Dad found guilty of not helping his little girl who died from beatings
A Cameron County jury convicted a Harlingen father of failing to provide medical care to his 2 ½-year-old daughter who later died from her beating injuries.
The jury resumed deliberations this morning in the trial of Roberto Antonio Alvarez, 39. He was found guilty on charges of causing serious bodily injury to Mariah Alvarez and failing to seek medical care for her after she was injured. She later died.
The jury deliberated for about 30 minutes Friday before state District Judge Benjamin Euresti Jr. dismissed them for the day. They returned at 9 a.m. today and came back with a verdict after lunch. The trial is now in the punishment phase.
The child died Feb. 17, 2007 from blunt trauma to the head. She also had bruising, bite marks on her back and injuries to her kidneys and liver. Doctors said some of the bruises had been there for weeks.
Alvarez maintained he didn’t see the bruises on his daughter until he tried to perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on her the night that she died.
Her mother, Melissa Lucio was convicted of capital murder in the death of her daughter. She remains on death row and is appealing the conviction.
