Trial postponed for dad charged with killing his 5-week-old son (Arlington, Vermont)

Dad RUSS VAN VLECK is charged with manslaughter. No mention of the baby's mother.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.

http://www.wcax.com/story/14938365/trial-postponed-for-father-charged-in-babys-death

Trial postponed for father charged in baby's death

Bennington, Vermont - June 20, 2011

The trial of a Vermont father charged with killing his 5-week-old son has been postponed.

Russ Van Vleck, 28, of Arlington, is facing manslaughter charges after police say he shook his baby to death in October 2009.

The autopsy found the child suffered head and neck trauma before his death. But Van Vleck's lawyer claims the medical examiner used "outdated and unreliable medical science." Both sides plan to rely heavily on expert witnesses and that became an issue as the trial was set to begin Monday morning in Bennington. Prosecutors wanted to exclude a defense expert. The judge instead gave prosecutors more time to depose the witness.

The start of the trial was called off. It likely won't begin until the fall.