South OC Mom Accused Of 'Violently' Shaking Baby Pleads Not Guilty

IRVINE, CA — A 29-year-old Irvine woman was charged Tuesday with repeatedly attacking a baby.

Iara Dossantos Bomfim was charged with 10 felony counts of child abuse and endangerment. She pleaded not guilty and was next due in court Nov. 4 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.

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According to the criminal complaint, she was accused of repeatedly hitting the baby in the head on June 17 and June 27.

On June 28, she was accused of "violent shaking of the head and neck" of the baby, according to the criminal complaint. On the same day, the baby fell off a bead head first and the defendant did not seek any medical aid, the complaint alleges.

On June 30, she was accused of "violently" shaking and slapping the baby, the complaint alleges.

On July 1, she was accused of throwing the baby and shaking the infant, as well as repeatedly striking the baby's head, the complaint alleges.

The defendant was accused on July 2 of repeatedly hitting the baby on the head, the complaint alleges. The defendant was accused of "violently" shaking the baby and striking the infant in the head on July 5, according to the complaint.

The defendant was accused of punching the back of the baby's head and shaking the infant's head on July 11, the complaint alleges.

The relationship between the defendant and the baby was not clear. Irvine police referred questions to prosecutors, who did not immediately respond to a request for information.