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A Texan mother and father were charged Beat his three year old son to death His criminal charge has been changed to capital murder.
Chelsea Berg, 30, and her boyfriend Christopher Alexander, 30, were arrested on October 14 after their son was hospitalized. collin county,
At the time, 3-year-old Dawson Zamora was treated by doctors for severe brain trauma and extensive bruising.
According to the arrest warrant seen by WCSCAlexander claimed to have found the child injured after hearing a “bang” in the house.
However, there were discrepancies between the extent of the three-year-old’s injuries and Alexander’s story. doctor to report the incident to Collin County authorities. Both Berg and Alexander were arrested, with the mother released shortly afterwards.
Dawson died two months later on December 7, the birthday of his father, Dahrian Zamora.
“My son Dawson has passed away,” the father wrote. Facebook“He promised to spend his last birthday with me and refused to leave until then,”
Berg was re-arrested a day later with an upgraded charge of capital murder.
In Texas, capital murder carries a penalty of life in prison without parole.
Police documents viewed by WCSC revealed that Berg sent a series texts Alexander, which revealed she knew he had allegedly harmed the 3-year-old child in the past.
One text read, “100000% serious. You hurt her, hurt her, and hurt her every time you’re alone with her.” “There hasn’t been a time when you’ve been alone with him that he hasn’t been hurt.”
Alexander, who is being held in the Collin County Jail, has also been charged with two additional charges. according to prison rosterHe has been charged with stalking and tampering with physical evidence.
Neither Alexander nor Berg have been given the opportunity to post bail, according to Jail Roaster.
Meanwhile, Dahrian Zamora has confirmed that he is planning his son’s funeral.
“I’m 31 years old and I have to bury my three-year-old son and obviously I wasn’t prepared for that because we’re not supposed to bury our children,” he wrote on Facebook. “I haven’t lost any family members or friends and now this is my first experience with death.”
He urged readers to keep his daughter, Harper, in their prayers and claimed that his son’s death “could have been prevented.”
“He should have been protected and now he was murdered,” he said. “My three-year-old child was murdered and I’m left with this and I don’t know where to go from here.”
Independent The Collin County Sheriff’s Office has been contacted for further comment.