This is not good reporting. With any understanding of domestic violence and narcissistic personality disorder, you would not make the error of calling this a "troubled relationship" involving a father who "cared for his son."
First of all, there was nothing that was "troubling" about the "relationship" as such. Mom clearly tried to be responsible and do the right thing. She was dealing with a man who could not/would not hold a job, was unreliable, moved in an out of the home on a whim, and ultimately created (unspecified) "domestic disturbances." (I assume that this is a euphemism for domestic violence that the reporters can't bother to follow up on.) No charges followed (typical). So at any rate, the problems clearly laid with the father. Not mom. Not "the relationship."
Mom tried to protect her baby from this unreliable deadbeat and likely abuser by seeking sole custody, but her efforts were defeated. She got stuck with shared custody instead. Needless to say, abusers very typically use "custody disputes" as a way to create anxiety and stress for the mother, especially when the child in question is merely a baby or barely verbal toddler.
The fathers rights people insist that any father with a pulse--no matter how violent, addicted, or crazy--should get joint custody at minimum. (Of course they prefer full father custody so women will be afraid to divorce them, but they don't like that brought out too often in mixed company.)
The predictable result: Daddy's still Not Happy. The self-centered, narcissistic deadbeat dad abducts the 1-year-old son, a baby really, Despite showy displays of affection that fool the babysitter (and very often other people as well), the man is incapable of real love or real empathy for another human being, even his own infant son. Like all sociopaths, he sees people only in terms of how they suit him and feed his narcissistic sense of entitlement. Right now, his only motivation is to punish the mom in the best way he knows how. And that is destroying her baby in a fiery inferno.
This is why fathers like this CAN'T be appeased with joint custody or any move that reinforces their sense of entitlement over other human beings.
Da is identified as ELVIS HABIBOVIC. Now on the Killer Dads and Custody list for Illinois.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2015/06/10/urbandale-amber-alert-death-burned-bodies-logan-habibovic-elvis-habibovic/71013982/
Amber Alert mom: 'What he did was terrible'
Grant Rodgers and Danielle Ferguson, 9:49 a.m. CDT June 11, 2015
HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. – Sheriff Josh Eckerson stood looking at the burned-out remains of a sport-utility vehicle, unsure of what he was seeing.
In the driver's seat was the charred body of an adult — along with what looked like a much smaller body that Eckerson dearly hoped wasn't what he thought.
"I really couldn't determine what it was," he said. "I didn't want to believe it."
When the Amber Alert came about 41/2 hours later from the Urbandale Police Department, Eckerson's fears were realized. He was a witness to the tragic ending to the lives of a 9-month-old boy and the father who abducted him hours earlier and more than 100 miles away.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jake Angle confirmed Wednesday that the bodies in the vehicle are believed to be little Logan Habibovic and his father, 33-year-old Elvis Habibovic.
Harrison County Coroner Jeremy Eivins said it could take 30 days or more to determine the cause of death because of the condition of the bodies.
But authorities found hosing near the vehicle, leading investigators to believe the two likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning from exhaust fumes, Eckerson said.
Investigators are continuing to look for answers behind the abduction and deaths. Logan's baby sitter and family friend Angela Charlier said Habibovic's relationship with Logan's mother, Melissa Zeimet, disintegrated last weekend over concerns about money, and he was forced to leave the Urbandale apartment they shared.
"I think he was very depressed," she said.
#The baby sitter mourned Wednesday over the boy she'd cared for almost daily. Logan learned to crawl at 6 months. He was tall and skinny for his young age, Charlier said.
"He was pulling himself up on furniture," she said. "He was good at it. He just took off."
#Logan would have turned 1 in August.
The abduction timeline
Habibovic picked up the boy around 11 a.m. that day, saying he just wanted to take his son on a walk, according to Charlier and a timeline released by police.
Zeimet called and spoke with Habibovic around 4:15 p.m. to be sure Logan would be home by 8 p.m.
