Bonifacio Velarde Broke The Baby
May 29, 2009 by FlamingFox
Gig Harbor, WA- The wife of 37-year old Bonifacio Velarde says he was beginning to have increasing attacks of rage and would break things like chairs and glasses. On May 18, Velarde allowed his terrible temper to get the best of him when he took his anger out on the couple’s 3-week-old baby daughter.
Bonifacio Velarde
The baby’s mother said Velarde had taken their baby, Ava Velarde, out of the bedroom and she then heard the little girl begin to cry very loudly. After several minutes passed, Velarde brought the baby back into the bedroom and said something was wrong with girl. When the mother noticed the baby was very cold and beginning to turn purple, she yelled at her husband to call 911, but it took him some time to do so. When Velarde finally called 911, he told dispatchers that the baby was not breathing, unconscious, and very pale. Ava Velarde was rushed to the hospital where she died three days later without ever regaining consciousness. An autopsy later determined that the baby died of cranial cerebral trauma which basically means her head was so injured that this asshole either squeezed her skull or hit her with a blunt object.
Bonifacio Velarde admitted to officers that the baby’s injuries had happened while she was in his care, but he refused to explain how they were caused. He was charged with second-degree murder and his bail was set at $1 million after prosecutors argued that Velarde was a flight risk who might attempt to flee to his original home of Manila, in the Philippines. CPS says there were no prior history of abuse or complaints about Velarde. They removed the couple’s other two kids, a 1-year old and an 8-year old, from the home, but released them back to their mother under state supervision. Velarde has pleaded not guilty and his wife has now filed for divorce.
Ava Velarde
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8:52 am on May 29th, 2009
that poor baby only got to live for 3 weeks?! the mother should have left her crazy husband as soon as she saw signs of rage. she didn’t do much to protect those kids from harm. i hope he suffers in jail.
8:53 am on May 29th, 2009
Velarde has pleaded not guilty and his wife has now filed for divorce.
Thank God. I bet she wishes she had done it when he first started throwing his tempter tantrums. She is no doubt heart broken and devastated, filled with guilt for not realizing that he would be capable of doing such a thing. My heart goes out to her, in what must be an extremely difficult time. I am so glad to see that she isn’t standing by his side, claiming what an angel he normally is, like so many women we see on here.
rest in piece little Ava
9:18 am on May 29th, 2009
Just one of those wild and crazy thoughts… I wonder if all three children where girls… 8 and 1… and then 3 weeks old…. assumption is a horrible thing but what he did was so finite and calculated… or it sounds like it to me.
10:32 am on May 29th, 2009
Well said.
3 weeks old….I just can’t get over that.
11:05 am on May 29th, 2009
im sorry but if I knew it was my husband hurting my baby ill be calling the cops while beating his azz with a bat; a baby unfuckinbelievable
1:59 pm on May 29th, 2009
My guess is that the baby was crying too much. He sure shut the little tyke up now didn’t he. Fucking asshole. Rot in prison.
2:24 pm on May 29th, 2009
Pussy. He’s nothing but a fucking pussy.
3:08 pm on May 29th, 2009
This poor baby, only 3 weeks of life. Sad, just sad. I hope mom will be able to recover so that she can continue caring for the other two kids.
6:05 pm on May 29th, 2009
This is interesting…
They contend the girl was “particularly vulnerable,” which could qualify Velarde for a sentence higher than the standard range.
Hmmm. Wondering what exactly is meant by that. You just may be on to something litttlemoonseductress ….3 girls, maybe he wanted a boy and was wickedly pissed he got another girl. I”ve certainly read crazier things people kill their children over. Of course, she may have been a preemie or born with medical issues that left her particularly vulnerable….and there is the rage issue.
Reading this made me very sad. The reality that a parent can put their hand on a child and squeeze the life out of them is sickening and utterly heinous. What a cruel, putrid shell of a soul. I hope he dies in prison, his head crushed underfoot an inmates shoe. Yes, that would be poetic justice.
Rest in peace little angel….Ava Velarde.
7:16 pm on May 29th, 2009
But not before many, many years of retribution at the hands of inmates that really don’t take kindly to baby killers.
