In re A.T. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

This matter came to the attention of the Department in April 2024, after A.T. was taken into protective custody by law enforcement following the arrest of Mother and Father for suspected armed robbery. According to the pertinent investigative report, on March 1, 2024, law enforcement was notified of a robbery at a shopping mall parking lot. Officers responded to the parking lot and interviewed the victim. The victim stated that, after buying baby clothes at the mall, she was placing her shopping bag and her infant in her car when she was

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 approached from behind by two people. Mother—whom the victim recognized because Mother previously dated the victim’s brother— began punching and pushing the victim. A male accomplice, who was wearing a black ski mask and carrying a baby “during the entire incident,” soon joined in the pushing and punching. The victim fell to the ground. The male perpetrator reached into her pocket and removed cash, her iPhone, and car keys. He then reached into the backseat and grabbed the shopping bag. As the victim tried to retrieve her keys, Mother yelled, “Shoot her!”…