INDIO -- A 28-year-old Riverside County man has been convicted of beating his 1-year-old daughter to death.
Raul Galves Jr. was found guilty of murder and felony child abuse by a jury in Indio Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Galvez brought his 21-month-old daughter, Yazlin, to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital because she was unconscious and stopped breathing.
Yazlin was transferred to Loma Linda Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead five days later.
Galvez had been watching his daughter her 3 year-old sister while their mother was at work in January 2006, according to prosecutors.
Officials say the more than 30 injuries found on the girl's face and body indicated she had been punched and beaten with a belt.
Deputy District Attorney Kristi Belcher said the toddler suffered bruising to her forehead, ears, jaw line, face, neck, arms, leg and back, and also had swelling to her scalp and brain.
Galvez claimed he thought the girl had been injured while playing with her sister.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Galvez faces 25 years to life in prison.
Raul Galves Jr. was found guilty of murder and felony child abuse by a jury in Indio Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Galvez brought his 21-month-old daughter, Yazlin, to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital because she was unconscious and stopped breathing.
Yazlin was transferred to Loma Linda Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead five days later.
Galvez had been watching his daughter her 3 year-old sister while their mother was at work in January 2006, according to prosecutors.
Officials say the more than 30 injuries found on the girl's face and body indicated she had been punched and beaten with a belt.
Deputy District Attorney Kristi Belcher said the toddler suffered bruising to her forehead, ears, jaw line, face, neck, arms, leg and back, and also had swelling to her scalp and brain.
Galvez claimed he thought the girl had been injured while playing with her sister.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Galvez faces 25 years to life in prison.