Zeimet called Urbandale police at 8:19 p.m. to report the boy missing. It was only 30 minutes later that authorities in Missouri found a burned-out vehicle at the rural Grand Trace Conservation Area, 10 miles northwest of quiet Bethany, Mo. A passerby on a nearby highway had called the sheriff's department to report a plume of smoke.
Through the night before learning about the fire, Zeimet sent Habibovic frantic text messages, she said Wednesday. At 9:12 p.m., she texted, "How could you?"
Later, at 12:08 a.m., she sent, "If u bring him back safe and sound we make this all go away and you won't have any trouble."
"It was too late," Zeimet said in an interview. "They were already dead."
It would take about five hours before law enforcement in the two states connected the dots. Unaware of the gruesome discovery to their south, Urbandale police got authority to send an Amber Alert at 1:19 a.m. warning law enforcement to be on the lookout for Logan and Habibovic, who were likely traveling in a black 2003 Land Rover Discovery.
Missouri authorities saw that the charred vehicle matched the description from the Amber Alert. A vehicle identification number found on its frame confirmed their suspicion, said Eckerson, the county sheriff of 21/2 years.
Everything else, including the license plates, was destroyed by flames.
Urbandale police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol believe the remains of an infant and adult found in a burned vehicle are related to the Amber Alert issued early Wednesday morning. near Bethany, Missouri. Rodney White/The Register
"When we got the Amber Alert ... then I thought, 'This is probably what we're looking for,' " he said.
At 2 a.m., Eivins arrived and confirmed the second body was a young child's. Around the same time, Missouri authorities called Urbandale police, and two highway patrol officers immediately drove to the Des Moines suburb to do interviews and gather dental and DNA records for comparison.
The state fire marshal's office took evidence from the scene to determine whether any accelerants were used to fuel the fire. The SUV was taken away around 5 a.m.
Investigators are trying to determine how Habibovic and his son ended up in the parking lot of the 1,500-acre public hunting and fishing area, which is so isolated that Eckerson had to lead local responders through the turns, hills and rough roads to the vehicle.
At the site of the fire, a patch of blackened gravel remained and a nearby tree's leaves were singed up to about 15 feet above the ground.
"It's just hard to try to wrap your brain around someone, not only a parent, but any individual who would want to harm a child," Eckerson said. "An innocent individual who hasn't done anything, who really has just started their life. To do this is unbelievable."
#Troubled relationship
The parents met about a decade ago through a friend Zeimet knew at Iowa State University, she said.
Even before Zeimet got pregnant, Habibovic moved in with her in 2013 when he needed a place to stay, she said. It started a pattern: He'd move in with Zeimet for a few months at a time before leaving.
Most recently, he came back to the Urbandale apartment in late April after losing his job with Ankeny-based G & I Trucking, Zeimet said.
"He texted me and said, 'I just got fired, take good care of Logan if I don't make it home.' "
Zeimet convinced her child's father to take a Greyhound bus back to the metro and move in, she said.
When she got pregnant with Logan, Habibovic was clear that he wanted her to have the child, she said. It was obvious when the two were together that the father cared for his son, Zeimet said.
She has pictures on her phone of the two together on Memorial Day, and Habibovic holding Logan behind the wheel of the Land Rover that they both died in Tuesday night.
His final act, though, was selfish and evil, Zeimet said.
"Maybe he wasn't a terrible person," she said. "But what he did was terrible."
Zeimet had to force Habibovic out on Sunday after fighting about money, she said. After losing his job at the trucking company, he was making less working for a construction company, she said.
Urbandale police visited Zeimet's Carole Circle apartment Sunday and Monday in response to a report of an "unwanted guest," records show. On Monday, Habibovic had come over claiming he needed a quick shower, but stayed for hours, Zeimet said.
The couple had other tensions in their relationship, records show.
In November, the mother filed a petition in Polk County District Court seeking sole custody of Logan, a move Habibovic initially opposed.
That same month, Urbandale police twice responded to calls at Zeimet's apartment — one for a welfare check and the second for a domestic disturbance. No incident report was taken on either call, according to police records.
Before the parents worked out a shared custody agreement in February, Habibovic successfully asked for a court-ordered genetic test to establish paternity of Logan.
