The Philadelphia Police Department has arrested the caretaker of a child who was found dead in a bathtub earlier this week. The woman has been charged on allegations of 'violent abuse' of her own children.
However, law enforcement officials said that first responders who responded to that home found that Rodriguez-Ayala's two children, aged two and four-years-old, also had obvious injuries.
The children were treated for bruising and burn marks on their bodies, the DA's office said in a statement on Saturday. Rodriguez-Ayala has been charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and related offenses. She is in police custody and, the DA's office noted that her bail is set at $1 million and she has been ordered to stay away from her children.Sign up for our
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