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It's always the "quiet" ones who do something this stupid, huh?
MERIDEN, Conn. -- Hours after police made an arrest in the death of a Meriden toddler, the little boy’s friends and family remembered him at his wake.
Police arrested 22-year-old Daniel Caban Saturday night in connection with the death of Pedro “Pepe†Garcia III.
Caban is the boyfriend of Pedro’s mother, and was charged with risk of injury to a minor. His bond was set at $200,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Members of the Meriden Fire Department were called to a Gilbert Road home Tuesday for reports of a 23-month-old child who was not responsive.
Pedro was taken to Mid-State Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy was performed and the medical examiner ruled Pedro’s death a homicide. The medical examiner said the child had a serious injury to his abdomen area, but it was unclear whether the injury happened the day he died, or if it happened before, causing complications and later causing death.
Pedro was remembered at a wake on Sunday, and the boy's funeral was planned for Monday.
Neighbors told Eyewitness News Caban lived in a Gilbert Road apartment with Pedro and the boy’s mother, Vivianna. Neighbor’s said Vivianna’s three other young children also lived in the apartment.
“I’ve known him, he’s a real cool guy,†said Jeffrey Gonzalez. “I knew the little kid too, he was in my house two days before he died. I was in shock and never thought something like this would happen.â€
Neighbors said it seemed as though Caban and Vivianna and her family all got along. They said Vivianna and Caban had lived together for at least a year.
“It’s hard to believe because he wasn’t that kind of person, he never smoked, drank, he was like a peaceful guy, but I don’t know what he did,†Gonzalez said.
Eyewitness news went to Caban’s parent’s apartment, where the family said they had no comment.
Police arrested 22-year-old Daniel Caban Saturday night in connection with the death of Pedro “Pepe†Garcia III.
Caban is the boyfriend of Pedro’s mother, and was charged with risk of injury to a minor. His bond was set at $200,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Members of the Meriden Fire Department were called to a Gilbert Road home Tuesday for reports of a 23-month-old child who was not responsive.
Pedro was taken to Mid-State Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy was performed and the medical examiner ruled Pedro’s death a homicide. The medical examiner said the child had a serious injury to his abdomen area, but it was unclear whether the injury happened the day he died, or if it happened before, causing complications and later causing death.
Pedro was remembered at a wake on Sunday, and the boy's funeral was planned for Monday.
Neighbors told Eyewitness News Caban lived in a Gilbert Road apartment with Pedro and the boy’s mother, Vivianna. Neighbor’s said Vivianna’s three other young children also lived in the apartment.
“I’ve known him, he’s a real cool guy,†said Jeffrey Gonzalez. “I knew the little kid too, he was in my house two days before he died. I was in shock and never thought something like this would happen.â€
Neighbors said it seemed as though Caban and Vivianna and her family all got along. They said Vivianna and Caban had lived together for at least a year.
“It’s hard to believe because he wasn’t that kind of person, he never smoked, drank, he was like a peaceful guy, but I don’t know what he did,†Gonzalez said.
Eyewitness news went to Caban’s parent’s apartment, where the family said they had no comment.
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