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Michelle Martens, Fabian Gonzales and Jessica Kelley arrested for drugging, raping, strangling and dismembering Victoria Martens
A MOTHER, her boyfriend and his cousin have been arrested after her 10-year-old daughter was drugged, raped, strangled and dismembered on her birthday.
The Sun reports that police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico found tragic Victoria Martens’ burning remains in a bath tub in the family’s apartment.
Details of what Governor Susana Martinez and investigators described as an “unspeakable crime” have emerged after cops detained the little girl’s mother, her boyfriend and his cousin.
The three were taken into custody late Wednesday night.
Police say Victoria was injected with methamphetamine, sexually assaulted, strangled and stabbed before being dismembered.
A caller told a police dispatcher before dawn on Wednesday that there was a disturbance in the apartment before officers visited the apartment to find the horrific crime scene.
Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden Jr said: “This homicide is the most gruesome act of evil I have ever seen in my career.
A makeshift shrine for the girl had formed under a tree at the apartment complex with relatives and friends leaving flowers, balloons, stuffed animals and lit candles.
Gov. Martinez said in a statement the abuse and killing of the girl “is unspeakable and justice should come down like a hammer.”
The girl’s mother, 35-year-old Michelle Martens, her 31-year-old boyfriend, Fabian Gonzales, and his 31-year-old cousin, Jessica Kelley, face charges of child abuse resulting in death, kidnapping and tampering with evidence.
Gonzales and Kelley have also been charged with criminal sexual penetration of a minor.
Gonzales denied having anything to do with Victoria’s death as he was led out of the police station in handcuffs late Wednesday while reporters yelled questions at him.
The girl’s mother said nothing as she was led out and placed into the back of a police car.
Police said Kelley was hospitalised late on Wednesday and will be booked after she is released. No details were disclosed about why she was hospitalised.
The Albuquerque Journal reported that Kelley has a criminal history dating back to 2003 and court records show that she acted as a lookout while a woman allegedly raped another inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in September 2012.
Kelley reportedly pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit criminal sexual penetration and was sentenced to three years in prison minus nearly a year for time served.
According to the criminal complaint, the mother told police Gonzales drugged the girl so he could calm her down and have sex with her.
She said Kelley held her hand over Victoria’s mouth and stabbed her in the stomach after Gonzales choked the child.
The complaint also states that the mother told investigators that Gonzales and Kelley dismembered Victoria.
One of the police officers who arrived at the apartment found the girl’s body in a bathroom, rolled up in a blanket that had been set on fire. The officer put it out.
Albuquerque school officials identified the girl on Thursday afternoon, saying in a statement that “Victoria is in our thoughts and prayers as we hold our children just a little tighter on this sad day.”
Gonzales has a New Mexico arrest record stretching back to 2004, including a felony child abuse charge, driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
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A MOTHER, her boyfriend and his cousin have been arrested after her 10-year-old daughter was drugged, raped, strangled and dismembered on her birthday.
The Sun reports that police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico found tragic Victoria Martens’ burning remains in a bath tub in the family’s apartment.
Details of what Governor Susana Martinez and investigators described as an “unspeakable crime” have emerged after cops detained the little girl’s mother, her boyfriend and his cousin.
The three were taken into custody late Wednesday night.
Police say Victoria was injected with methamphetamine, sexually assaulted, strangled and stabbed before being dismembered.
A caller told a police dispatcher before dawn on Wednesday that there was a disturbance in the apartment before officers visited the apartment to find the horrific crime scene.
Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden Jr said: “This homicide is the most gruesome act of evil I have ever seen in my career.
A makeshift shrine for the girl had formed under a tree at the apartment complex with relatives and friends leaving flowers, balloons, stuffed animals and lit candles.
Gov. Martinez said in a statement the abuse and killing of the girl “is unspeakable and justice should come down like a hammer.”
The girl’s mother, 35-year-old Michelle Martens, her 31-year-old boyfriend, Fabian Gonzales, and his 31-year-old cousin, Jessica Kelley, face charges of child abuse resulting in death, kidnapping and tampering with evidence.
Gonzales and Kelley have also been charged with criminal sexual penetration of a minor.
Gonzales denied having anything to do with Victoria’s death as he was led out of the police station in handcuffs late Wednesday while reporters yelled questions at him.
The girl’s mother said nothing as she was led out and placed into the back of a police car.
Police said Kelley was hospitalised late on Wednesday and will be booked after she is released. No details were disclosed about why she was hospitalised.
The Albuquerque Journal reported that Kelley has a criminal history dating back to 2003 and court records show that she acted as a lookout while a woman allegedly raped another inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in September 2012.
Kelley reportedly pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit criminal sexual penetration and was sentenced to three years in prison minus nearly a year for time served.
According to the criminal complaint, the mother told police Gonzales drugged the girl so he could calm her down and have sex with her.
She said Kelley held her hand over Victoria’s mouth and stabbed her in the stomach after Gonzales choked the child.
The complaint also states that the mother told investigators that Gonzales and Kelley dismembered Victoria.
One of the police officers who arrived at the apartment found the girl’s body in a bathroom, rolled up in a blanket that had been set on fire. The officer put it out.
Albuquerque school officials identified the girl on Thursday afternoon, saying in a statement that “Victoria is in our thoughts and prayers as we hold our children just a little tighter on this sad day.”
Gonzales has a New Mexico arrest record stretching back to 2004, including a felony child abuse charge, driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest.
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http://www.news.com.au/world/north-...s/news-story/2f07022eae2644fcb2c05b74b436115f