Mom said 7-month-old who died of broken bones and a bleeding liver hit her head during 'tummy time'

An Iowa pistillate who claimed that she did not cognize however her infant was fatally injured has been recovered blameworthy of the baby's murder.

Sheyenne Shore, 26, was recovered blameworthy of first-degree murder and kid endangerment successful transportation with the 2023 decease of her 7-month-old babe Xena. Shore was charged on with Xena's father, 37-year-old Juan Montalvo Jr., who pleaded blameworthy to kid endangerment successful February 2025. According to a transgression ailment obtained by section quality outlet Ames Tribune, Shore brought Xena to Story County Medical Center connected June 11, 2023, wherever aesculapian unit said the babe was already acold and stiff, her pupils "dilated and fixed."

Xena was pronounced dormant aft lifesaving measures failed.

According to the complaint, Xena arrived astatine the infirmary with cuts and bruises connected her look and torso, a breached wrist, and hemorrhaging successful her close oculus and liver. Medical unit besides noted that the babe was healing from past fractures to some of her arms and her femur.

When constabulary spoke to Shore astir however Xena got her injuries, Shore told them that the babe "hit her caput connected babe toys portion doing tummy time." Montalvo told the aforesaid story. Both parents denied knowing however the babe received her different injuries.

The aesculapian examiner determined that Xena's caput injuries were not the effect of an mishap and ruled her decease a homicide. Investigators searched the couple's flat successful Nevada, Iowa, and recovered bloodstained blankets and babe clothes.

Police said Shore told them that she had not near Xena unsocial oregon with anyone other during the past 3 days of her life, but surveillance video and store receipts proved that Shore near her flat without Xena to spell buying connected June 11, 2023, astir 11 a.m. Montalvo was successful different portion of Nevada that day.

According to the complaint, Shore texted Montalvo respective times starting astatine 3:10 p.m., telling him that Xena was unresponsive and she was taking her to the hospital. He did not respond until 3:46 p.m., and the mates had a abbreviated telephone call. At 3:59 p.m., Shore texted Montalvo, "she's gone they tried everything they could."

An acquaintance of Montalvo said helium texted to accidental helium was going to the infirmary due to the fact that his girl deed her head. Around 6 p.m., Montalvo told the acquaintance that helium would beryllium backmost astatine enactment by 7 p.m.

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Shore and Montalvo fled to California aft Xena's decease and were arrested aft being charged with first-degree execution and kid endangerment.

Montalvo pleaded blameworthy to an amended number of kid endangerment causing superior wounded connected Feb. 25, 2025, and was sentenced to an indeterminate condemnation not exceeding 10 years successful prison.

Shore was found blameworthy of first-degree execution and kid endangerment connected April 2. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 1.