Woman to Be Charged Today in Slaying of Half-Sister, 3
Murder and assault charges will be filed today against a West Covina woman accused of killing her 3-year-old half-sister, prosecutors said.
Elvira Moreno Valencia, 32, is expected to be arraigned this afternoon in Citrus Municipal Court on one count of murder and one count of assault resulting in the death of a child under 8. The recommended bail is $1 million.
Valencia is accused of fatally beating Perla Valencia, whose body was found in a plastic trash bag in Angeles National Forest on Friday, two days after Valencia had reported that the girl had been kidnaped.
Valencia claimed the child was taken from her car in the parking lot of a Target store in the City of Industry.
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