Overview
- Search-warrant materials say Karla Garcia told police she and Jonatan Nanita withheld food for about two weeks and restrained the child with zip ties as punishment.
- The medical examiner noted malnourishment with no recent traumatic injuries, while the official cause and manner of death have not yet been released.
- Karla Garcia and Nanita are charged with murder with special circumstances and related counts and are held on $5 million bail each, while Jackelyn Garcia faces child-cruelty and unlawful-restraint charges with $1 million bail.
- Investigators report an anonymous tip led them to a storage tote left at an abandoned Clark Street property in New Britain, where the remains were found on Oct. 8.
- Warrants cite a photo showing the child restrained on pee pads and statements describing ongoing abuse in 2024, as lawmakers consider policy changes and the Office of the Child Advocate conducts an investigation.