There was an outpouring of condolences in 92 comments on Zeimet's Facebook page after she announced her son's death around 5 a.m.
"This is gut-wrenching," one commenter wrote. "I can't imagine the pain you are facing. Be strong."
Charlier remembered Logan as a happy baby. His active personality led his mother to call him a "little monkey," she said. A photo of Logan sticking his tongue out that was released with an early morning Amber Alert perfectly captured his personality.
#He liked stuffed animals and blankets with monkeys on them.
"He always had his little fist in his mouth," Charlier said. "He was very loved."
"He laughed at everything and he was a happy baby," Zeimet said. "He was easy … it was like nature gave me this amazing baby."
-- Reporter Danielle Ferguson contributed to this story.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Monday, August 4, 2014
Drunk dad fails to wake up during house fire, putting 5-year-old daughter in danger (Willimantic, Connecticut)
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER ADAMS. Is he a single dad? Notice that there is no mention of a mother in the home or anywhere else. What happened to Mom?
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Burning-Food-Triggers-Fire-Alarm-After-Intoxicated-Willimantic-Father-of-5-Year-Old-Falls-Asleep-While-Cooking-Police-269804891.html
Burning Food Triggers Fire Alarm After Willimantic Father of 5-Year-Old Falls Asleep Drunk: Police
By Jessie Sawyer
Christopher Adams, 29, a Willimantic father father is facing charges after his 5-year-old daughter and firefighters took several attempts to wake him up from a drunken slumber on the couch as smoke rose from food cooking on the stove, triggering the fire alarm on Saturday night, police said.
Monday, Aug 4, 2014 • Updated at 7:56 AM EDT
A Willimantic father father is facing charges after his 5-year-old daughter and firefighters took several attempts to wake him up from a drunken slumber on the couch as smoke rose from food cooking on the stove, triggering the fire alarm on Saturday night, police said.
Police arrested Christopher Adams, 29, of 10 Valley Street Extension, after Willimantic firefighters responded to his apartment complex at 7 p.m. that evening. When fire crews arrived, there was smoke rising from an apartment window.
Firefighters saw a young girl inside who looked like she was trying to wake someone up on the couch, according to a news release from Willimantic police. Firefighters had to force entry into the apartment unit because no one answered their knocks and the door was locked, police said.
Adams had fallen asleep on the couch while cooking food and police said he "appeared intoxicated at the time." Rising smoke from the burning food triggered the fire alarm, according to police.
"On the surface, Adams appeared to be caring for his daughter by making dinner, but a decision to mix intoxicants with child care almost cost him much more than burnt food," Cpl. Charles Miller said. "We're grateful for the expedited response by the Fire Department, and are committed to protecting our city's youngest residents.
His daughter tried to wake him up and firefighter tried also numerous times before he finally stirred, police said. The girl was not injured and she is currently in the care of a family member who came to pick her up.
Police arrived later on scene to assist the fire department and investigated the incident.
Police charged Adams with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment and held him in custody on a $20,000 bond. Adams is scheduled to appear in Danielson Superior Court on Monday.
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Burning-Food-Triggers-Fire-Alarm-After-Intoxicated-Willimantic-Father-of-5-Year-Old-Falls-Asleep-While-Cooking-Police-269804891.html
Burning Food Triggers Fire Alarm After Willimantic Father of 5-Year-Old Falls Asleep Drunk: Police
By Jessie Sawyer
Christopher Adams, 29, a Willimantic father father is facing charges after his 5-year-old daughter and firefighters took several attempts to wake him up from a drunken slumber on the couch as smoke rose from food cooking on the stove, triggering the fire alarm on Saturday night, police said.
Monday, Aug 4, 2014 • Updated at 7:56 AM EDT
A Willimantic father father is facing charges after his 5-year-old daughter and firefighters took several attempts to wake him up from a drunken slumber on the couch as smoke rose from food cooking on the stove, triggering the fire alarm on Saturday night, police said.
