MOM TO STAND TRIAL FOR BOY’S DEATH

The 19-year-old Bakersfield mother charged with the murder of her two-year-old son has been found competent to stand trial. Ayled Chavez initially reported her boyfriend, 20-year-old Kaleb Kessinger, had kidnapped Ramon Reyes-Chavez on April 25th, then said the boy had died of head injuries and they buried his body in the Kern River Canyon. The pair are due in court Wednesday.

Suzanne Grant