Parents of Tied-Up Children Arrested
The parents of two young children were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after police found the youngsters bound and gagged with duct tape in a Montebello motel room, authorities said Sunday.
According to police, the couple’s 2-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son were bound and placed in a bathtub of water. The boy managed to get out of the tub and bang on a wall for help, police said.
Police found the restrained youngsters alone in the motel about 8 p.m. Saturday night.
“As medical aid was being administered to the children, the parents returned to the location,” according to a police account of the incident.
The children were taken to a local hospital and found to be in good condition, police said. They are in “the care of the Montebello Police Department Juvenile Bureau,” according to the police statement.
The parents were identified as Ralph Ramirez, 35, and Alejandra Munguia, 28. They were arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment, police said.
The parents, who said they resided in Highland Park, apparently had been living for four days at the motel in the 500 block of West Washington Boulevard, police said.
Police said no other details of the incident were available.
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