Police arrested Christopher Adams, 29, of 10 Valley Street Extension, after Willimantic firefighters responded to his apartment complex at 7 p.m. that evening. When fire crews arrived, there was smoke rising from an apartment window.
Firefighters saw a young girl inside who looked like she was trying to wake someone up on the couch, according to a news release from Willimantic police. Firefighters had to force entry into the apartment unit because no one answered their knocks and the door was locked, police said.
Adams had fallen asleep on the couch while cooking food and police said he "appeared intoxicated at the time." Rising smoke from the burning food triggered the fire alarm, according to police.
"On the surface, Adams appeared to be caring for his daughter by making dinner, but a decision to mix intoxicants with child care almost cost him much more than burnt food," Cpl. Charles Miller said. "We're grateful for the expedited response by the Fire Department, and are committed to protecting our city's youngest residents.
His daughter tried to wake him up and firefighter tried also numerous times before he finally stirred, police said. The girl was not injured and she is currently in the care of a family member who came to pick her up.
Police arrived later on scene to assist the fire department and investigated the incident.
Police charged Adams with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment and held him in custody on a $20,000 bond. Adams is scheduled to appear in Danielson Superior Court on Monday.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Dad charged with child neglect after 8-year-old son dies in house fire (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Notice that the surviving son is now in the custody of a "family friend." What happened to Mom? Was WISLER ISME a custodial dad? How? Why?
http://m.wsvn.com/article.html?hash=/108310/cee08ac8b1dcc73a470dd63c195afd8a/http://www.wsvn.com/story/25926228/police-arrest-father-of-boy-who-died-in-lauderhill-townhouse-fire
Police arrest father of boy who died in Lauderhill townhouse fire
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:15:27 UTC
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida father has been arrested and charged with child neglect after his 8-year-old son died in a fire at their home.
Police arrested 29-year-old Wisler Isme Monday and charged him with child neglect with great bodily harm.
Isme's 8-year-old son died after a fire sparked at their Lauderhill townhouse near Northwest 59th Way and 20th Street, June 23. His 9-year-old son managed to escape the fire by jumping out of a second-story window. By the time fire rescue crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Police said the boys were home alone.
A Broward judge has placed the 9-year-old boy in the temporary custody of his teacher who is also a family friend.
http://m.wsvn.com/article.html?hash=/108310/cee08ac8b1dcc73a470dd63c195afd8a/http://www.wsvn.com/story/25926228/police-arrest-father-of-boy-who-died-in-lauderhill-townhouse-fire
Police arrest father of boy who died in Lauderhill townhouse fire
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:15:27 UTC
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida father has been arrested and charged with child neglect after his 8-year-old son died in a fire at their home.
Police arrested 29-year-old Wisler Isme Monday and charged him with child neglect with great bodily harm.
Isme's 8-year-old son died after a fire sparked at their Lauderhill townhouse near Northwest 59th Way and 20th Street, June 23. His 9-year-old son managed to escape the fire by jumping out of a second-story window. By the time fire rescue crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Police said the boys were home alone.
A Broward judge has placed the 9-year-old boy in the temporary custody of his teacher who is also a family friend.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Single dad arrested after 7-year-old son left alone during house fire (Brevard County, Florida)
Is RICHARD HILL JR. a single or custodial father? Sure looks like it. Notice that there is ZERO mention of a mother in the home or elsewhere. What happened to Mom? Why does this neglectful father apparently have sole possession of this child?
Posted: 3:53 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2014
Father arrested after child left alone during house fire faces Brevard judge
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities said a 7-year-old boy left home alone was able to escape after a fire broke out at his house in Brevard County early Sunday morning.
The boy's father, Richard Hill Jr., was charged with child neglect and went before a Brevard County judge Monday -- a day after the fire destroyed his home on Denton Circle in Cocoa.
"I'll order you to abide by any restrictions set by the Department of Children and Families, if any," the judge said.
Crews were called to the house around 1 a.m. Sunday, and firefighters battled flames and heavy smoke before knocking down the fire.
"The flames, they were huge, they were completely over the roof," neighbor Elvin Wymer said.
