Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Dad punches 7-month-old son in chest and kills him; was jealous that baby "more attached to the mother than to him" (Queens, New York)

Lots of violent dads out of Archie Bunker Land in recent days. This one is a particular creep. Dad LARRY GREENE punched his 7-month-old son in the chest and killed him. Why? 'Cause he was crying. (There's that dads and crying thing again). Oh, and also Daddy was jealous because the baby "was more attached to the mother than to him." What the f***?

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7385429

Police: Jealous father fatally punches infant son

Updated at 03:34 PM today

ST. ALBANS (WABC) -- Police in Queens say a crazed, jealous father killed his seven-month-old son by punching him in the chest.

Larry Greene, 20, was charged with murder following the death of his son, Xiah, police say.

According to investigators, Greene punched his son in the chest inside of their home at 194-49 113 Avenue in St. Albans, when the infant would not stop crying.

The son was rushed to Queens General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators say Greene was taken into custody and charged with the death.

He apparently told investigators he was jealous because the infant was more attached to the mother than to him.

The mother was not at home at the time of the attack.

Officials say the infant was at least the fourth child to die from abuse in Queens in the past month. Yet another was critically injured in a separate case.