Battered Toddler Dies of Injuries

A 2-year-old child admitted to All Children's Hospital with severe chest injuries and brain damage has died, according to Largo Police.

Police were called to All Children's Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday, May 5, in reference to 2-year-old Ananhie Fernandez, who was in critical condition.

The child suffered severe chest cavity injuries and had no independent brain function, according to investigators.

Police talked with the mother, Karina Mora, and her live-in boyfriend, Joel Adrian Cruz.

Cruz, 27, admitted to throwing the child against a chair and wall, according to authorities.

Cruz was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and first degree murder, according to police.

He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

*updated at 6:56 p.m. May 5, 2013

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