Prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty for the mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend, who are accused of torturing the 10-year-old Lancaster boy for days before his death in 2018, Los Angeles County Dist. AdvertisementAnthony’s wounds stretched from head to toe as bruises, abrasions, red dots, scabs, cuts and a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors have said. Prosecutors had announced in court in 2019 that they would pursue the death penalty against Barron and Leiva. He issued a directive barring prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in new cases as part of a series of sweeping policy changes he enacted after taking office last year. In April 2016, another caller said Leiva was again physically abusing the children and withholding food from them.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 08, 2021 22:48 UTC