Illegal Alien Sought in Death of Child

HARRISON COUNTY — The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl. Yeli Madalyn Jimenez was brought to the emergency room of Good Shepherd Hospital in Marshall by her mother, Felipa Dominguez, Sunday morning. The mother said she was at her home in Marshall when she went to check on the girl and found her unconscious on the floor. She told the ER staff that the toddler fell out of her bed. Jimenez was pronounced dead at the hospital around 1:00am. According to KETK, an autopsy was performed and the results indicated that the child had died from massive blunt trauma.

Investigators discovered the boyfriend of the mother, Jose Luis Casiano-Aburto, 27, had allegedly struck the child in the abdomen and had previously assaulted the mother. Officials said he fled to Mexico Monday afternoon. An arrest warrant for Capital Murder has been issued by the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office. The suspect is an illegal alien from Mexico and the US Marshalls, US Border Patrol Agents, Homeland Security and Mexican authorities have offered assistance to find the suspect and return him to the United States.