In re M.M.CA2/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. Referral; petition filed; M.M. ordered detained. On February 10, 2012, the Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) received an immediate referral from the Child Protection Hotline alleging that on February 3, 2012, at 3:00 a.m., mother had been a victim of domestic violence. According to the Los Angeles County Sherriff’s incident report, mother told Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan that father accused her of cheating, pushed her off the bed and punched her in the head and face numerous times with both fists. While mother telephoned 911, father produced a butcher knife and held it “right next to her chest in a threatening manner.” Mother feared father was going to stab her. Father ran from the house and drove away. Deputy Ryan noted mother had swelling to her nose and blood in her right nostril. Mother told the deputy she and father had been together for seven years and “there has been a lengthy history of domestic violence, however none that has been reported.” The report indicated Deputy Ryan booked into evidence mother’s written statement concerning the incident and the knife father used in the incident. A Commissioner approved a…