Overview

• Sandra Guadalupe-Castro, 57, was arrested at her Reading home and charged with first- and third-degree murder in a 32-year-old case.
• She was denied bail and is being held in Berks County Jail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 17.
• Forensic pathologist Dr. Neil Hoffman concluded the fatal blunt-impact head injuries were inflicted shortly before death and were not consistent with a fall.
• Investigators say the boy was in Guadalupe-Castro's sole care in the hours before he was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital on January 8, 1993.
• Guadalupe-Castro admitted striking the child on prior occasions but denied hitting his head, and authorities have not released the child’s name.