Mother charged in infant son's beating

BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA | rocco.parascandola@newsday.com
6:43 PM EDT, April 4, 2008

A young Queens mom was charged with attempted murder Friday night in what appeared to be the brutal beating of her infant son, police said.

Pablo Paez, 7 weeks old, was in critical condition at Elmhurst Medical Center. He had no brain activity, police sources said, and had a fractured skill, numerous broken ribs and a broken leg.

His mother, Kiana Paez, 23, took Pablo to Elmhurst shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday and told doctors he was unconscious.

Doctors there immediately suspected foul play and called police. The mother, who had been in police custody since then, was also charged with multiple counts of assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Paez lives with her son in Corona. Last September, her other child, a 16-month-old, was removed from the home by the Administration For Children's Services and placed with a foster family.

ACS wouldn't comment on that removal, but said it is investigating the incident involving Pablo.


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If they took away the other kid, why did they let her have/keep this one?