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.
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.
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.