In re N.M. CA2/8

FACTS

Father and mother B.G. lived together with their son, N.M., who was born in 2012, and mother’s two older girls. The family came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) on May 5, 2015, when father was arrested in the wake of a domestic violence incident. According to the police report, father had been drinking with a friend, and mother and father had a heated argument. Father “threw objects inside the master bathroom and broke the medicine cabinet mirror,” and punched mother on the left side of her face, causing bruising. The two girls heard the arguing, but said they did not witness the incident. N.M. was too young to make a statement. The police report stated that both girls “appeared scared and did not want to talk.” Father said this about the incident: “I can’t remember. I was drunk. She’s [mother] always arguing with me like that. She was bugging the Hell out of me man. I was taking a shower, I was telling her, ‘Get outta here!’ She changed the Wi-Fi passcode

All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise specified.

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