EVELYN JASMINE RICARDO - 1 Month - Indianapolis - IN

Police arrested an Indianapolis man Wednesday in the death of his 1-month-old daughter.Emmanuel
Rodriguez-Serrano, 20, was held without bond in the Marion County Jail
on a preliminary charge of murder in the death of Evelyn Jasmine
Ricardo, records show.Ambulance crews found the child dead on the floor of an apartment in the 9300 block of Racquet Ball Drive at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday.Indianapolis
Metropolitan Police Department investigators on Tuesday questioned
Rodriguez-Serrano and a cousin who also was in the apartment at the time
of the child's death. The girl's mother, Elizabeth Ricardo, 30, was at
work.Rodriguez-Serrano was arrested Wednesday afternoon, IMPD
spokesman Sgt. Paul Thompson said. Police did not release details of the
investigation.
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Police: One-month-old had empty stomach, several injuries
The probable cause affidavit states Emmanuel Rodriguez-Serrano had been drinking before the baby was discovered dead.
January 21, 2011
Indianapolis— There is new information on the details surrounding the death of a one-month-old baby.

While 20-year-old Emmanuel Rodriguez-Serrano is behind bars facing charges in the death of his own daughter, court records give more insight into what actually happened Tuesday.

An autopsy determined Evelyn Jasmine Ricardo died not only from blunt force trauma, but she had also sustained other injuries to her body.

According to a newly released probable cause affidavit, the baby sustained several injuries including a broad contusion to the left side of the face; two separate distinct areas of contusions to the scalp with one to the top of the head and above the left eyebrow; a deep muscle injury to the back of the neck and a pattern of injury to the right and left buttocks.


It goes on to say the baby has poor hygiene with dried fecal matter and an empty stomach.

While Rodriguez-Serrano maintains the baby simply fell from the bed, his neighbors believe otherwise.

"He just needed to take a break. We were here. We were home. We were right across the street and it was that simple but no one asks for help any more," says Sabrina Conrad, who lives across the street.

"It breaks my heart, it really does. That mother is going through so much pain because now she has to live with that."

The probable cause affidavit also states Rodriguez-Serrano had been drinking before the baby was discovered dead.

Meantime, Rodriguez-Serrano is behind bars awaiting charges.

Father pleads not guilty in infant's death
The father of a one-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty in her death. Emmanuel Rodriguez-Serrano made his first court appearance Tuesday morning on charges of neglect and murder.
January 25, 2011

Indianapolis— The father of a one-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty in her death. Emmanuel Rodriguez-Serrano made his first court appearance Tuesday morning on charges of neglect and murder.

The 20-year-old suspect claims the infant fell off a bed while he was sleeping. An autopsy shows Evelyn Ricardo suffered blunt force trauma to her head plus bruises on her face and backside.

The coroner also said the baby's stomach was empty and she was dirty.