US EditionInfant Found Fatally Injured in Santa Monica After Mom Tells UCLA Police She Had Harmed the Child
A 15-month-old girl died from significant injuries after being found in a Santa Monica apartment; her mother was arrested following detention at UCLA, police said.
- On Tuesday, a 15-month-old girl was found with serious injuries in a Santa Monica apartment in the 2000 block of Broadway and later died at a nearby hospital, while UCLA Police detained the toddler's mother on campus and transported her to Santa Monica Jail.
- Shortly before noon, UCLA Police alerted Santa Monica police after detaining a woman who said she harmed her child; officers found the toddler with injuries in the 2000 block of Broadway, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
- Multiple sources told reporters the event involved a frying pan, neighbors including Sarah Coughlan and Fred Moynier described Santa Monica Fire Department personnel performing life-saving measures and firefighters transporting the child on a gurney.
- Police arrested the woman and booked her at Santa Monica Jail, withholding her and the child’s identities while Santa Monica police detectives describe the case as isolated with no ongoing threat.
- Detectives and forensic teams are focusing the probe on the apartment as the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner continues the investigation, while local news outlets report residents said the incident has shaken the neighborhood.
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Infant found fatally injured in Santa Monica after mom tells UCLA Police she had harmed the child
SANTA MONICA — A woman was taken into custody Tuesday on suspicion of fatally injuring her infant child inside a Santa Monica apartment. Santa Monica police said officers were notified shortly before 11:55 a.m. Tuesday that UCLA Police had detained a woman on campus after she made statements indicating she had harmed her child and left the infant inside an apartment in the 2000 block of Broadway. Officers went to the apartment responded to the r…
Mother Arrested After 15-Month-Old Daughter Found Dead in Santa Monica Apartment
Santa Monica, Calif. - January 6, 2026--A woman believed to be the mother of a 15-month-old girl was arrested Tuesday in connection with the child's death after the infant was found with significant injuries in a Santa Monica apartment. The incident began shortly before noon when UCLA campus police detained the woman after she made statements indicating she had harmed her child and left the...
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