Central Los Angeles : Child Abuse Case Ordered to Trial
A woman accused of abandoning her newborn boy in a Boyle Heights garage was ordered Friday to stand trial on one count of felony child abuse.
Luminosa Morales Gomez, 26, surrendered to police July 28, the day after she gave birth to the boy. Gomez told authorities that she would not have been able to work if she had to care for the child. The infant is being cared for by state child care officials.
Gomez faces a maximum six years in prison if convicted. She is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 25 in Superior Court.
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