SAN ANTONIO – A man charged in the death of a 5-year-old girl had his trial date postponed.
In court docket Thursday, Jose Angel Ruiz, who’s charged with damage to a kid, was once granted a reset after his lawyer’s stated they weren’t able to pass to trial on Oct. 3.
Ruiz, at the side of his female friend Katrina Mendoza, are accused of the intense bodily abuse of Mercedes Losoya in February 2022.
Mercedes, who’s Mendoza’s daughter, was once taken unresponsive to a medical institution and was once lined with accidents.
The arrest affidavit said the girl had “visible bruises, scratches, cuts and swelling on almost every visible part of her body.”
Mendoza has taken a plea deal in the case in alternate for her testimony towards Ruiz.
Ruiz’s subsequent court docket listening to is Oct. 23, when an ordeal date will be made up our minds.
187th District Court Judge Stephanie Boyd instructed each side that in spite of the extend the trial will be heard earlier than the yr is over.
If discovered accountable, Ruiz faces 5 to 99 years or lifestyles in jail.
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