BRYAN MIGUEL OSCEOLA - 11 months - / Charged:Mother, Catalina Marista Bruno - Miami, FL

Mother charged in death of 11-month-old boy



Catalina Marista Bruno reportedly left boy in car



Published On: May 17 2013 06:11:11 PM EDT

Updated On: May 18 2013 12:00:00 AM EDT

MIAMI - The mother of a 11-month-old boy who was found unresponsive in West Miami-Dade County Thursday was charged in connection with his death. Court records show she was out on bond for a charge of child neglect when she was arrested Just after 4 p.m. Thursday, rescue crews were dispatched to 1071 Southwest 150th Place.

According to investigators, 30-year-old Catalina Marista Bruno, the child's mother, placed the boy, Bryan Miguel Osceola, in a child seat in the rear passenger side of the vehicle and drove home. When she got home, she left Bryan in the car.

A while later, the boy's father, Amos Osceola (pictured below), asked about the child. Bruno then recalled leaving him inside the vehicle, police said.



Investigators say Osceola immediately ran outside and found Bryan unresponsive in the car seat. He took him to a nearby Miami-Dade Fire Rescue station for medical attention.

Byran was then taken to Kendall Regional Hospital. He had a body temperature of 109 degrees.

Bruno was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. She's scheduled to make her first appearance in court Saturday.

"[I'm] really surprised because this is a nice neighborhood," said Leo Bonilla, a neighbor. "Northing really happens here. Like I said, it is really quiet here and everybody knows each other close by and it is really sad to hear that."

According to an arrest affidavit, in Nov. 2012, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper found Bruno passed out behind the wheel of her sport utility vehicle on Southwest 8th Street about seven miles west of Krome Avenue. The SUV was still in gear, reported the arresting officer, and her then 5-month-old boy was found face down between the front seats. The boy was uninjured in the incident and released to Bruno's sister.

Bruno was charged with child neglect, driving under the influence while accompanied by a minor, and a seat restraint violation. She has also been arrested for battery, cocaine possession, and driving on a suspended license since 2007.

The Department of Children and Families has a history with the family.


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Mother charged in death of 11-month-old boy appears in bond court


Catalina Marista Bruno reportedly left boy in car


Published On: May 18 2013 07:35:01 PM EDT

Updated On: May 18 2013 11:30:09 PM EDT

MIAMI - The woman charged in the death of her 11-month-old son appeared in bond court Saturday morning.

Stoned-faced and silent, 30-year-old Catalina Marista Bruno faced felony charges and faced the brutal details about her dead son.
"He would've been one on May 31, but she left him in the car and allowed him to die."

According to investigators, Bruno placed the boy, Bryan Miguel Osceola, in a child seat in the rear passenger side of the vehicle and drove home. When she got home, she left Bryan in the car, strapped into his car seat, seared by the blazing sun.

"...With a core temperature of 109," added Judge Andrew S. Hague. "Leaving the child, a can of beer and her purse inside the car, the child remained strapped in the car."

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A while later, the boy's father, Amos Osceola asked about the child. Bruno then recalled leaving him inside the vehicle, police said.
Investigators say Osceola immediately ran outside and found Bryan unresponsive in the car seat. He took him to a nearby Miami-Dade Fire Rescue station for medical attention.

Prosecutors revealed Saturday that Bruno was actually out on bond and on a suspended license when her son died. That case, six months ago, was for another felony DUI, when she allegedly passed out drunk with that same child face down between the front seats.

Police have seen her before, mugshot after mugshot show her facing charges of battery, intoxication, cocaine possession and driving
on a suspended license.

The court said it was concerned enough to keep her behind bars until trial, something rarely seen in cases like this.

"Take her into custody, no bond," said Hague.

After ten minutes of the charges, details and custody judgement, Bruno left as quietly as she arrived.

"At this point, we have no further comments," Bruno's attorney said. Her own attorney leaving with a quiet mouth, and her own mother leaving with a covered face.

Bruno has two other children, a 4-year-old and a 10-year-old. The judge also ruled that she is not to have any contact with them if she does somehow get out.

Those children were safely with their father on Saturday.

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She should not have been allowed to be alone with this poor baby.