18 YEAR-OLD BARBARA GARCIA OF WATSONVILLE WAS ARRAIGNED, TUESDAY ON FELONY ATTEMPTED MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. VIDEO SHOT BY A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR SHOWS A PREGNANT GARCIA ALLEGEDLY HITTING THE 15 MONTH-OLD CHILD KNOCKING HER OFF HER FEET. THE CHILDS FATHER ASKED GARCIA, HIS GIRLFRIEND, TO WATCH HER WHILE HE WAS WORKING A NIGHT SHIFT. POLICE ARRIVED TO FIND THE CHILD UNRESPONSIVE WITH BRUISING AROUND HER EYES. SHE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH A POSSIBLE TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY. THE CHILD HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES GARCIA IS BEING HELD ON ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL. GARCIA IS DUE BACK IN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT ROOM ON FRIDAY.
