Authorities in New Mexico arrested a 40-year-old woman after she allegedly slammed her toddler daughter's head against the wall after her feelings were "hurt" because the girl was "so fussy."
Vanessa Chavez stands accused of intentional child abuse resulting in death, according to jail records. The incident occurred Aug. 2 at a home in northeast Albuquerque, police said. Paramedics arrived at the home to find a man performing CPR. They took over but were not able to revive the girl and they pronounced her dead, according to a complaint obtained by the Santa Fe New Mexican .
The key witness? The girl's 7-year-old brother who saw the whole thing go down. After seeing the horrific incident, Chavez reportedly told the boy to keep his mouth shut about the death of his sister, identified in th