1:22 pm on May 30th, 2009
Ok I don’t understand how, after hearing her baby screaming, it took her husband a few minutes to come back. WHY didn’t the mother go running after her crying baby to see what the problem was? Especially knowing he’s been a violent crazy lately? And also, Why would she ask him to call 911? Pick up the God d*mn phone and do it yourself lady! Not that she’s to blame but she seems a little retarded in this whole scenario…
5:56 am on May 31st, 2009
this is ava’s mom. i understand your outrage over the death of precious ava, and want to know why and how she died and why he did it. guess what, so do i. however you are jumping to conclusions from information that is not even the whole story. sit back, sit tight, the media, the police, the prosectors, and me, are all working hard as we can to make sure this monster rots in jail (or worse, which is what i’m working on through the media. inmates can watch tv, and i’m making sure his new roommates see just what sort of person their new bed buddy is). i love all my children. i AM a great mom. why else would they return my children to ME so quickly? why is the bail set at ONE MILLION DOLLARs? which is unheard of for this sort of crime. there is much much more than you can realize behind this. i did all i could to protect Ava. there are many details and background you don’t know. but you are dumb if all you to make such hard judgements is what you read in a short article which is full of errors. but those errors have a purpose. so let it be. i am going to start giving photos of my children, all of them, to all the media (the ones that have coverage on TV, where it counts) so that his fellow inmates can do to him what i can not. i love my children too much to leave them parentless. and, there was a third adult in the house at the time, as well as my 7 year old. there is much much much more to this story, it will all be revealed in due course. but i can assure you, i am doing everything in my power to make sure this monster rots in the hell that is his mind, and that he suffers greatly while he remains on this earth. i need other’s help for this to happen, so sit back and sit tight, this will be a wild ride. all in the name of justice for ava, and for my other two children who are the true victims of this. funny how you are all so passionate with your hateful opinions towards me,but dont’ show much concern for my children. they are the ones that have to live the rest of their lives with this pain, and questions that can never be answered and answers that can never be justified. i assure you, i will get justice for ava. as for telling you more so i can defend myself from your attacks, fuck that. me, the detectives, the investigator, the prosecuter, are all working together for AVA, and we’re doing all we can in the order it needs to be done, in revealing what needs to be and not revealing what doesn’t, so that his attorney will not get the info and have a way to start twisting and spinning things. also, please send all the hatred you can towards bono, i will provide one tiny piece of what is an enormous puzzle, to fuel your fire: at one point Bono tried to place the blame of ava’s injuries on our ONE YEAR OLD boy. there you go, now please tear him apart. much obliged….
6:11 am on May 31st, 2009
go to kiro.com and type in bonifacio velarde, watch the video, look at the comments. if you are so angry, then show up at each and every one of his hearings, with signs and poster and demand justice for ava in person, especially things that will show up on the news which is broadcasted in the jail. but if you care about my children, then do something to help them, they are suffering greatly and need love sent their way. sitting in your chair typing isn’t doing anything for anyone but yourself.
6:39 am on May 31st, 2009
and why have i been up all night why am i wasting my time here? because i have a 7 year old in my bed that possibly witnessed her daddy harming her baby sister, and is now so terrified she lays in bed with me and takes up every 10 minutes clinging to me to make sure i’m not leaving her side. Put the children first! That is WHY i am still here and not in jail for killing Bono. last thing these kids need is more tragedy and to be orphaned when they need their mommy the most. i mourn for ava to be back in my hands, but there was nothing more i could have done to prevent it, i took every step i could, he had the tools to prevent this, but he did not. and now BOTH of his surviving children are forever punished for his evil. at least ava is now in a better place, guiding me and helping me keep a clear level headed mind so i can get justice for her, her big sis and big brother, and for me. he took my baby from my life and at the same time destroyed all i had worked so hard to achieve up to that fateful night: a home full of love, safety, laughter and joy. but i’m a good mama, so i’m doing all i can to restore things as best as possible.
6:44 am on May 31st, 2009
oh, and one last thing. startheory asks why was I not the one calling 911? because i was desperately performing CPR on my lifeless child that Bono the Monster had just plopped in my arms. guess i should have dropped her and ran for the phone instead?
