Overview

• Sandra Guadalupe-Castro, 57, was arrested and charged with first- and third-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old in Reading, Pennsylvania.
• The boy was taken from a Franklin Street home to St. Joseph's Hospital on Jan. 8, 1993, and was pronounced dead with multiple blunt-impact head injuries and bruises in various stages of healing.
• Forensic pathologist Dr. Neil Hoffman concluded the fatal injuries occurred shortly before death and were not consistent with a fall.
• Investigators determined the child was in Guadalupe-Castro's sole care in the hours before he died, and she told police she had previously struck him on the buttocks and legs but denied hitting his head.
• Guadalupe-Castro is being held without bail at Berks County Jail with a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 17, and authorities have not released the child's name.