A south side couple were charged Friday in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was taken to a hospital with multiple bruises, including one on the side of his head the size of a baseball, according to a criminal complaint.
According to the complaint, Alyssa Marie Banda, 20, and Marcos A. Colin, 23, were charged with being party to the crime of child neglect resulting in death, in the death of Banda’s son, Jayden Banda.
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Colin is also charged with physical abuse of a child, recklessly causing great bodily harm.
The complaint describes a three-day period after Alyssa Banda discovered a bruise on the boy’s face during which his physical condition steadily deteriorated.
Colin finally admitted to Banda that he had been trying to “toughen up” the boy, before they took him to a hospital Oct. 19.
The boy died from his injuries Monday, according to the complaint.
