{"id":277,"date":"2026-05-14T09:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:03:27","slug":"margate-woman-accused-of-abusing-her-infant-son-turns-herself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"Margate woman accused of abusing her infant son turns herself in"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MARGATE, Fla.  \u2014 A 29-year-old Margate woman accused of abusing her infant son and causing multiple injuries last year turned herself in to deputies earlier this week, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=275\">Student caught with box cutter at Broward school: BCPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>According to the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office, Kimberly Stacy Rivera was arrested Monday after approaching a deputy around 11 p.m. during a \u201cpark walk\u201d in the 700 block of Southwest 71st Avenue. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Rivera told the deputy she believed she had an active warrant. She was then taken to the Broward County Main Jail to surrender.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from an Oct. 25, 2025, investigation after deputies said they responded to Broward Health Medical Center following a call from the Department of Children and Families regarding injuries to Rivera\u2019s infant son.<\/p>\n<p>According to an arrest report, a medical evaluation of the baby revealed \u201ca non displaced mid left clavicle fracture, a healing left interior fourth rib fracture, and probable healed fractures involving both radius bones.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Investigators also noted \u201ca superficial mark consistent with a bite\u201d with no explanation for the injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Rivera and her fianc\u00e9 sought medical care earlier that morning after the baby showed pain and limited movement in his left arm. Imaging later confirmed multiple fractures to the boy, according to the report. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=273\">Police search for missing 15-year-old girl last seen at Plantation High School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detectives said Rivera initially suggested the injuries may have been caused by her son\u2019s older brother, telling investigators, \u201cit may have been my son, maybe that bit him and I wasn\u2019t looking when he did.\u201d She also said the older child sometimes engaged in \u201crough play,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Rivera told deputies she suffers from \u201cdepression\u201d and \u201cbreakdowns\u201d but insisted, \u201cI would never take it (out) on my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Rivera\u2019s fianc\u00e9 later told detectives Rivera had \u201ccome clean to him\u201d and admitted she had \u201csqueezed the baby\u201d out of frustration. He also said Rivera had been \u201ccrying really bad\u201d after experiencing \u201csuicidal thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said Rivera later confessed, stating \u201cthat\u2019s probably why he has those fractures because of me\u201d and apologized to investigators, saying, \u201cI\u2019m sorry I didn\u2019t come clean to you guys. I was just afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said Rivera was hospitalized under the Baker Act following the 2025 incident.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, Rivera remained held without bond at the Broward County Main Jail on one count each of aggravated child abuse and child neglect causing bodily harm, according to jail records. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=271\">West Broward brush fire now fully contained<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 29-year-old Margate woman accused of abusing her infant son and causing multiple injuries last year turned herself in to deputies earlier this week, authorities said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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