According to Brevard County Fire Rescue, the child was home alone when a lit candle sparked the blaze.
"The child said that he woke up in the house and the house was on fire and no one else was home with him," State Fire Marshal detective Amelia Hitchcock said.
An investigator said it took authorities an hour and a half to track down the father after the 7-year-old ran to a Kangaroo gas station for help.
"I thank God he was not hurt and somebody was able to get him help. It's just heartbreaking," neighbor Michael Harp said.
Hitchcock said the father told investigators he went to IHOP and was visiting friends at the time.
According to fire officials, the home had no electricity and the only source of light was the candle.
DCF couldn't tell Eyewitness News if it had any previous contact with the family, but officials said the boy and his two siblings are with relatives.
Hill is being held on a $2,000 bond at the Brevard County Jail.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Dad turns himself in for murder of 2-year-old daughter (Johannesburg, South Africa)
UNNAMED DAD
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Dad-hands-himself-in-for-daughters-murder-20140526
Dad hands himself in for daughter's murder
2014-05-26 19:32
Johannesburg - A 33-year-old man who allegedly killed his 2-year-old daughter handed himself over to police on Monday, Limpopo police said.
"It is alleged the suspect went to his 23-year-old girlfriend's house at Madibeng village in Bolobedu on Sunday night, [and] an argument allegedly ensued between him and his girlfriend's 42-year-old father," said police spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi.
He said the man took out a knife and allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her father several times.
"The two fled the scene with stab wounds, leaving the 2-year-old in the house, the suspect then vented his anger on his daughter by allegedly crashing her against the wall before setting the house alight with the little girl inside," said Mulaudzi.
He said the girl suffered serious burn wounds and was pronounced dead on arrival at Ga-Kgapane Hospital.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola said the trend of people venting their anger on innocent children had to end.
"This disturbing trend of people venting their anger on innocent children has to end, this is the third child we have lost in two weeks," said Masemola.
He said he would have used all the resources at his disposal to arrest the man, if he had not handed himself over to police.
The two adults who were stabbed were taken to hospital and are recovering.
- SAPA
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Dad-hands-himself-in-for-daughters-murder-20140526
Dad hands himself in for daughter's murder
2014-05-26 19:32
Johannesburg - A 33-year-old man who allegedly killed his 2-year-old daughter handed himself over to police on Monday, Limpopo police said.
"It is alleged the suspect went to his 23-year-old girlfriend's house at Madibeng village in Bolobedu on Sunday night, [and] an argument allegedly ensued between him and his girlfriend's 42-year-old father," said police spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi.
He said the man took out a knife and allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her father several times.
"The two fled the scene with stab wounds, leaving the 2-year-old in the house, the suspect then vented his anger on his daughter by allegedly crashing her against the wall before setting the house alight with the little girl inside," said Mulaudzi.
He said the girl suffered serious burn wounds and was pronounced dead on arrival at Ga-Kgapane Hospital.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola said the trend of people venting their anger on innocent children had to end.
"This disturbing trend of people venting their anger on innocent children has to end, this is the third child we have lost in two weeks," said Masemola.
He said he would have used all the resources at his disposal to arrest the man, if he had not handed himself over to police.
The two adults who were stabbed were taken to hospital and are recovering.
- SAPA
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Dad on trial for killing six kids as part of plan to frame mom in custody battle (United Kingdom)
Dad is identified as MICK PHILPOTT.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/national/blaze-father-tried-to-frame-ex-1-5402824
Blaze father 'tried to frame ex'
Published on Wednesday 13 February 2013 00:19
A father was the "prime mover and dominant player" in scheme to start a blaze which killed his six children as part of a plan to frame his ex-girlfriend after becoming locked in a custody battle with her, a court heard.
Mick Philpott is accused of hatching the scheme to set up his former mistress and diminish her chances of winning an upcoming residency court hearing involving their children.
Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court, where he and his wife Mairead are on trial for the manslaughter of the youngsters, heard that Philpott was livid when Lisa Willis left him three months before the blaze.
