Mom arraigned in beating of 3-year-old girl

The mother of a 3-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten to death by her father was arraigned Friday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child.Kimberly Centos, 23, appeared in court one day after

News 12 Staff

Aug 15, 2008, 11:45 PM

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The mother of a 3-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten to death by her father was arraigned Friday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child.Kimberly Centos, 23, appeared in court one day after her daughter, Ginelis Jimenez, was found unconscious and unresponsive in the couple?s apartment at 145 MacDougal St. Police say the toddler was savagely beaten by the girl?s father, 24-year-old Michael Jimenez. When Centos came home from work, she discovered her daughter with severe injuries to her head and torso. The girl?s ribs were also fractured. Centos? aunt, Myda Can, says Jimenez admitted to the girl?s mother that he killed the child. ?From what we hear, he turned on the music really loud and told Kimberly that our baby was no longer with us,? Can says. Jimenez then attempted to take his own life, and is now on suicide watch in the hospital. He faces second-degree murder charges.The assistant DA says Centos watched as Jiminez broke the child?s arm during an earlier incident, and failed to seek medical help when her clavicle bone was broken months later.A medical examiner reported that Ginelis died of Battered Child Syndrome, weighing just 24 pounds at the time of her death.?Kimberly was a great mom,? Can says, ?[She was] just going through a really bad domestic violence.?The couple also has a 1-year-old son, who was hospitalized as a result of alleged abuse. On Friday, the judge legally barred Centos from being in contact with the child. The bail for Centos? release was set at $25,000.


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