DAVYNNA SANCHEZ - 2 yo (12/2010) - San Diego TX

Funeral arrangements have been made for the two-year-old girl who
died in what police are calling a case of child abuse and neglect.
A rosary for Davynna Sanchez will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m at the
Rosas Funeral Home in Alice. Funeral services will be held the
Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Davynna's mother, 28-year-old Melissa Flores, called 911 Friday
morning and told them the girl had fallen off a bed and wasn't
breathing. Authorities at the scene told us the girl showed signs of
abuse. She was missing hair, had bruises all over, and her body was
already cold.
Melissa Flores and the girl's father, 41-year-old David Sanchez are both in the Duval County Jail charged with capital murder.

San Diego Mother Pleads Not Guilty To Child Abuse Charge
Posted: Apr 14, 2011 5:55 PM
Updated: Apr 15, 2011 10:57 AM

DUVAL COUNTY - A San Diego woman accused of murdering her daughter was in court this morning. 28-year-old Melissa Flores, also known as Melissa Bueno, pleaded not guilty to charges of striking 2-year-old Davynna Sanchez and failing to provide medical attention. She has already pleaded not guilty to a charge of capital murder.

Back on December 17th, authorities were called out to the family home in San Diego for a report of a child that had fallen out of bed. The medical examiner later determined the girl was a victim of severe abuse. The mother and 41-year-old David Sanchez are both charged with capital murder. If convicted, the face up to life in prison, without the possibility of parole.

http://www.kristv.com/news/san-diego-mother-pleads-not-guilty-to-child-abuse-charge/

Bond Reduced For San Diego Father Accused Of Murder
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 2:32 PM
Updated: Apr 15, 2011 6:03 PM

DUVAL COUNTY - A judge has reduced the bond for a father accused of murdering his 2-year-old daughter. David Sanchez is now being held on a $250,000 bond for the death of 2-year-old Davynna Sanchez. The girl was found dead in a San Diego home back on December 17, 2010. Authorities were called out to the home for a report of a child who had fallen out of a bed and was injured. The medical examiner later ruled the child's death a homicide. The parents, Melissa Flores (aka Melissa Bueno) and David Sanchez, have pleaded not guilty and are still being held in the Duval County jail.

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SAN DIEGO - Testimony begins Monday in Duval County in the capital murder trial of David Sanchez.

He's charged with the death of his two and a half year old daughter, Davyanna Sanchez.

We obtained a copy of the autopsy reporter that confirmed she died from severe child abuse.

Davyanna's aunt, Elsa Rodriguez had this to say about the young girl
back on December 17, 2010 ; "Oh my God! You couldn't believe it! She
didn't even have that much hair on her head. You know like she looked
bald. Only pieces of her hair on her head. And she looked white, like
she had already passed away."

Her parents claimed Davyanna died because she had fallen out of her
bead and stopped breathing.But what Rodriguez and investigators saw that
day, seemed to contradict the parent's claim.

A copy of Davyanna's autopsy report cast doubt on that claim as well.
In fact, investigators say it proves the tragic abuse that would claim
the toddler's life.

The medical examiner found two and a half
year old Davyanna was severely malnourished. There were scares and
bruises on her neck, back, and legs. The toddler also had a cut on her
lower jaw. Plus internal bleeding in her abdominal area and her brain.

The autopsy found that the trauma, combined with the malnutrition, caused her death.

One investigator with the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Department described it as one of the worst cases he's ever seen

Child Protective Services had taken custody of Davyanna when she was born. That's after she tested positive for drugs.

She was returned to her parents in January 2009, after they completed a court ordered program.

Both David Sanchez and Melissa Flores have pled not guilty to capital murder charges.
http://www.kztv10.com/news/autposy-results-of-san-diego-toddler/

SAN DIEGO - A Duval County man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty today to felony injury to a child for the death of his his two year old daughter Davynna Sanchez.

David Sanchez was originally charged with capital murder in December of 2010. That charge was dropped in exchange for the plea deal.

Authorities arrested Sanchez and Melissa Flores after their daughter, Davynna, died as a result of what the medical examiner called severe child abuse.

The autopsy states she suffered from malnutrition and internal bleeding from the brain and abdomen.

The girls mother, Melissa Flores, is still charged with capital murder. No word on when she will go to trial.

http://www.kztv10.com/news/father-enters-guilty-plea-for-daughter-s-death/

CORPUS CHRISTI - A Duval County mother has plead guilty to the first
degree murder of her two year old daughter, Davynna Sanchez. Melissa
Bueno was originally charged with capital murder for what the medical
examiner caller "severe child abuse."

Bueno plead guilty to the lesser charge and was sentenced to 50 years in prison this afternoon.

The child's father, David Sanchez, who plead guilty to injury to a child in March is already serving a 45 year sentence.
http://www.kristv.com/news/beuno-pleads-guilty-to-daughter-s-murder/