Dastardly Dads: Dad convicted of 1st-degree murder in beating death of 23-month-old son (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Dad convicted of 1st-degree murder in beating death of 23-month-old son (Charlotte, North Carolina)

The killer dad is identified as ANDRE EARL HAMPTON.

http://myfox8.com/2013/03/07/nc-father-convicted-of-killing-of-23-month-old-son/

NC father convicted of killing of 23-month-old son

Posted on: 8:54 am, March 7, 2013, by Web Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Mecklenburg jury found a Charlotte man guilty Wednesday in the 2008 beating death of his 23-month-old son.

The Charlotte Observer reported that a jury deliberated about five hours over two days before reaching their verdicts in the trial of 27-year-old Andre Earl Hampton.

Hampton was convicted of first-degree murder and felony child abuse. He confessed to beating Ellijah Burger with a toothbrush, a hairbrush and a belt, saying his son wouldn’t eat his soup.

Jurors must now decide if he should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. The trial resumes on Monday.

Defense attorney Norman Butler told jurors during his closing argument that Hampton never intended to kill Ellijah and there’s no proof he did.

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Dad convicted of 1st-degree murder in beating death of 23-month-old son (Charlotte, North Carolina)