(KNX 1070) -- An Upland woman has been jailed in the death of her infant daughter and the injuries of her son, who was dropped from a second-floor landing.
Neighbors told police they saw 24-year-old Tierra Ortega drop the 18-month-old boy onto the concrete and when police arrived, she jumped, head first.
Ortega suffered facial injuries, and her son had a broken foot.
But when officers entered the family's apartment, they discovered a six-month-old girl, unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Ortega is charged with homicide, attempted homicide and child abuse resulting in death.
The father is said to be devastated.
Upland PD investigates incident, where mother threw baby son off second floor balcony of apartment on Wedgewood Ave then jumped herself. Baby girl found inside apt with fatal skull fractures . Mother and son hospitalized in stable condition Father talking to detectives. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/msflhKvNEB
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete)
February 27, 2019 Booking Photo of Murder Suspect Ortega pic.twitter.com/JwERgoFWDY
— Upland Police Department (@UplandPD)
February 27, 2019 A distraught man in a red shirt paces outside the apartment unit. pic.twitter.com/1zRsXwNzn8
— Beatriz Valenzuela (@BeatrizVNews)
February 26, 2019 The incident took place around 11:30 a.m. in the 600 block of N. Wedgewood Avenue, Blanco said. The apartment complex sits in a quiet cul de sac off 11th Street in Upland.
Homicide investigation UPDATE. father authorized us to release a picture of his daughter Ezlynn. His son Jerricho is progressing well, he is in Stable and Fair Cond. & may be released as soon as tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/rq4vrfYl1H
— Upland Police Department (@UplandPD)
February 27, 2019 During a debriefing of this investigation it was determined the family is going to need assistance. With the Family’s support the following fundraiser is in place to give the Community the ability to help in this tragic event. pic.twitter.com/0bnBw5lcIl
— Upland Police Department (@UplandPD)
February 27, 2019
