Without seeking medical aid, the mother put the infant back into her crib and went to sleep, according to the report. Rivera-Perez said the baby’s eyes were crossed, there was swelling on the infant’s face, the baby’s body was limp and she was wheezing, the mother told investigators. She said Babilonia handed the infant back to her and went to sleep, according to the report.
The mother said she heard a thud “similar to the sound of someone’s body striking a surface,” the report says. The mother said that she heard water running through the partially open door, and heard choking and gurgling sounds, and also heard Babilonia telling the child “to keep calm and shut up numerous times,” the police report says. The baby hit the floor face first, the mother reported, and Babilonia picked up the child and ran to the bathroom. The two parents passed the baby back and forth in a calming attempt, and at one point, Babilonia dropped the baby, and the infant’s forehead hit the side of the crib, the mother told police, according to the report. The police report, released Friday, quotes Rivera-Perez as telling detectives that the infant was restless and crying. Babilonia has two children with another woman in Puerto Rico, said his lawyer, Senior Assistant Public Defender Mary Elizabeth Ahern. The mother has lived in the state for eight months, and the father for three months, said the assistant state bail commissioner. The couple live on Ashley Street in Hartford. Rivera-Perez said she did not need an interpreter, while Babilonia was aided by the court interpreter. The case was transferred to the court’s upper division, and their next appearance was set for June 8. Flanked by marshals and their lawyer, each appeared stunned and answered the judge in a whisper. Superior Court Judge Matthew Budzik set bail at $500,000 for the mother, 20-year-old Ashley Rivera-Perez, and at $750,000 for the father, Edwin Babilonia, 23, and both were taken back to jail after the arraignments. The public defender for the father said he maintains the baby’s injuries were “purely accidental” and that the father loves the infant and his two older children back in Puerto Rico. Police said additional charges could be filed. The couple also was charged with intentional cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor. In court, the prosecutor added a first-degree assault charge in what she said was a “heinous” case. Deputy Chief Brian Foley earlier in the day said the infant’s injuries were not survivable.
The public defender for the father told The Courant that the baby died shortly after the court hearing, but police officials Friday evening said they had not heard that. There was confusion late Friday afternoon over whether the baby had died. HARTFORD - Handcuffed and shackled at the ankles, their faces ashen, the parents of a 6-week-old infant who was brought to the hospital with mortal injuries were arraigned one after the other in Superior Court on Friday.
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