Kern County Sheriff’s deputies from the Rosamond substation responded to the hospital around 2:34 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, according to a news release from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
“When deputies arrived, they contacted hospital staff and the deceased boy’s mother. Deputies learned the boy’s mother had brought him into the hospital, however hospital staff determined the boy was deceased and it appeared he had been deceased for at least several hours,” the news release states.
Homicide detectives and a deputy coroner determined that the boy’s body “displayed signs of trauma,” according to the news release.
Detectives later responded to a home in the 1200 block of Rosamond Blvd., where the toddler lived with his mother, father and six other minor children, according to the news release.
“Detectives determined the home was unfit for children, and all six of the children were taken into protective custody by Child Protective Services,” the news release states.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information was immediately available Wednesday.
The deceased toddler was identified in media reports as 17-month-old Abraham Meza.
UPDATEd 3.2.17: Abraham Ezra Meza was pronounced dead at 1:41 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, according to a news release by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office – Coroner Section.
“The decedent arrived at the Antelope Valley Hospital Emergency Room with his mother, who reported he was not breathing. Medical staff examined the decedent and determined he had been deceased at the time he had arrived at the hospital. A postmortem examination will be scheduled to determine cause and manner of death,” the news release states. [Read it here.]
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ALICE says
ARE THERE ANY NEW UPDATES TO THIS STORY???
Lala says
Any updates on this case ?
Julie says
I know the mother from high school, She went to VNHS in the san fernando valley, when i heard this happend to her, I was not shocked at all… saddly this is what happends when ghetto females like this have kids, then I heard that she was asking for 18k! Wasnt shocked either, we all know damn well shes going to take that money and use it for HER benefit.
She had a reputation as a thief.. SO please if u have donated money, try to get it back!!
Trust me! Your gonna be seeing her driving around in her brand new truck with her michael kors purse and her nails did like ever ghetto paisa female does.
I am deeply sadden for the other children specially because they are probably in the “system” now but maybe they are better off..
Patty says
Dont u hate it when someone u know is lower then low and r me people..maybe if they do donate to someone that knows her but cares for her child too.a meateator.of some sort.poor innocent child peace patty
Nikki says
People change. She may not be that same person she was back in school. How dare you judge her relationship with her children if you have no clue who she is today! I have seen her interact with all of them and they show nothing but live for them.
I bet you are not the same person you used to be and if you made mistakes, I’m pretty sure you’d like it if people gave you a chance to better yourself.
And let’s be careful about what you say about them as everyone can read this. What if the children see this or their friends? Fire spreads fast and mean people make comments…. There is really no reason to publicly trash a person and make it even harder for the kids.
If you have anything helpful to contribute to the case, contact law enforcement, otherwise it would probably be smarter to just not say anything.
Mary says
How would you know?? Nikki I bet you k ow her huh ??? What really happen to the baby?? They haven’t said a word about it?? The truth will come out :(
Adriana says
Actually an update was released on
04/06/2017
Cause of death sudden unexplained toddler death and the manner of death is undetermined
Dall says
What are the updates on autopsy?!?!???
James says
Any updates?
Karen says
That poor little angel. Rip beautiful little man. They said he had signs of physical trauma in the article. She had 7 kids back to back post partum blues exhaustion no excuse! Hang her! Close you legs if you cannot properly take care of a child! She would have known he was dead! People make me sick!
Miamay says
Any updates !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mexican says
Sorry I meant say not saw.
And I just assumed this mean comment came from a white perdon….judging on the name Bob lol
Mexican says
Hi yes I’m Mexican. But Im an educated Mexican. This comment is for the ignorant races people that saw ignorant things. I’m not defending the parents by all means. But I’m responding to the idiot that said birth control should be free. What an idiot, I’m a RN and yes birth control is absolutely FREE. So go to planned parenthood and get your free condoms you disgusting piece of crap.
All the sudden now that trump is president the damn white people grew [removed] lmfao. Yeah go to Mexico and say that [removed].
Educated American says
To the educated Mexican:
Where did you complete your education?
“Ignorant races people” – racist not races
“By all means” – by any means, not by all means
“I’m a RN” – I’m an RN, not I’m a RN
“All the sudden” – It’s all of a sudden
These parents are scum who had seven kids to receive the maximum free government handouts. Despicable when one of the seven pays the price with his life, don’t you think? Yeah we turn a blind eye to the exploitation of government benefits until an innocent child dies.
Shame on all of us!
Whocares says
These parents are not on welfare, thanks for your racist comments. Secondly, it wasnt the parents who did harm, from what Ive read. I am not defending these parents, but everyone needs to chill with the comments. Yall need to shut up and just wait. Yall act as if yall were the most perfect parents in the world.
