A 13-year-old boy has been accused of killing his sister because her crying interrupted a video game he was playing.
Crystian Rivera is alleged to have shaken his nine-month-old sister so hard she suffered a serious brain injury and fractured skull.
The Oklahoma teen allegedly told police he was angry because the baby's cries distracted him from his game and caused his character to die.
She had started crying after falling over in their family apartment, the affidavit said. After violently shaking the infant, named Linda Walleska Beletzuy, he told police he put her back in her cot so he could continue to play on his console.
An arrest report revealed that Rivera said his sister continued to cry and eventually fell asleep.His parents discovered the seriously injured child when they returned home from work and rushed the baby to hospital.Rivera was initially arrested on a child abuse charge, but this was upgraded to murder after the infant died on August 19th.
Police had first been called to the Deaconess Children’s hospital in Oklahoma City because the baby's injuries did not match the explanation offered by the parents.
The baby girl had a skull fracture with blood clots that were compressing her brain. Doctors concluded the injuries were caused from her being violently shaken.
The baby's mother told investigators the infant had fallen off the bed at their home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She also said the baby fell from the passenger seat of their vehicle to the floorboard a few days before - but denied being present either time when her daughter fell.
After doctors said the baby's injuries were not consistent with an accidental fall detectives spoke with two other children in the home.
The baby's parents then told police Rivera was left to look after the baby for more than six hours while they were both at work.
Police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said Rivera was arrested on a child abuse complaint, but later taken to the Oklahoma County jail and booked on a murder complaint after the girl died.She is being held without bond and is being treated as an adult in this case.
Wardlow said the parents are not being investigated for any wrongdoing.
'There is nothing illegal about leaving a child in the care of a 13-year-old,' Wardlow said.
'They had no idea this was going to happen. They were not arrested, and we don't anticipate that.'
Crystian Rivera is alleged to have shaken his nine-month-old sister so hard she suffered a serious brain injury and fractured skull.
The Oklahoma teen allegedly told police he was angry because the baby's cries distracted him from his game and caused his character to die.
Crystian Rivera is in the Oklahoma County Jail, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his sister
An arrest report revealed that Rivera said his sister continued to cry and eventually fell asleep.His parents discovered the seriously injured child when they returned home from work and rushed the baby to hospital.Rivera was initially arrested on a child abuse charge, but this was upgraded to murder after the infant died on August 19th.
Police had first been called to the Deaconess Children’s hospital in Oklahoma City because the baby's injuries did not match the explanation offered by the parents.
The baby girl had a skull fracture with blood clots that were compressing her brain. Doctors concluded the injuries were caused from her being violently shaken.
Tragic scene: The baby girl became seriously ill at the family home in Oklahoma City
Doctors told officers the 9-month-old had serious injuries that did not match the explanation the girl's parents had given
She also said the baby fell from the passenger seat of their vehicle to the floorboard a few days before - but denied being present either time when her daughter fell.
After doctors said the baby's injuries were not consistent with an accidental fall detectives spoke with two other children in the home.
The baby's parents then told police Rivera was left to look after the baby for more than six hours while they were both at work.
The teen is being held at Oklahoma County Jail
Wardlow said the parents are not being investigated for any wrongdoing.
'There is nothing illegal about leaving a child in the care of a 13-year-old,' Wardlow said.
'They had no idea this was going to happen. They were not arrested, and we don't anticipate that.'
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