Ansonia police have a warrant to arrest Angel Luis Santiago for his alleged role in the death of 5‑month-old Kyle Robinson.
Police are asking the public’s help in locating Santiago, 35, who was the boyfriend of Kyle’s mother, Kelly Robinson-Maresca.
Santiago is wanted for first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault and risk of injury.
Kyle died June 12 of blunt force trauma to the head. The state’s medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
Police believe the death was caused by shaken baby syndrome. For the last six months, detectives have been talking with doctors and child experts to get a strong enough case to apply for a warrant, according to Ansonia Police Lt. Andrew Cota
They received a warrant last week, and have been searching for Santiago since.
But they have been unable to locate Santiago, Cota said. Santiago is believed to be living in the area, and frequently travels to New York to visit family in the Bronx. He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 185 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Santiago’s location is asked to call Ansonia Police at (203) 735‑1885.
Cota said the department is not releasing any more information about the incident until after Santiago is arrested.
DCF Involvement
The family, which lives on Hubbell Avenue in Ansonia, was known to DCF workers.
DCF first became involved with the family in April after an unspecified incident, according to a DCF statement issued in June.
“A comprehensive medical evaluation determined that the reported incident was accidental,” according to the statement.
DCF officials received a second complaint in May, which was declared “substantiated neglect” against the mother’s boyfriend for leaving the children unattended for a “very brief” period of time.
DCF workers put a plan in place calling for a relative to assist the boyfriend and mother in caring for the children. In-home services were being arranged and a DCF worker or workers had been at the residence just days before Kyle’s death, according to the statement.
“During the most recent visit with the family days before the child’s death, the department found the children well attended and cared for. Further investigation by the department will be conducted,” the statement reads.
The State Child Fatality Review Panel has been assisting police in the investigation of Kyle’s death, according to a Connecticut Post article from July.
Jeanne Milstein, the state’s child advocate, is the chairman of that panel.
Friday, Milstein said the panel is still investigating, and she couldn’t speak about the case until their report is finalized.
But, Milstein said: “We’re very concerned about this case.”