He could simply not accept that she had gone and embarked upon a plan to set her up and point the finger of blame at her for setting fire to the family home in Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, it is claimed.
Richard Latham QC told the jury: "Michael Philpott, it won't surprise you to know, was the prime mover and dominant player in this unlawful and highly dangerous enterprise that, in the end, went so horribly wrong."
Part of his motivation may also have been to get a bigger home for the family, which in turn may have persuaded Ms Willis to come back, the court heard.
"He wanted better accommodation from Derby Homes, the fire was a way of achieving that end. This was a three bedroom house, he wanted all 11 children to continue living with him," Mr Latham added.
Philpott denies six counts of manslaughter in relation to the deaths. His 31-year-old wife and a third defendant, 46-year-old Paul Mosley, also deny the same six charges.
Mick and Mairead Philpott's children - Jade, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13 - all perished after the fire which engulfed their home as they slept in their beds upstairs in the early hours of May 11 last year.
A total of 11 children also lived there until February - six were those of Mick and Mairead Philpott, while four were his children with Ms Willis. Another child was Ms Willis's with another man.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/national/blaze-father-tried-to-frame-ex-1-5402824
Blaze father 'tried to frame ex'
Published on Wednesday 13 February 2013 00:19
A father was the "prime mover and dominant player" in scheme to start a blaze which killed his six children as part of a plan to frame his ex-girlfriend after becoming locked in a custody battle with her, a court heard.
Mick Philpott is accused of hatching the scheme to set up his former mistress and diminish her chances of winning an upcoming residency court hearing involving their children.
Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court, where he and his wife Mairead are on trial for the manslaughter of the youngsters, heard that Philpott was livid when Lisa Willis left him three months before the blaze.
He could simply not accept that she had gone and embarked upon a plan to set her up and point the finger of blame at her for setting fire to the family home in Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, it is claimed.
Richard Latham QC told the jury: "Michael Philpott, it won't surprise you to know, was the prime mover and dominant player in this unlawful and highly dangerous enterprise that, in the end, went so horribly wrong."
Part of his motivation may also have been to get a bigger home for the family, which in turn may have persuaded Ms Willis to come back, the court heard.
"He wanted better accommodation from Derby Homes, the fire was a way of achieving that end. This was a three bedroom house, he wanted all 11 children to continue living with him," Mr Latham added.
Philpott denies six counts of manslaughter in relation to the deaths. His 31-year-old wife and a third defendant, 46-year-old Paul Mosley, also deny the same six charges.
Mick and Mairead Philpott's children - Jade, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13 - all perished after the fire which engulfed their home as they slept in their beds upstairs in the early hours of May 11 last year.
A total of 11 children also lived there until February - six were those of Mick and Mairead Philpott, while four were his children with Ms Willis. Another child was Ms Willis's with another man.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dad Kills Son He Feared Losing, Self
I don't know why they claim 'distraught' when it has already been well documented in study after study that FATHERS kill children to punish their Mothers for Leaving them. It is Entitlement, Belief System and the Ultimate Act of Control.
Distraught man kills self, son he feared losing
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/350435/distraught-man-kills-self-son-he-feared-losing
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—A man in South Cotabato, reportedly despondent over the prospect of separation from his 12-year-old son, set his home on fire and exploded a grenade, killing himself and the boy in the process, the police reported Thursday.
Police Officer 3 Homer Celiz, case officer, identified the man as Charlie Mantilla and his son Charles Joven.
Celiz said the police in the town of Polomolok received an alert about a fire followed by an explosion in Barangay Sulit around 12 noon on Wednesday and immediately sent a team there.
He said when investigators arrived in the area, they were led by residents to the house of the Mantilla family.
Celiz said the fire that Mantilla had started in the master bedroom was already out by then because neighbors had managed to force their way into the house.
He said the neighbors found the mutilated bodies of the Mantilla father and son in separate corners of the kitchen.
Neighbors and relatives told investigators that Mantilla started showing signs of mental and emotional distress after receiving information that his wife, who works abroad, wanted their son to live with her parents for still unknown reasons, Celiz said. This worsened when he was told that his wife was coming home in February, Celiz added.
