Marco Alvarado-Cisneros
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son was sentenced to 32 years and 4 months to life in prison — after a nearly five-year-old case, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
After a 19-day jury trial and more than two days of deliberations, Marco Antonio Alvarado-Cisneros, 27, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assault of a child resulting in death April 16.
Alvarado-Cisneros, who was 23 at the time of the Aug. 12, 2014, incident, was caring for the baby named Dante Nava at the apartment he shared with his 21-year-old girlfriend in unincorporated Redwood City while she went to work. That night, Alvarado-Cisneros called 911 claiming the baby may have had a seizure and fallen off the bed. The baby died shortly after and an autopsy revealed numerous injuries including severe head injuries and several human, adult bite marks, according to prosecutors.
Alvarado-Cisneros continued to live with the girlfriend after the baby’s death and even had another child with her. About a year later, the mother reported to police numerous domestic violence attacks, kidnapping and robbery of her by Alvarado-Cisneros in incidents dating back to Dec. 1, 2014, and running all the way through Sept. 5, 2015, according to prosecutors.
He was arrested and a subsequent investigation led to his arrest for the baby’s death. He is charged with murder, kidnapping, battery and willful infliction of corporal punishment, according to prosecutors.
Though Alvarado-Cisneros faced charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, jurors could not agree on what he was trying to do with the child and couldn’t find him guilty of either murder charge, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said previously.
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"Unincorporated Redwood City" does not exist! At what point will your editors understand this? Your writers at SM Daily make this mistake several times a month.
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