Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Police: Las Vegas father crushed infant son

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Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez

A father accused of murdering his 7-month-old son last week told police he pushed his knees into the baby's abdomen because he was frustrated, according to Metro Police.

Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 23, told police he became frustrated when the child remained fussy after being fed, according to a Metro arrest report.

The man said he held his son, Raymond Rodriguez-Gonzalez, after the incident and put him to bed, the report said.

When Rodriguez-Gonzalez went back to check up on Raymond, the baby was unresponsive, the report said.

Police received a call Tuesday about 11:50 a.m. that a baby was not breathing in an apartment in the 1900 block of Dwarf Star Drive, near Lake Mead and Lamb boulevards, according to the arrest report.

The Clark County Fire Department responded to the house and transported the baby to University Medical Center.

Medical personnel at the hospital noticed the baby had bruising under his left eye and on his right hip, the report said.

An X-ray showed an old rib fracture, and a coroner's investigation found two scrapes to the back of the boy's head, according to the report.

An autopsy revealed an abnormal amount of blood in the abdomen and a liver laceration consistent with blunt-force trauma, the release said.

The baby's mother, Amy Elliott, told police she and Cornelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez had argued the night before because she suspected he was getting overwhelmed by the baby.

She told police she had suggested the pair look into daycare options.

Child Protective Services responded to one previous incident at the home in 2012, in which Rodriguez-Gonzalez was found to have lapsed in supervising a different child in the home, allowing that child to suffer a broken collarbone, the report said.

CPS provided in-home services as a result, the report said.

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