Dad charged with murdering 10-week-old son (Danville, Virginia)

Dad MICHAEL MOTLEY has been charged with child abuse, neglect, and murder in the death of his 10-week-old son. Was Dad babysitting? Who knows. No mention of the mother at all.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

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Danville Man Charged in Infant Son's Death
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 9:26 AM CDT

Danville, VA - A Danville man has been charged with murdering his 10- week-old son earlier this year.

Police arrested Michael Motley Tuesday afternoon, after a grand jury handed down charges of child abuse and neglect and murder.

Authorities say crews responded to a home on Wendell Scott Drive in March and found Michael Motley, Jr. not breathing.

The baby died at the hospital three days later.

Last Friday, the Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Motley is currently being held in the Danville City Jail with no bond.

PRESS RELEASE

A Danville man was arrested yesterday afternoon for the death of his 10-week-old son in March.

On March 20, 2010 at approximately 1:48 pm Danville Police, Danville Fire Department, and Danville Life Saving Crew personnel responded to a residence in the 300 block of Wendell Scott Drive for a report of an unresponsive infant. Upon arrival they found that 10-week-old Michael Anthony Motley Jr. was not breathing. EMS personnel immediately began resuscitation efforts on him. He was transported to Danville Regional Medical Center then transferred to Duke University Medical Center where he died on March 23. Suspecting abuse as the cause of death the incident was investigated as a potential homicide with the Medical Examiner's Office immediately notified.

The Danville Police Department received the Medical Examiner's report on September 17ruling the infant's death a homicide. A special grand jury convened yesterday and issued indictments against Michael Anthony Motley, Sr., the child's father, for child abuse and neglect and murder. He was arrested without incident at approximately 3:30 pm yesterday at his residence. Motley is currently being held in the Danville City Jail with no bond.

REF: VA SC 18.2-371.1(A), SC 18.2-33