Missing baby case in California takes new turn as authorities confirmed that the mother stopped cooperating with police following inconsistent statements about infant's disappearance

After Rebecca Haro reported that her 7-month-old son Emmanuel Haro was kidnapped during an attack in a parking lot, which left her unconscious, police noted "inconsistencies" in her story.

Rebecca Haro made public pleas for son Emmanuel’s return after she claimed a strange man attacked her, knocking her unconscious and snatching the infant while she was changing his diaper.

According to Riverside County records, the missing 7-month-old's father pleaded guilty to wilful cruelty to a child following a 2018 arrest.

Emmanuel Haro was reported missing on Thursday after someone attacked his mother outside of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in the 34500 block of Yucaipa Boulevard, according to the family. Mother Rebecca Haro said she was changing her baby's diaper when someone punched her. When she came to, she ran into the sporting goods store and called 911.

Startling new revelations have come to light about the father of a missing 7-month-old Southern California boy reported kidnapped, including weapons possession charges and a recent conviction for

After the missing baby's mother was "confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement ," police say she "declined to continue with the interview" -- as her husband's criminal background added even more complications.

Jake Haro had blamed a former wife for the broken bones suffered by a different infant in 2018; both spouses went to jail, however.

Rebecca Haro was changing seven-month-old Emmanuel's nappy on the backseat of her car when she claims she was attacked from behind - a strike which left her unconscious