San Bernardino County Murder of 2 Year Old: Police Arrest Mother and Boyfriend


A latimes.com website account from May 11, 2009 reported that Belinda Magana, 23 and Naresh Narine, 36 were detained by Corona police after authorities found the missing 2 year old toddler’s body in San Bernardino County. The boy’s mother had reported that the toddler had been abducted. She was then was arrested, suspected of having a connection with the death of the boy. Rene Tarkington, Corona police spokeswoman, reported that the mother was booked on suspicion of child abuse and being an accessory to murder in San Bernardino. Narine, the boyfriend, was booked on suspicion of murder, torture and child abuse causing injury or death.

The boy was last seen on Sunday evening while attending a family gathering in Celebration of Mother’s Day at Lincoln Park in Corona. Immediately after the boy was reported missing, neighborhood fliers, and air and ground searches came up with nothing. Investigators then turned their attention to the mother and the boyfriend.

Mark Johnson, Corona Police Lt., said, “Early on in the investigation, things weren’t adding up.” The toddler’s body was found about 35 miles north buried in the Lytle Creek area.

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