East Chicago, Indiana parents Eric Rangel Jr. and Sandra Sosa, charged with the death of their 2-month-old son, now in custody

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (WLS) — The parents of a baby who died in East Chicago were detained Saturday after an arrest warrant was issued, police said.

Police said the last time they had contact with Eric Rangel Jr. and Sandra Sosa was when they were called into their home in 2022 and found their baby unresponsive.

Police say when they arrived at the couple's East Chicago home, they found their 2-month-old son Eric Rangel III limp. He later died in hospital. Weighs less than five pounds. at the time of his death.

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Police said an autopsy showed the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head and had symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.

Sosa was charged with neglect of dependents resulting in serious bodily harm. Rangel Jr. charged with the same and additional counts of murder.