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12-Year-Old Jacqueline Torres Identified as Victim as Mother and Aunt Are Arrested, Boyfriend Sought

Investigators say the child likely died a year earlier in Farmington.

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Karla Garcia and Jonatan Nanita. (New Britain Police Dept.)
Jonatan Nanita is wanted on an active arrest warrant charging him with murder with special circumstances, conspiracy to commit murder with special circumstances, first-degree unlawful restraint, risk of injury to a child, tampering with physical evidence, intentional cruelty to child under 19 and improper disposal of a body in connection with the death of 12-year-old Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia. (Courtesy of Farmington Police Department)

Overview

  • New Britain police said a large container behind a long-vacant building at 80 Clark St. held the remains, discovered after a report of suspicious activity.
  • Karla Garcia, the victim’s mother, faces murder with special circumstances and related charges and is held on $5 million bond.
  • Jacqueline Garcia, the aunt, is charged with risk of injury to a child, first-degree unlawful restraint and cruelty to persons under 19, with bond set at $1 million.
  • An arrest warrant with $5 million bond is active for the mother’s boyfriend, Jonatan Nanita, who is charged with murder with special circumstances and evidence tampering.
  • Police allege prolonged abuse and malnourishment, say the body was kept in a basement and moved during a March 2025 relocation, and note the cause of death remains under review by the medical examiner.