BAKERSFIELD California -- A horrifying case of alleged child abuse has surfaced in Bakersfield, where a 34-year-old father is accused of biting out one of his son's eyes and mutilating the other. Police say Angel Vidal Mendoza appeared to be under the influence of PCP when he attacked the 4-year-old boy April 28. After the attack on his son, police say Mendoza rolled his wheelchair outside and began hacking at his own legs with an ax. A neighbor found 4-year-old Angelo Mendoza Jr. naked, unconscious and covered in blood on the floor of his home. Officers later discovered that one of the boy's eyes was missing and the other eye was horribly damaged. Investigators said the child told them, "My daddy ate my eyes." Doctors at Mercy Hospital say it's unclear whether Angelo will regain vision in his right eye. The boy's mother wasn't home at the time of the attack. A court hearing set for Wednesday was postponed. Deputy Public Defender Joel E. Lueck said Mendoza was hospitalized, recovering from the wounds on his legs. Judge Colette Humphrey issued a gag order prohibiting attorneys and investigators from commenting about the case. Mendoza is facing felony charges of aggravated mayhem, torture, willful cruelty to a child and inflicting injury upon a child. Mendoza has a criminal record going back to 1997 that includes convictions for selling alcohol to a minor, battery and check forgery. Mendoza and the child's 23-year-old mother, Desirae Marie Bermudez, were charged with being ...
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