ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman who admitted to abusing her one-year-old daughter learned her fate in court on Thursday. Alexis Bernal pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse in a 2024 case where she took her daughter to the hospital with severe injuries.
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Bernal learned that she won’t serve any prison time if she follows court orders for the next five years. “I put my baby and I in a situation I will regret for the rest of my life. I take responsibility for that, especially because one day I will have to explain everything to her,” said Bernal to Judge Britt Baca during her sentencing hearing.
In 2024, Bernal took her one-year-old girl to the University of New Mexico Hospital. She told doctors her baby’s leg got stuck in a carrier, but the claim didn’t match the injuries. Doctors found evidence of several injuries over time, including a broken arm, leg, and foot, along with broken ribs, bleeding gums, pulled neck muscles, bruises, and scratches…