OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County prosecutors say an autopsy shows a boy thrown into the Elkhorn River on the eve of his fifth birthday drowned.
The autopsy says Josue Ramirez-Marinero, whose tiny body was pulled from the river Monday, showed no signs of injury or trauma.
Police say Josue's 25-year-old half-brother, Roberto Martinez-Marinero, threw the boy into the river on May 5th because the boy had witnessed his mother's killing at the hands of Martinez-Marinero. Police reports say he would have turned 5 on May 6.
Police say Martinez-Merinero also told investigators he had killed his mother, Jesus Ismenia Marinero, on May 5th. Her body was found in a southeastern Omaha ditch.
Martinez-Marinero is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. His girlfriend, 24-year-old Gabriela Guevara, is charged with being an accessory.
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