In re S.Y. CA3

BACKGROUND

In December 2011 S.Y. (born May 2011) lived with her half siblings S.H. (born January 2007), A.H. (born February 2006), and P.G. (born February 2002), along with their mother A.R. and S.Y.’s father, S.D.Y. On December 29, 2011, mother and S.D.Y. brought S.H. into the emergency room for stomach pain. He had multiple bruises and scratches to the abdomen, upper extremities, back, neck, and face. S.H. was taken into surgery, where doctors determined he had sustained substantial internal injuries, including a ruptured intestine, half a gallon of bloody fluid in the abdomen, multiple bruises to the intestines, a bruised spleen, and hematomas to the left and right colon. The injuries were caused by numerous hits of some kind to the abdominal area. Mother and S.D.Y. were arrested and jailed on felony child abuse charges. The minors were taken into protective custody, and the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (HSA) filed a dependency petition alleging serious physical harm, failure to protect, severe physical abuse, no provision for support, and abuse of a sibling. (§ 300, subds. (a), (b), (g), (e) & (j).) The minors were detained in January 2012. The juvenile court…