Crime & Safety
11-Month-Old Boy Located, Mother Arrested
Fabian Hernandez-Morales, an 11-month-old boy, has been located and is safe. His mother has been arrested.
GIBSONTON, FL -- An 11-month-old boy who has been missing since 5:30 a.m. has been found and is safe in the custody of his family.
As a result of a reader's tip, the child's biological mother, Martha Morales-Santizo, has been arrested and booked into Hillsborough County Jail. She faces multiple criminal charges.
The toddler, Fabian Hernandez-Morales, was reported missing Wednesday morning after Morales-Santizo, 26, of Tampa, threatened to harm herself and the toddler following an argument with the child's father.
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