Dad pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in death of 2-month-old daughter (Minden, Louisiana)

You have to wonder why after two years, dad JAMES BREWER was allowed to plea bargain on the 1st-degree murder charge. He admits that he violently shook his 2-month-old daughter for being "fussy." And once again, notice that although it is said that "other adults lived in the home," there is no specific mention of a mother. Was there one? If so, why has her existence been erased from the story? Or is this a single dad?

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110122/NEWS01/101220313/Doyline-father-pleads-guilty-to-daughter-s-death

Doyline father pleads guilty to daughter's death
By Vickie Welborn • vwelborn@gannett.com • January 22, 2011

MINDEN — A Webster Parish father admitted in court Friday to causing the death of his 2-month-old daughter almost two years ago.

James Brewer, 24, of Doyline, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder in a plea arrangement reached with the district attorney's office. A Webster grand jury indicted him in March 2009 on one count of first-degree murder.

District Judge Mike Craig ordered a presentence investigation. Brewer faces up to 50 years. He should be sentenced in April.

Brewer's daughter, Kaydance Davis, died of blunt force trauma, or shaken baby syndrome. An autopsy indicated she suffered injuries to the back of the head.

Brewer initially told sheriff's investigators his daughter fell off a bed. He later said he shook her to comfort her after she became fussy.

Although other adults lived in the home, Brewer was the only one there when Kaydance became unresponsive, authorities said.