ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Three more Albuquerque police officers have been disciplined for their handling of a child abuse call involving 9-year-old Omaree Varela.
The police department has issued letters of suspension to Officer Jennifer Jara and Lt. Natalie Sanchez and a letter of reprimand to Sgt. Bruce Werley.
Jara was suspended for 40 hours and must undergo training on child abuse laws. She responded to the boy’s school in 2012 after he told a teacher his mother beat him.
The school visit was one of three instances where police investigated suspected abuse involving Varela.
The boy died in December after police say he was kicked by his mother.
Last week, Officer Gil Vigil was fired and Officer Scott McMurrough was suspended for how they handled a June 2013 call to the boy’s home.
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