A 40-year-old New Mexico mother, Vanessa Chavez, is accused of beating her 18-month-old daughter to death by slamming her head into a wall. Allegedly, Chavez killed the toddler because she was upset over the girl’s apparent preference toward her father.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by the Santa Fe New Mexican, the incident occurred back on Saturday, August 2. Firefighters responded to an Albuquerque home where they found a man performing CPR on the girl, identified as E.M., her initials.
Despite the firefighters’ efforts, the girl was pronounced dead at the scene…