SANTA ANA (KTLA) -- A mother Bertagna said. and her boyfriend were "The woman admitted to the sentenced to 270 days in jail abuse," Bertagna said. Stuart on Friday after pleading said she didn't hit the kids guilty to felony child abuse that hard, he said. for tying up and starving her "She tied the kids to their two young sons. beds using bandages, Cheryl Ann Stuart, 26, and shoelaces or chains to keep Mario Alberto Colin, 31 were them from taking off while arrested in June at a home she slept," Bertagna said. Stuart rented in the 1400 "She didn't feed the boys, block of North Parsons Place, especially the 2-year-old, according to Santa Ana police because she was potty- spokesman Cpl. Anthony training him," Bertagna said, Bertagna. adding that she didn't want Officers went to the home the boy to wet the bed. after her landlord called Stuart's boyfriend, Mario police to have them check on Alberto Colin, 31, was also the boys' welfare, Bertagna booked for investigation of said. willful cruelty to a child Officers immediately noticed and inflicting injury upon a the 2-year-old had severe child, said police spokesman, bruising to his face, Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. forehead and cheek and dry- Colin is not the father of cracked bloody lips and the children and has two bruising that appeared to be children of his own, Bertagna at varying stages, Bertagna said. said. He works as a behavioral The 5-year-old had swollen technician at a Pico Rivera arms and was extremely elementary school, where he dehydrated. "deals with kids that have Both boys and had bruises and temper tantrums and knots on their heads, behavioral issues," the Bertagna said. spokesman said. Paramedics took the boys to a Bertagna said police will hospital to be treated for look into whether Colin has dehydration, malnutrition and abused any of the children at injuries. the school and whether he has The boys, whose ribs were abused his ownchildren, a 4- showing through their skin, year-old boy and a baby girl. are expected to recover,
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