Video - Flaquita Araceli Bustamante E-19936 Apr 2026

: Court documents allege Genesis was tortured for days before her death. This included being whipped with cords until skin was gone, having her hands repeatedly slammed in doors, and being scalded with boiling water prepared in a microwave—an act Bustamante allegedly admitted was her idea to make the child "listen".

Graciela Bustamante and the girl’s father, Ray Mata Jr., face charges including first-degree murder, torture, and aggravated mayhem. Video - Flaquita Araceli Bustamante E-19936

: The case sparked protests against Kern County Child Protective Services (CPS). Family members claim multiple reports of abuse were made long before Genesis’s death, alleging that Bustamante and Mata would hide the children or make them wear masks to conceal injuries from social workers. : Court documents allege Genesis was tortured for