Mother, two others charged in death of child found in storage bin outside Connecticut home

NEW BRITAIN Conn AP The mother of a -year-old girl whose remains were identified last week in a storage bin outside of an abandoned home in Connecticut has been charged in her death along with her boyfriend and sister Karla Garcia of New Britain was being held on million bail and was expected to be arraigned on Tuesday She faces numerous counts including murder with special circumstances and conspiracy It s not known if she has retained an attorney The counts stem from the death of Jacqueline Mimi Torres Garcia who leadership say suffered prolonged physical abuse and malnourishment before she was killed last fall Police identified her remains Wednesday in a container behind an abandoned home after they responded to reports of suspicious activity at the residence Karla Garcia and her -year-old sister Jackelyn Garcia of New Britain were both arrested Sunday Karla Garcia s boyfriend -year-old Jonatan Nanita who officials believe was the person seen dropping off several items and a large storage bin at the home which spurred the call last week was captured Monday night Nanita faces numerous counts including murder with special circumstances and conspiracy while Jackelyn Garcia is charged with unlawful restraint danger of injury to a minor and intentional cruelty to a person under years old She was being held on million bail and was due to be arraigned Tuesday with her sister while Nanita s initial court date has not been scheduled It wasn t known Tuesday if either Nanita or Jackelyn Garcia have retained attorneys Speaking Monday at a news conference New Britain Police Chief Matt Marino explained officers determined the child s remains in an advanced state of decomposition Executives are still working to determine when and where she died but they say she may have been dead since last fall while her family was living in the nearby town of Farmington Investigators believe Jacqueline s body was kept in the family s basement before they relocated to New Britain Farmington Police Chief Paul Melanson mentioned Further details about the matter have not been disclosed due to the ongoing study which Marino disclosed could take months to complete