Educated American says
Can you confirm they were not on welfare living in a trailer park in Rosamond? Or are you just proud to defend scum because you belong to the same race?
whocares says
and you know we belong to the same race? how? First of all, I am not defending anyone.Secondly, I don’t know what happened in that home, you American Idiot!
Dall says
These parents were on welfare she admitted to friends… and wasn’t at all close to being a passable parent.
Nonyobuiz says
Of course nobody is perfect , but does it give you the right to take a life!! You sound so heartless and ignorant, they are both suspects, so they are guilty until proven innocent!
Nikki says
Anyone is innocent until proven guilty. Signs of trauma happen fast when a child starts walking. Let’s not forget that kids may play rough. Nothing in the article says they are killed their child, so let’s not make assumptions.
Bob says
7 kids,, bet they’re on welfare.
Humans are disgusting.
Birth control should be free.
stupid Mexicans
Mr. M says
Bob, your a human yourself dumbass! Guess your mother should be dusting for having u. She had a better chance to swallowing u instead of having u. Racist prick!
Anon says
You are all quick to judge, but if you were in their shoes working two jobs each and taking care and feeding 7 children, you wouldn’t be able to do it. You cannot compare 1-4 children to 7. All ranging around the same age. Don’t get me wrong yes it was an unfit home yes maybe the mom should’ve been more attentive and taking care of her children more, but she has 7 children, seven. So instead of being complete assholes, maybe pull your head out of your ass and have a little bit of empathy and privacy for these parents who just lost one of their children, because you can’t imagine what that feels like, and no other parent would wish this upon any of you.
Openureyes says
I can guarantee she didn’t have 2 jobs. She spent all day and night on Facebook and YouTube doing makeup tutorials. In fact the night before this incident you could clearly hear 2 kids screaming from a room for 1 hour and 43 minutes. When anyone told her to check on her kids or asked why they were screaming bloody murder she said they weren’t feeling good and sent one of the kids (couldn’t have been but maybe 4) to check on them. She couldn’t even get off her ass for a minute to check on her own children. She said many times during her makeup tutorials she was tired of caring for the kids and didn’t have any help and that her husband was trying to provide but some nights they went to bed hungry. But she had brand named makeup instead but assistance didn’t give her enough to last all month feeding 9 people in a 3 bedroom mobile home that she was even on a heating allowance during the winter months and was asking for money to provide for the kids and all that. So to those defending her why no mention of that? Why didn’t you know what kind of filth those kids were living in? In the videos you could see how dirty her house was and I’m not just talking ok you have 7 kids it is messy with toys dirty. I’m talking dirty diapers and trash everywhere dirty. So for those defending her and say they know her personally where were you to help her cook or clean or take her kids for an hour so she could clean? She had the time to spread her legs and keep having kids however. If she’s guilty I hope she feels remorse everyday and lives with the guilt.
KiKi says
Really?? How many more children have to die in order for the DCFS to take this situation seriously??, I mean come on!! Clearly this child was in an unfit enviorment to begin with.
What type of person takes a child to the hospital several hours afer they stop breathing!
soccer mom says
As my Mother used to say when she was on this earth with us:
There are animals that take better care of their litter of babies than us human Moms.
Sad but so true.
callingitasitis says
@Not so much says
Ditto 101%, it is not system it is the so-called parent(s). It is sad but this stuff WILL occur again, somewhere else. Mommies who forget her primary mommy duties keep your kids safe. Sad but she did not care enough.
