Mom admitted she ‘squeezed’ her baby boy so hard she broke his bones: Police

A Florida woman turned herself in to police after she allegedly admitted to squeezing her baby boy.

Kimberly Rivera, 29, is in custody at the Broward County Main Jail, where she is being held on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect. According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, police said the investigation into Rivera began on Oct. 18, 2025, when medical staff at Broward General Medical Center notified the Department of Children and Families that a baby boy was brought in with a broken collarbone and rib.

At the time, Rivera allegedly said the boy’s injuries could have been caused by the baby’s older brother. Police said she eventually admitted that she often felt “overwhelmed,” depressed, and “not really okay,” but that she would “never, never take it [out]” on her kids…

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