A man accused of starving and beating his girlfriend’s 8-year-old twin daughters, one of whom died from complications from malnutrition and blunt force trauma, was ordered to be held on a combined $3 million bail, a judge on Wednesday decided.
Ruben Moreno appears in court for a bond hearing Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Houston. Moreno is charged with capital murder in the death of Melanie Mendoza, the 8-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. The child and her twin sister, who have the birth defect Microcephaly, were allegedly abused by Moreno and their mother, Soledad Mendoza. A total bond of $3 million was set, on three different charges, in the case.
Melanie died Dec. 21, 2020, after being rushed to a hospital for nausea and losing consciousness. An officer called out to investigate the death noted that she “looked to be extremely underweight and small for her age.” Judge Ana Martinez in the 179th District Court ordered that bail for each of Moreno’s charges be set at $1 million — an amount that prosecutors suggested.Bodycam footage shows Houston police officer react in surprise after fatally shooting man
Court records show that Moreno is to be kept separate from his girlfriend, Soledad Mendoza, the mother of the twin girls, in the Harris County Jail. The two started dating in 2020 after she and her children moved to Houston from San Antonio.
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