SAGINAW — When 2-month-old Madelynn Sanchez was found unresponsive in her Saginaw home in March, officials initially suspected sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
But at Cook Children's Medical Center, where the infant girl would be pronounced dead a short time later, signs of something more sinister soon began to surface.
Medical staff noted a small bruise above the baby's right eyebrow and another inside her right leg, according to court documents.
An autopsy the next day would find other serious injuries — several fractured ribs in various stages of healing and a skull fracture.
Child Protective Services quickly removed Madelynn's two brothers from the home and had the boys examined. Madelynn's twin brother, the examination would reveal, also had a skull and rib fractures.
Now, Madelynn's mother, Yoselin Rivas, has been charged with capital murder — accused of striking her daughter with or against a hard surface.
Rivas was arrested Aug. 31 and released from after posting a $50,000 bond. She was charged last month with capital murder.
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