Man Detained in Girl’s Fatal Beating

A 24-year-old Pacoima man was detained Thursday on suspicion of beating to death a 3-year-old girl, and the dead child’s mother was also being sought as a possible suspect, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Marcos Santiago was taken into custody after Fire Department officials reported they were holding a child-abuse suspect at a house in the 12800 block of Glenoaks Boulevard, police said. When the officers arrived at the residence about 12:40 p.m., they found the young victim unconscious and not breathing.

Police reported the child appeared to be the victim of physical abuse. The child later died of her injuries, officers said.

Police are asking the public’s help in locating the child’s mother, Concepcion Carrasco, 25, who has brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds.