A BELEN WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AFTER AN 11-MONTH OLD FOSTER CHILD IN HER CARE DIED. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED IN VALENCIA COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT SAYS 55 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE CROWNOVER REPORTED THAT ARIZA BARRERAS WAS NOT BREATHING…AND WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THE HOME, THE LITTLE GIRL WAS DEAD.
TWO OF ARIZA’S SIBLINGS WERE ALSO IN THE HOME, WHICH POLICE SAY WAS FILTHY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SAY THERE WERE SIGNS THE CHILD HAD BEEN STRANGLED. CROWNOVER WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE VALENCIA COUNTY JAIL.
