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Robstown mother charged with murder in death of 18-month-old daughter

Posted at 1:51 PM, Dec 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-22 14:51:18-05

A Robstown mother accused of killing her baby girl remains behind bars. 

19-year-old Chasity Herrera was arrested by Robstown Police officers is currently being held at the Nueces County Jail. 

Herrera is accused of killing her 18-month-old daughter Arabella Sanchez. 

Paramedics were called to an apartment in Robstown last Friday for a child with injuries, and Arabella later died at a hospital.  

Robstown Police started an investigation into Arabella’s death due to "unexplained" injuries. 

Her death was later ruled a homicide and police issue two warrants for the arrest of Herrera. 

Herrera is charged with murder and injury to a child by omission. 

This is a developing story. Action 10 will bring you further updates on the story when we receive them. 

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