The father of an 8-month-old infant has been charged with murder and felony child abuse in connection with the child’s death from abuse at an east Charlotte home. Nieves Alexander Acosta-Maldonado, 27, faces charges following the death of his son, Ethan Mato Acosta-Palos, on May 6.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the incident, which originated in the 3000 block of North Sharon Amity Road in the Hickory Grove Division. Officers first responded to an assist medic call on May 3 in the 1000 block of Kirt Court, where the infant was found with life-threatening injuries.
The child was transported to Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, where medical professionals determined the child suffered from abusive head trauma…