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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Cavallier

Mother and daughter arrested after death of baby at illegal daycare center in California

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A view of the 100 block of Hillcrest Road in Royal Oaks, California where an illegal daycare was in operation - (Google Street View)

A mother and daughter in California are facing involuntary manslaughter and child abuse charges after an infant was found dead at an unlicensed daycare they were operating.

Maria Cleotilde Marquez, 62, and her daughter, Johanna Marquez, 35, were taken into custody after the incident on Saturday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

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