Salem Police Arrest 13-Year Old for Murder of Infant

Rosita Carbajal will most likely be arraigned sometime today at the Marion County Juvenile Court.

Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police detictives arrested a 13-year-old last night, for the murder of her 16 month-old niece. Courtland Geyer with the Marion County District Attorney's Office says relatives brought the small child, Ruby Navarro-Carbajal, to the Salem Hospital. Ruby was not breathing and was later pronounced dead.

Geyer says Dr. Cliff Nelson of the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy of the child Monday.

"While the official cause of death is still pending, authorities believe the child died from inflicted traumatic brain injury."

The death investigation determined that the child was staying with relatives living at 820 Norman Avenue NE, Salem, Oregon, on Saturday night.

Accoring to Geyer, the relatives – including the child's maternal grandfather and aunt, 13-year old Rosita Carbajal – were watching the child for the evening.

"The child's mother was not at the residence. Subsequent investigation determined that Rosita Carbajal caused the child's death," Geyer said.

Last night, Salem Police detectives arrested her for murder and lodged her at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center at 3030 Center St NE, Salem. Rosita Carbajal will most likely be arraigned sometime today at the Marion County Juvenile Court.

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first of all the people who dont know her need to quit talking shit i know rosita and i know what she did was an accident she is amazingly sweet girl and i hope she gets out soon she has a good heart and feels terrible for what she did

HER FRIEND MUST BE ON THE SAME DOPE AS THE KILLER GET REAL AND LET THAT GIRL GO ON AN DO LIFE!!!!!!

HEY DONT ASK WHO I AM BUT THIS HUZZY NEVER NEED TO SEE DAYLIGHT 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE THERE WHY THEY DID'NT GO TO JAIL IS THIS HER SITER CHILD OR WHAT HAOW DOES THE PARENT FEEL THT;S WHAT MATTERS IF YOU GUYS ARE HER FRIEND OPEN HER MYSPACE THAT ALWAYS TELLS ALOT I BET THAT BABY WAS PRETTY AND HUZZY WAS JEALOUS OF HER WHY DID SHE PLEA GUILTY ALL YAH!! PROTECTING HER MIGHT AS WELL BEEN THERE WITH HUZZY TO HELP KILL THAT BABY THAT WHY SHE DID IT SPOILED A&^!!!!

She is sorry about what she did to her niece, yet she will regret it for the rest of her life.

I feel really bad for this little girls family. For both of their losses. The killer deserves death as well.

Ilove you Silveria

To ALL who are shouting, "she's innocent!" go to www.kgw.com and search her name. She pled GUILTY 7/23/08 (6 days ago) WHO's talkin crap now!?!

I know Rosita wudd never do such a thing. She was a GREAT friend. She was always there when i needed to talk and she wudd always be talking on how she loves her niece. You ppl are stupid. SHES INOCENT!!!!

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my brother carlos been with her since kinder and he knows she would never do such a thing why dont they take her inicent

I know rosita she is inecent she always talked about her niece in school and she would always take pictures with her she is inecent! and if ur saying she did do it than ur mouth is full of it!!!!! she would never do that to her niece! SHE LOVES HER TO DEATH!

i know she dint do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!she was a reallly good girl so stop saying things about her

I knew rosita for a long time .. i know she didnt kill her niece.. she is a great friend..

i know rosita and i know she didnt do that cause if u new her shes a really good girl and if u ask people that know her there gonna tell u the same thing so stop saying things about her cause u don t even know how she actually is.

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i know rosita and she did do anything.

she didnt do it!!!!!!!!!!!

SHE DID IT....SHE HAS AN EVIL LOOK IN HER HEYES.. WELL SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY WITH GOD

she isnt like that she would have pic of her niece and would talk about her so maye she didnt do it on purpose

she isnt like that she would have pic of her niece and would talk about her so maye she didnt do it on purpose

I think they are saying IF SHE did do it then yes she deserves to be in jail forever and never get out if not then god bless her cuz she is just a baby herself but most of all god bless the poor lil baby that lost her life I know that this girl is your friend but it is really about this poor lil baby..

To respond to Nancy: I would like to request that you either return to school or discontinue substituting. For you to pass judgment with no evidence and supposedly knowing about child development and react so fearfully implies you are not well equipped to be teaching. I wish the family well and luck. See www.projectlib.org for help.

WHO EVER SAID THAT ROSITA DID U IT UR SO STUPID BECAUSE I KNEW ROSITA SENCE WE WERE 3 YEARS OLD!!! AND SHE WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!! WHY DONT YOU JUST SAY WHO YOU ARE??!!!!

this girl did that to a inocent girl i hope she stays in jail for all the rest of her life and never come out or to give her a penalty of death what did she had in the mind when she did that she had to be crazy if i was the judge i will give tell her she is going to be in jail for the rest of her life

i know she did not do it she is a great friend loves to play around and an even better student i know she is inocent

I know Rosita sence kinder Ikoow she didn't do such thing.

she dindint kill the baby

I am terrified. My child is also a student at this 7th Grader's school. I am a Middle School Substitute teacher, and saw this in the paper this morning. This girl lives a mile from us!

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