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A woman suspected of killing her 4-year-old son is accused of stabbing him at least 16 times, according to court documents filed in the case.
The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Janet Garcia, appeared in court for the first time on Monday where bail was set at $5 million.
Garcia has not been officially charged with a crime. She was arrested on suspicion of first- and second-degree murder as well as first-degree assault of a child.
Her son, 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, was found dead near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce County on the evening of March 28. Responding officers noted in their report that they initially identified 16 "sharp force wounds" on his body and that there could be as many as 41. A medical examiner determined the boy's death to have been caused by "homicidal violence."
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