People v. Ingram CA3

BACKGROUND

I. Ingram began dating Eduardo Zamora in early 2009 and moved into his house with her five-year-old son Braeden in March of that year. Zamora lost his job in April, and Ingram withdrew Braeden from daycare so that Zamora could watch him during the day. Zamora’s physical abuse of Braeden began a few weeks later. Around that time, Braeden began urinating in bed and defecating in his pants, which prompted more abuse by Zamora. During the last month of Braeden’s life, Zamora beat him between 10 and 12 times. Each time, Ingram gave Braeden an analgesic and ice packs for the pain. About nine days before Braeden’s death, Zamora repeatedly hit him with a belt for defecating in his pants. When Ingram showered Braeden afterwards, she saw numerous bruises on his back, buttocks, and legs in various stages of healing. Ingram observed “severe” bruising on Braeden three days and the night before his death. Braeden had injuries “pretty much everywhere,” and Ingram was “[v]ery concerned” for his safety. Nonetheless, she did not take Braeden to the doctor because she feared he would be taken from her; she also did not take him out in public out of concern that someone would call the…