In Re Karen G.

Karen G. appeals from the jurisdictional and dispositional order adjudicating her a dependent and returning her to her mother under a plan of family maintenance. Subsequent events, however, have caused her counsel to seek a dismissal of the appeal. We grant the request to dismiss.

FACTS

Karen G. was 15 months old when she was admitted to Saddleback Hospital with a spiral fracture to her femur in May 2003. Further examination revealed a healing skull fracture, a healing bum to her hand, and an older fracture to her arm. The injuries were diagnosed as “suspicious for non-accidental trauma.” Karen’s only caretakers were her mother; her aunt, Vianey G.; and her uncle, Manuel G. None of them had a satisfactory explanation for the injuries.

The mother explained she lay down with Karen around 9:00 p.m., and they fell asleep in one of the two twin beds that were pushed together. The mother got up shortly after midnight to go to work, leaving Karen sleeping in the bed. Around 1:00 a.m., Manuel heard Karen crying and found her facedown on the carpeted floor of the bedroom. Her body was at a right angle to the two beds, with her feet near the space between them. He picked her up…