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Theodore Roosevelt
TM says
Please stop or decrease child abuse, if you see it or suspicious of it in any way, report it anonymously..This world, or at least so called some people, who abuse children in any way shape or form, need to off themselves please!!! I get emotionally depressed hearing these stories almost everyday!!! And of course it’s hard not to…
Child abuse needs to be aware and addressed everywhere
Yestokids.net
Mar1 says
Thank You for D that
WWJD says
IT SEEM’S LIKE SOME YOUNG MOTHER’S ARE BEING TARGETED, BECAUSE SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, OR THEY WANT HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER’S. AND TO GET HER AND HER KIDS THEY MAY BE OFFERING THUGS, CON-ARTISTS, GANGSTER GUYS AND GIRLS MONEY TO BEFRIEND THEM. IT COULD START SO SLOW THAT YOU DON’T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT IS HAPPENING, THEY COULD BE THREATENING THEM IF THEY DON’T GET YOU, THEN THEY WILL HURT YOU, OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE HELP EDUCATE OTHERS AND OUR YOUNG GIRLS ABOUT MODERN DAY CRIMES, MODERN DAY HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND SEX-TRAFFICKING. BECAREFUL WHO YOUR SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH. DON’T BURN YOUR BRIDGE’S WITH YOUR FAMILY. TEACH YOUR YOUNG HOW TO GET OUT OF A SITUATION, THEY SUSPECT TO BE DANGERIOUS. BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG I HAD A VERY HARD TIME SPEAKING UP, AND PLEASE THINK IF I WAS THIS KID HOW WOULD I WANT TO BE TALKED TO AND TREATED. DON’T YELL, DON’T SAY HURTFUL THINGS, LISTEN, BE THERE FOR THEM. BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T ONE OF THESE MANIPULATIVE MEFFERS WILL, AND THEY MAY EVEN TRY TO MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT THEIR FAMILY DON’T LOVE THEM. I KNOW SOME YOUNG ADULTS ARE IN THAT STAGE WHERE THEY THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING, AND YOU DON’T. THAT’S OK. STILL BE THERE FOR THEM. WHEN I GET INTO IT WITH ONE OF MY KIDS, I COME BACK LATER, AND SAY I LOVE YOU, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS, BUT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK. DESPITE ANY DISAGREEMENTS WE HAVE. I DON’T CARE IF THERE ON A DRUG OR THEY THINK THEY KNOW IT ALL, BECAUSE I WERE THEM I WOULD STILL WANT TO BE TREATED RIGHT. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN IF A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND HAS A DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM WE ARE SUPPOSE TO DIRECT THEM TO GET HELP FOR IT. IT’S SOMETHING NEW IN MY CLOSE FAMILY THAT I DIDN’T KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND I DON’T ALWAYS KNOW IF I CAN KEEP DEALING WITH IT, BUT I HAVE TO DO MY BEST. THIS IS LIFE BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE..
Mar1 says
WATCH OUT, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE GETTING PAID TO GIVE YOU DRUGS TO GET YOU HOOKED, AND THEN WHEN YOUR SO HOOKED YOU MAY DO SOMETHING VERY BAD THAT MAKES YOU WINED UP IN JAIL. I KNOW A GIRL WHO WAS ACCUSED OF TAKING $$$ LOTS OF MONEY, AND THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHINGL TO MAKE HER THINK THAT SHE BETTER DO SOMETHING TO PAY IT BACK, WELL, THANK GOD THAT SOMEONE HELPED GET HER OUT OF THAT SITUATION, BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE STUFF AND THREATEN YOU OR ELSE. SO, PLEASE IF YOUR HANGING AROUND PEOPLE THAT DO DRUGS OR SOMEONE IS OFFERING YOU DRUGS FOR FREE, THERE NOT YOUR FRIEND, THERE DOING IT FOR A REASON, TO DULL YOUR SENSES TO GET YOUR MONEY. THEY MAY BE TARGETING YOU BY GETTING YOU SO DRUGGED AND CONFUSED AND ABUSED THAT YOU COULD GET CAUGHT UP DOING SOMETHING THAT THERE GETTING PAID FOR. IS YOUR LIFE WORTH THROWING AWAY? I SEEN A YOUNG ADULT GUY BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, I met this 20 yr old guy who showed me his artwork, and music that he makes, and it’s really really good music, but I fear that he is being taken advantage of, they have connections that will buy the music, and if you are doing drugs, your guard is dulled, and this is exactly how they get you. This other guy told me that he didn’t do meth, and I asked him how did he get into it, and he told me that a blonde cute girl befriended him, becareful, and after she took him back to a place, there was other people there and they messed him over. This is the way these COWARDS WORK. So, please if you know something report it. You can call 1800-222-tips. Because it could be your family or friend next. ALSO PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE….PRICELESS……ASAP
Ronald Chieef says
anyone who would write something like THIS… in the comment box for THAT… must be high as a KITE. …what the hell are you going on ABOUT?!!?..
Theresa says
Why didn’t they call an ambulance! Why did they drive all the way to lancaster.? If it was my child and he was not breathing I would call 911 that would be my first instinct.
Lae says
it wouldn’t have mattered either way. it appears that he was already dead for a couple of hours before he even arrived at the hospital.
TH says
As a mother to a four year old, two year old and 4 month old, reading stories like this really breaks my heart. I find it very difficult to not judge the mother because that is a mothers #1 job, to protect her babies. I understand that accidents happen but If the house was unfit for the rest of these kids I wonder how unfit the mother was. Now another innocent child is dead. We need to pray for the rest of the children and hope they can overcome this situation and get placed into better homes.
Aleah says
So true
Jen says
You should really judge your self before you judge other mothers that you don’t know.
Cathy says
Why does this have to happen. It sickens me.
Amber says
Because children are not and never have been a priority!!!
Amber says
Another innocent child falls through the cracks of our broken system! I wonder how many times DCFS checked on these children? What is it gonna take??? I wish people would protect children like they do whales!!! God rest his soul and may whoever did this rot in hell!!!
