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Man arrested in death of girlfriend’s son

Monday, March 3, 2003 | 9:55 a.m.

Metro Police arrested a 20-year-old Las Vegas man late Friday in the death of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son.

It was the second case of death from child abuse in Southern Nevada in a week.

Peter Gonzalez was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of murder.

The child, whose name was not released this morning, was brought to Sunrise Hospital's Pediatric Emergency Department by ambulance about 3 p.m. Friday, police said. The boy was pronounced dead at 5 p.m., Metro Homicide Lt. Tom Monahan said.

Physicians told police the child had indications of abuse and may have died as a result of the abuse.

In an earlier case, Herman Suarez of Las Vegas was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder and child abuse in the death of his 2-year-old daughter.

Police said Alejandra Suarez-Sanchez died after arriving at University Medical Center.

Alejandra Sanchez, Suarez's wife, was arrested Feb. 23 and faces the same charges.

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