Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Rosa P.

Rosa P. (mother) appeals a dispositional order entered by the juvenile court with respect to minors Karen R. (1987), Alvaro R. (1992) and Jennifer R. (1994).

Factual and Procedural Background

At the adjudication hearing in March of 2001, Karen R. testified that she previously lived with her maternal grandmother in Guatemala until approximately two years ago when she moved here at the age of 11 years to be with mother and father.

On January 2, 2001, Karen R. was babysitting her younger siblings, Alvaro R. and Jennifer R., as she frequently does. At approximately 10:00 p.m., mother and father returned home from work. Karen R. was in the bathroom. Father began to bang loudly on the bathroom door and called Karen R. a “bitch.” When Karen R. opened the door, mother and father grabbed Karen R. by the hair, threw her to the floor of their bedroom and began to kick her. Father kicked Karen R. approximately five times. Mother kicked Karen R. “about three times.” Father also punched Karen R. in the face and body, struck and strangled her with a jump rope and said he was going to kill her. Mother struck Karen R. and called her a “bitch.” Mother got an electric shaver and plugged…