Lucila, Mantilla’s mother, said her son resented the wife’s plan, which Charles Joven had confirmed earlier, because he was so attached to the boy. She said her son had taken care of the boy for the past six years while his wife was working abroad.
Victoria de Pusoy, who grew up with the Mantilla clan, said before the explosion, she overheard Charles Joven pleading to his father to calm down.
“Bembem (Charles Joven) asked him to stop what he was doing. He set his motorcycle on fire, went inside the master bedroom then burned their clothes. A few minutes later, a loud explosion took place,” Victoria said.
Bebing Tanare, a childhood friend of Mantilla’s, said he had been drinking heavily since being told that Charles Joven would soon be living with his in-laws.
Tanare said she asked Mantilla once if he needed help but he told her he was okay.
“But he once told me also that a voice kept whispering in his ear, telling him that his son will be taken away.
Maybe, he was imagining things due to too much alcohol intake,” Tanare said.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Custodial dad on trial for death of 2-year-old daughter (Marietta, Georgia)
Read between the lines. JAMES E. "BUTCH JACKSON II is obviously a custodial father. He lives with a "girlfriend" who is apparently not the mother of any of the children in question. In fact, as is typical, there is NO MENTION of the children's mother. The media has erased her out of existence.
So how and why did this father with a long history of child neglect have custody of two young children? Who gave it to him?
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/556949/Witnesses-testify-in-Jackson-trial.html?nav=5061
Witnesses testify in Jackson trial
Could face 10 years in prison if convicted
February 1, 2012
By BRAD BAUER , The Marietta Times
MARIETTA - A jury could decide today if a Belpre father is responsible for the death of his 2-year-old daughter by failing to supervise her.
Prosecutors claim James E. "Butch" Jackson II, 51, left the girl and her 4-year-old brother unsupervised outside their Belpre home on Oct. 18, 2010. The 2-year-old, Bianca Jackson, was killed in a fire that started in a vacant neighboring residence.
Jackson faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.
The defense is expected to continue presenting its case this morning and closing arguments and deliberations could begin this afternoon. It remains to be seen if Jackson will take the stand in his own defense. The trial began Monday.
Eight witnesses testified Tuesday, including a past neighbor of Jackson who said the man and his girlfriend routinely failed to supervise their children.
Leonard Wilfong, who lived across the street from Jackson at the time of the fire, testified the children often played in the street and wandered as much as 50 yards from the home without supervision.
"At least once a week they would play unsupervised," Wilfong said.
Washington County Children Services caseworker Karen Seagraves said she also had concerns about the safety of the children prior to the fire. She testified Jackson and his live-in girlfriend, Chrystal Dillon, 25, had been getting monthly visits from her since June 2009 after she witnessed Bianca Jackson, then 1, wandering along a Belpre street.
Dillon faced identical charges to Jackson and was convicted in September of child endangering and sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to complete a six-month rehabilitation program. The jury in her case could not reach a verdict on the manslaughter charge.
"I had clearly made my concerns known to them," Seagraves said, adding that she requested gates be installed on a deck and that she insisted the parents keep a watchful eye on the children as they play.
"I said that term many times...'Keep your eyes on the children,'" Seagraves said.
Jackson's attorney, Jack Blakeslee of Caldwell, noted that Seagraves did not note anything of concern during a visit with the family a week or so before the fire. He said the visits from Seagraves were part of a voluntary plan drafted by the caseworker and that the couple were taking direction, including the installation of a gate on their deck.
"You wrote in your report there were no safety hazards noted (in the last visit)," he said.
Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings asked Seagraves to better explain the report.
"Does indicating there were no safety hazards noted mean that you had no other concerns?" he asked.
"No," Seagraves said, adding that supervision was always a concern with the family.
Another witness on Tuesday was Belpre Police Chief Ernie Clevenger, who said he helped organize searches for the missing girl when the fire was first reported. He said instructions were given to look for the child under cars, in dog houses, trash cans and under bushes.
