California Toddler Dies After Eating Chili Pepper Powder

Scott Roberts January 9, 2013 at 8:52 pm food video Digg this ArticleDigg Share via FacebookShare    

California Toddler Dies After Eating Chili PowderApple Valley, CA (KTLA) - A woman has been arrested in the death of a toddler who police say was made to ingest chili powder - perhaps as a punishment.

Amanda Sorensen, 21, of Apple Valley, CA, was detained early Monday morning on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death.

San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies were called to the 20000 block of Cayuga Road at 4:16 p.m. Sunday for a child suffering from a seizure after ingesting ground chile powder.

The 2-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Sorensen is believed to be the girlfriend of the child's father.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.

Neighbors told KTLA that they have witnessed abuse in the home before.

"They fight like crazy," one man said. "I went over there one day to help with the car. She came out asking when he was going to get done so they could get the kids from school."

"He just flew off the handle and just smacked the dog out of her," he recalled.

Sorensen is being held on $500,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Detail, Detective Rob Trostle or Sergeant Rick Bessinger at (909)387-3589.





     Comments
Comment D-Dub
2013-01-09 23:52:21
This is only peripherally related to actual chilis, but bet your bottom dollar someone blames this on the spice. It frankly is a child abuse story, of a repeat, habitual offender(s), but nice of KTLA to jump on the sensationalistic responsibility-evading nature of tying in something extraneous. Maybe she had an allergy or something along those lines, but irresponsible journalism like this is what has gotten a whole variety of substances banned...public opinion can be a bitch.

On an unrelated note, I love ya to death, Scott, but can you pretty please cool it on the auto-start videos? The pop-ups I can hang with, but the auto-start shit...not so much.
Comment Scott Roberts
2013-01-10 00:30:32
Sorry, D-Dub. It was a function of the embedded video. I hacked it, so it should not auto-start now. ;-)
Comment ParadiseWeiss
2013-01-11 11:11:46
Disgusting. I truly wish her the worst. Poor baby.
On a side note maybe the government should bad flavor. That will cure the problem.
Comment ParadiseWeiss
2013-01-11 11:13:24
correction:
BAN flavor
Comment Dean
2013-01-14 11:07:28
This is some sick, messed up stuff... I think neither parent had any business having children in the first place...

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