The parents of Emmanuel Haro, a missing 7-month-old in California, have been arrested on allegations of murder in connection to the infant's disappearance, police announced on Aug. 22. The child has been missing for eight days.

Eight days after Rebecca Haro reported the disappearance of infant son Emmanuel Aug. 14, she and his dad Jake Haro were arrested on a murder charge, the San Bernardino Sheriff Department confirmed.

Riverside County authorities confirmed Wednesday that they removed a 2-year-old child from the Haro home after Emmanuel was reported missing, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The removal is another twist in an already complicated case.

California police are still searching for a 7-month-old boy after his mother said he was kidnapped outside a store in California.

Authorities searching for a missing 7-month-old boy claim his mother has provided "inconsistent" statements to investigators while his father has a prior conviction for child cruelty.

Local law enforcement officials said they have looked into the reported sighting of a missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro in Central California on Wednesday. “Our investigators have followed

The investigation has raised urgent questions about the child's welfare and the credibility of the mother's original report.

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