Solano County foster dad appears in court in homicide, abuse case

Solano County foster dad appears in court in homicide, abuse case - ContraCostaTimes.com

By Reporter Staff
Posted: 03/17/2011 01:09:53 AM PDT
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:48:02 AM PDT

A Solano County foster parent suspected in the death of a 3-month-old infant last November made a brief appearance in the Fairfield courtroom of Solano County Superior Court Judge E. Bradley Nelson on Wednesday.
Reginald Tanubagijo, 54, of Suisun, has pleaded not guilty in Solano County Superior Court to one count of homicide and one count of child abuse resulting in death. It is alleged that an infant who had been entrusted to his care died in the hospital from injuries that medical personnel referred to as "non-accidental trauma," according to police.
On Wednesday, Nelson set 8:30 a.m. May 5 for a readiness conference and set 9:30 a.m. June 1 for a preliminary hearing.
According to police, the infant had been surrendered at birth and was placed under the care of Solano County Social Services. Custody of the child was then given to Tanubagijo and his wife, both of whom are approved foster care providers and, according to authorities, had undergone the extensive screening process.
Tanubagijo was arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse on Nov. 30, 2010, the day after police and emergency personnel were called to his home where they found the unresponsive infant. The child was taken to NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield and then to Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, where he died from his injuries, police said.
Tanubagijo remains in Solano County Jail custody without bail.