Thursday, April 5, 2012

Texas Mom Tina Madrid Jailed In Connection To The Death of Her 10-year-old Disabled Son Found In Box

Tina Louise Madrid
Tina Louise Madrid
Texas City, Texas

Police in the Houston-area have arrested a 42-year-old mother, Tina Louise Madrid, and have charged her in connection to the death of her son.

Last year, a 10-year-old boy was found dead in a cardboard box. Police discovered the box containing the body of Jonathan Singer in the back of his father’s pick-up.

Prior to the discovery, police in Pasadena visited with the mother, Tina Louise Madrid, after receiving a call from a relative concerned for Jonathan’s welfare. Officers were told the boy was fine and with his father, Jeffrey Singer, although they were not able to find either of them.

The next day officers were summoned to the west Houston home of Jeffrey Singer’s father where Singer had parked his truck. It was then, that police discovered the child’s body.

Jonathan had cerebral palsy and could not care for himself. Authorities said he was neglected and weighed only about 35 to 40 pounds.

Police said Singer made statements about being responsible for the boy’s death, and they arrested him. The child had been dead about five days when his body was found.
Jeffrey Singer
Jeffrey Singer

Prosecutors said Jonathan’s father, Jeffrey Singer, 46, left the boy alone in a bathtub while he went shopping. The boy drowned.

Singer was charged with serious bodily injury to a child and is free on $50,000 bond, according to Harris County court records.

A coroner last week ruled the drowning of her son, Jonathan Singer, a homicide.

Child Protective Services had investigated the boy’s welfare in 2010 and found no evidence of abuse or neglect.

At this point, prosecutors are not releasing any details about the case against Tina Madrid. She is currently behind bars with a bond set at $50,000.

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