A 7-month-old toddler reported missing earlier this month in Yucaipa and whom prosecutors believe was killed by his father in Cabazon was “severely abused” to the point of death, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said Wednesday.

“We believe he was abused over time,” Hestrin said during a news briefing Wednesday in downtown Riverside. “We believe Emmanuel was severely abused … and because of the abuse, he succumbed to those injuries. That’s what we believe.”

Jake Mitchell Haro, 32, and Rebecca Renee Haro, 41, of Cabazon are each charged with murder and filing a false police report. They made their initial joint court appearance Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Gary Polk, who appointed both the same public defender and set their arraignment for Sept. 4 at the Riverside Hal

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