Police said the last time they had contact with Eric Rangel Jr. and Sandra Sosa was when they were called to their home in 2022 and found their baby unresponsive.
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Police said when they arrived at the couple's home in East Chicago, they found their 2-month-old son Eric Rangel III limp. He later died at the hospital. He weighed less than five lbs. at the time of his death.
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Police said an autopsy showed the infant died from blunt force trauma to the head and had symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.
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Sosa is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily harm. Rangel Jr. is charged with the same and an additional count of murder.