11:27 am on May 31st, 2009
You DO sound like a good mother whowants only the best for her children. I’m so sorry for your loss. If I lived anywhere near there I would definitly show up every day of the trial and picket. I will pray for your family every day and hope that HE gets everything he deserves.
10:45 am on June 1st, 2009
Sorry for your loss justiceforava! Keep strong for your kids, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for sharing with us.
5:32 pm on June 1st, 2009
you and your childrenwill be in my thoughts and prayers, and your fight to get justice for ava also. I can’t imagine your pain, and won’t try to pretend I understand. I am so sorry for your loss, and what you and your children have had to go through. May that monster Bonifacio get back on him three times the pain he has caused and more. Good luck, & stay strong.
5:38 pm on June 1st, 2009
justiceforava, I am deeply sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine, but I am praying for you and your little ones. Yes, little Ava is now with the angles and is giving you the strength to go on…You will be forever in my prayers.
10:13 pm on June 2nd, 2009
justiceforava – I am so sorry for what you and your surviving children have had to endure. I pray that your other children will heal (with your guidance) and go on to live happier lives. I pray that there IS justice for Ava and that piece of shit “father” gets back 10 fold what he gave.
Your strength, courage and determination are admirable – especially considering all you’ve just been through.
Continue to be that good mommy.
May you find peace in knowing Ava will always be alive in your hearts and the bastard who killed her will only ever see her in his nightmares… because even after he dies… he won’t be going to the same place little Ava has gone.
9:45 am on June 4th, 2009
The fact that the bastard is pleading “not guilty” pisses me off the most! Don’t even utter those words on God’s Judgement Day… you’ll just piss Him off.
3:08 pm on June 22nd, 2009
I know Ava’s family & I must admit I was stunned that this happened. I would talk to this man at the bus stop & have gone trick or treating with our kids together & he seemed such a nice man. I have questioned it & really have a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that he did it. But what I do know is that she is a damn good mom, who is very loving & wants only the best for her children. Bono definetly had us all fooled on the type of person he was but what is even worse is the fact that he had his family so fooled to think that he was a loving father & husband. I hope that somebody makes him their lil prison biatch & that he suffers greatly. The Velarde family definetly doesn’t need any more grief so why don’t all you figure out away to help instead of making her feel worse about everything! For the rest of the Velarde family we are doing what we can to help you & if you need anything else give me a call or email me & we will do what we can for you!
3:41 pm on June 22nd, 2009
Three commentors questioned the actions of the mother. Three. And they were mostly wondering how she restrained herself from beating the father to a pulp. Noone has questioned the mother’s actions since she posted, either. I am not sure this place deserves CA Morning Stars recriminations…..
That said, I bet CA Morning Star is also pretty shaken by what has happened. It is terrible to know something like this about a person you knew and thought well of. I hope your faith in humanity recovers eventually.
And as for JusticeForAva, I cannot begin to imagine how you feel right now. I wish you strength and wisdom to deal with this. It sounds like you have both in spades already, but more of either can never hurt with what you are facing.
May your oldest forget and your middle child never remember. Your youngest is beyond earthly concerns now. May she rest in peace.
6:52 pm on June 22nd, 2009
I REALLY don’t think you need to get on me about what I said, I am only here for her. I am just letting people know who might write something negative towards her or try to judge her that it’s NOT needed. And like she said save the anger for the trial! His actions have effected everyone who knows them, so I am entitled to my opinion just like everyone else. She has enough to worry about that she doesn’t need to think about what people might be saying about her. So if I want to come on her & stick up for a friend I will do so, so maybe it is one less thing she has to deal with!
10:42 pm on July 1st, 2009
My father and I are both former coworkers of Bono, and this news came as a complete shock to us. Around the job site, Bono always seemed calm and levelheaded, and very easy to get along with. My dad says the same thing. I’ll admit it was several years ago since I worked with him. Either he was good at hiding his rage back then, or he has become a completely different person since I worked with him. I just think it is completely baffling that the man who didn’t even get slightly upset when I backed into his pickup, killed his infant daughter in a fit of rage. My heart goes out to the mother, and her remaining children. I will say one thing to the other commenters here: Your demands for blood as justice are quite disturbing.
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