CHANDLER, AZ – A 21-year-old man is in custody for allegedly throwing his girlfriend's 2-year-old girl onto concrete ground, critically injuring the child.
Police said Jeremiahs Aguilar admitted to police that he threw the toddler because she wouldn't stop crying.
On Saturday, Josepha Talavara, 20, allegedly called 9-1-1 and said her daughter was unresponsive.
Police responded to her home near Chandler Boulevard and Fresno Street where they discovered the child in critical condition.
The victim was transported to a local hospital and later airlifted to a trauma center, according to police.
As of late Monday, she remained on life support with several skull fractures.
Officers arrested Aguilar and booked him on a charge of felony child abuse. Police also discovered that he was an undocumented immigrant.
Talavara is also being investigated for possible involvement in the abuse of the child, according to police.
