SAN ANTONIO – An East Side mother is accused of taking out her anger on her 3-year-old daughter, leaving her with internal injuries, an arrest affidavit stated.
According to the affidavit, a relative told police that Jennifer Alfaro 24, punched the child in the stomach, causing a severed colon and related infection.
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Doctors discovered the injuries Tuesday when Alesha Alfaro was taken to University Hospital, where she was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.
The affidavit stated Alfaro at first told hospital workers that her daughter was injured when a dresser fell on her.
But a relative disputed the story, saying Alfaro had confessed to her that she punched the girl after she became irate during a fight with her husband on Monday, the affidavit stated.
Alfaro was arrested on a charge of assault causing serious bodily injury to a child. Alfaro was being held on a $100,000 bond, the affidavit stated.