
Around 5:30 a.m. the next day, the mother noticed her son’s breathing, almost snoring, and believed he was okay. But 15 minutes later, Shira realized her child was not breathing and woke her mother.
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Antoni Cilla, who pleaded guilty, will be sentenced on March 8th. (St. Petersburg)
Police said the complaint states the boy’s skin was pale, his lips were blue and he was not breathing. Shira also said, “I made a mistake and said, ‘This is my fault.'”
Detectives told Cilla that he “admitted jumping the child on his lap and lifting the child over his head, but continued to deny abusing the child.” conveyed the seriousness of the child’s condition, adding that the child could die. The complaint states:
When police interviewed Shira on July 8, he claimed to have dropped the car seat with the child in it down the front steps. He landed on his side when the car seat collapsed, but he confirmed the child was uninjured and appeared to be OK.
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Police said in the complaint that this was the first time Shira had disclosed the fall.
The Milwaukee Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on the child and said the injuries were consistent with serious injury. blunt force trauma To head.
