Horrific wounds suffered by toddler 'left to die on side of road by mother'

The adorable toddler allegedly near for dormant by her mother connected nan broadside of a Texas road was seen successful surveillance footage falling from nan 3rd level of a edifice wherever she had been staying pinch nan mom.

Channel Yonko, 30, of Houston, was charged pinch superior execution for nan death of her 17-month-old daughter, Hannah Yonko, who was recovered successful Galveston connected Wednesday pinch 3 puncture wounds connected her back, tribunal documents show.

The kid was discovered by a man disconnected Seawall Boulevard betwixt The Beachfront Palms Hotel and a Kroger market shop connected astir 9:45am.

When cops arrived astatine nan scene, they recovered Hannah bleeding and unresponsive, according to a tribunal filing reviewed by KHOU 11. 

Hannah was rushed to UTMB Galveston's trauma center, wherever she later died, while her mother was arrested and booked successful jail. 

Surveillance video showed small Hannah falling from nan 3rd level of nan edifice onto nan writer and rolling onto nan concrete, wherever she was later discovered.

Police now judge that Channel intentionally dropped her girl from nan edifice balcony, according to investigators.

Brandon Urbina, nan man who recovered nan helpless child, told FOX26: 'I never would person thought that I would travel crossed thing for illustration this.

'I travel down nan thoroughfare and I'd seen a small kid's blanket.

'As I drove a small further, I could spot a small curly hair.'

Urbina said erstwhile he first spotted nan toddler, he saw she was bruised and bleeding from her nose. 

When first responders arrived astatine nan scene, Hannah still displayed 'signs of life' but urgently needed aesculapian attention, according to nan Galveston Police Department.  

On Thursday, investigators said that they interviewed Channel's sister, who said nan mother and girl were staying at The Beachfront Palms Hotel while visiting her. 

Her sister said that Channel, who had sole attraction of her toddler astatine nan time, prepared to cheque retired of nan edifice pinch her girl that morning. 

During that time, Channel's sister near nan edifice and went to The Victorian Hotel to meet pinch her fiancé, she told investigators. 

Channel past arrived astatine nan 2nd edifice pushing an quiet stroller, and though her sister didn't spot nan child, she didn't deliberation nan kid was not inside. 

Her sister past told Channel they should caput backmost to The Beachfront Palms Hotel to drawback their belongings, but nan mother refused, according to police. 

Investigators later recovered a cardinal paper to nan mother and daughter's room, a skinning knife, unused diapers, formation toys and unopened kids' snacks wrong a trash tin successful nan hotel's underground parking garage. 

Authorities besides discovered surveillance footage of Channel pushing a stroller successful nan edifice lobby, pinch a child's ft visibly moving inside. 

During a Wednesday day property conference, GPD Chief Doug Balli said nan incident was 'definitely wasn't a earthy death.'

'This is simply a horrible crime. All children merit to consciousness safe erstwhile astir loved ones, particularly pinch their ain mother,' Balli said. 

Her circumstantial origin of decease has yet to beryllium confirmed.  

Channel appeared successful tribunal connected Thursday greeting and was denied bond. She requested a court-appointed attorney.