A person was arrested on suspicion of homicide this week after his 1-year-old daughter was discovered useless within the Los Angeles River, Inglewood police mentioned.
Inglewood police had been known as Sunday night to the 300 block of North Market Road relating to a lacking lady recognized as Leilani Burley.
Leilani’s grandmother had known as police when her son who lives along with her — Jayveon Burley, 22, the lady’s father — returned dwelling with solely one among his two youngsters after selecting them up from their mom in Lengthy Seaside, police mentioned.
The opposite baby, a 3-year-old boy, was unhurt, KTLA-TV Channel 5 reported.
“Throughout the course of the investigation, with the help of Lengthy Seaside Police Division, Leilani’s stays had been recovered within the Los Angeles River beneath the Ocean Boulevard Bridge,” on the river’s southern finish in Lengthy Seaside, Inglewood police mentioned in a launch.
Jayveon Burley was arrested Monday on suspicion of homicide and baby endangerment and was booked into the Inglewood Police Division jail.
In an emotional interview with KABC-TV Channel 7, Leilani’s mom, recognized by the information station as Lynisha Hull, mentioned Burley was offended “however regular” when he arrived to select up the youngsters.
“He threw her off the bridge,” she mentioned.