Disgusted says
It’s Kern County not DCFS
Amber says
Kern County has their own DCFS and everyone knows they are a JOKE! LA County is not much better, but Kern is easy street for child abusers! Disgusting!
Not so much says
Of course you would blame “the system” instead of being enraged at the parents for their lack of properly caring for their children. It’s not “the systems” job to raise these children. It’s the parents. And maybe “the system” never received any notification to investigate the family for abuse. You might want to get your information lined up before you throw stones.
TM says
Thank-you , I agree, people don’t get it, it’s the parents responsibility, and out here in the A.V, or surrounding areas, parents that lack responsibility of their kids usually lack their own care of their own selves, priorities such as drugs or partying seem to be more important than life itself. RI P little man, believes me, you are definitely in a much better place than this cruel world has to offer…
People need to get off their lazy, inconsiderate , irresponsible, lack of education asses and do something productive in life rather than waste it away..And please stop living of the system, take care of your own!!!!
Amber says
The Child Welfare System is in place to protect children from abuse and neglect from their parents or anyone else. There are alot of bad parents out there and someone needs to do a better job of ensuring their kids are removed from the abusive enviornment! It is always the abusers fault, I never said differently!
Ashley says
Who said I was not ENRAGED at whoever did this to this poor child????? Maybe you should get your facts straight? Our child welfare system is badly broken!!!! You will see, the system AND the perpetrator(s) failed this child, and whomever has visited the home and witnessed the conditions in which these children were living in, and failed to report!
Only God can Judge says
It really bothers me to have individuals speak upon something they know nothing about. Maybe the mother was in a crowded place. Could’ve lost her job, in college to better her family etc. With six children within children may exercise negitive play time. Possibly could have dropped the baby, scarred to tell an adult. Not understanding the danger of eternal organs etc. Baby could have been napping. Momny goes in to check on baby, baby in not responsive. Before yoy judge sit back and the facts first.
Amber says
Maybe, Maybe, Maybe?!?!? A 17 month old child was taken to the ER in rigor mortis! Been dead for hours! The trailer was unfit to live in. THAT IN ITSELF IS ABUSE!!!!! How bout defending this poor child and the other six, instead of the parents?????? Maybe someone other than the parents killed this beautiful boy, we may never know, but who drives 20 miles and sits in a hospital waiting room with a child who is not breathing??????? A neglectful mother, that’s who!!!!!!!!!!!
Neighbore says
Yes! I’m neighbors to the family, and that[removed] didn’t give a [removed] about her kids. They were always filty (coverd in pee and feces),they were always hungry and eating trash they found on the floor, they never had clothes on, and I personally have ran out and grabbed that baby because he was wondering by himself at all hours of the day and night naked in the middle of the [removed] street…ive ran out n got him n took him home to the older sibling. The 4 boys used to be at my house every day playing with my son, I’ve bought them clothes, socks, food, they would eat and fall asleep on my couch in front of the heater watching movies with my son. I did soo much for them, they r good kids and they dont deserve to be treated like [removed]. She dosnt give a [removed]….they day after the baby died she was walking around, laughing, having conversations about Facebook and going tp the mall to buy make up and [removed], she had no remorse!! Not a [removed] year in her eye, she had no expression, she dosnt give a [removed], now her n her man can get high and do what they want without kids stopping them. [removed] her!!! I [removed] hate her [removed]!!! I cared about those kids, she needs to pay for the death of that baby, oh and not to mention the 2 go fund me accounts for 36,000. One account made an hour before she took the baby to the hospital, oh and theres an ambulance and fire station a block from here, it will take lesss than 2 mins for them to get here especially for a unresponsive child. Why the [removed] wouldnt u call 911 and have the ambulance get here in less than 5 mins instead of gathering up everythimg and driving 25 mins and sit in a er. She is th case for that baby dying. [removed] her.
mommyof5 says
@Neighbor says….. Your comment made me tear up. How can someone be such a POS!!!??? I pray that these babies are placed in a loving and nurturing home. I hope that bitch rots in HELL and that she NEVER has the chance to hurt another baby. Thank you for loving them when you got the chance.
Sad says
@neighbor
Why did u not call cps if u knew the situation they were in?. Peoole please report it! It could have saved his life!rip lil baby.
Lisa says
There is a shortage of Foster homes to place children when they need to be removed. More people need to be willing to foster
Lae says
if i could foster, i would. but my tiny little apartment isn’t even fit for the 3 adults already living here, much less for a child.
Amber says
That would be better than SEVEN children and who knows how many adults living in a trailer!
Lae says
Amber, I can guarantee you that my apartment is MUCH small than even a single-wide trailer. It isn’t fit for me and the other two grownups living here, so it most definitely wouldn’t be fit for 7 children. DCFS wouldn’t approve me, for sure.