Young mother faces multiple charges after death of seven-month-old baby
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)

Lydia Estrella de los Santos, a mother from Raymondville, faces multiple charges following the death of her seven-month-old baby on May 28. The charges include two counts of obstruction, two counts of threats against law enforcement, and charges for serious injury to a child due to reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter. Emergency responders arrived at 2:42 p.m. to find the baby in distress and attempted CPR, but the child was pronounced dead later. Investigators reported that the mother initially resisted cooperation, later claiming she left her baby in a bathtub with hot water running. An autopsy has been ordered due to severe burns on the infant's body.
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