"I told (officers and firefighters) you will look anywhere a 2-year-old may hide... and I'll worry about the legal ramifications of if we have the right to look in (someone's) garage later," he said. "The neighbors were 100 percent cooperative in helping to find this girl."
Clevenger said two canvasses were conducted in the area of the burning Belpre home. The child was found hours later in the rubble of the burnt home.
Clevenger said he had asked Jackson and Dillon about where the child may be.
"At that time did the defendant or Chrystal Dillon know where their child was?" Rings asked.
"No, they did not," Clevenger said.
So how and why did this father with a long history of child neglect have custody of two young children? Who gave it to him?
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/556949/Witnesses-testify-in-Jackson-trial.html?nav=5061
Witnesses testify in Jackson trial
Could face 10 years in prison if convicted
February 1, 2012
By BRAD BAUER , The Marietta Times
MARIETTA - A jury could decide today if a Belpre father is responsible for the death of his 2-year-old daughter by failing to supervise her.
Prosecutors claim James E. "Butch" Jackson II, 51, left the girl and her 4-year-old brother unsupervised outside their Belpre home on Oct. 18, 2010. The 2-year-old, Bianca Jackson, was killed in a fire that started in a vacant neighboring residence.
Jackson faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.
The defense is expected to continue presenting its case this morning and closing arguments and deliberations could begin this afternoon. It remains to be seen if Jackson will take the stand in his own defense. The trial began Monday.
Eight witnesses testified Tuesday, including a past neighbor of Jackson who said the man and his girlfriend routinely failed to supervise their children.
Leonard Wilfong, who lived across the street from Jackson at the time of the fire, testified the children often played in the street and wandered as much as 50 yards from the home without supervision.
"At least once a week they would play unsupervised," Wilfong said.
Washington County Children Services caseworker Karen Seagraves said she also had concerns about the safety of the children prior to the fire. She testified Jackson and his live-in girlfriend, Chrystal Dillon, 25, had been getting monthly visits from her since June 2009 after she witnessed Bianca Jackson, then 1, wandering along a Belpre street.
Dillon faced identical charges to Jackson and was convicted in September of child endangering and sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to complete a six-month rehabilitation program. The jury in her case could not reach a verdict on the manslaughter charge.
"I had clearly made my concerns known to them," Seagraves said, adding that she requested gates be installed on a deck and that she insisted the parents keep a watchful eye on the children as they play.
"I said that term many times...'Keep your eyes on the children,'" Seagraves said.
Jackson's attorney, Jack Blakeslee of Caldwell, noted that Seagraves did not note anything of concern during a visit with the family a week or so before the fire. He said the visits from Seagraves were part of a voluntary plan drafted by the caseworker and that the couple were taking direction, including the installation of a gate on their deck.
"You wrote in your report there were no safety hazards noted (in the last visit)," he said.
Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings asked Seagraves to better explain the report.
"Does indicating there were no safety hazards noted mean that you had no other concerns?" he asked.
"No," Seagraves said, adding that supervision was always a concern with the family.
Another witness on Tuesday was Belpre Police Chief Ernie Clevenger, who said he helped organize searches for the missing girl when the fire was first reported. He said instructions were given to look for the child under cars, in dog houses, trash cans and under bushes.
"I told (officers and firefighters) you will look anywhere a 2-year-old may hide... and I'll worry about the legal ramifications of if we have the right to look in (someone's) garage later," he said. "The neighbors were 100 percent cooperative in helping to find this girl."
Clevenger said two canvasses were conducted in the area of the burning Belpre home. The child was found hours later in the rubble of the burnt home.
Clevenger said he had asked Jackson and Dillon about where the child may be.
"At that time did the defendant or Chrystal Dillon know where their child was?" Rings asked.
"No, they did not," Clevenger said.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Police: Dad shot two kids to death before setting RV on fire (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona)
We've posted on this case before. Once again, a father slaughtered his own kids in a murder-suicide. The dad is identified as ANTHONY DEHAVEN. Still not one single word on what happened to the mother of these poor children, or how or why Daddy was able to take them out of school for this "vacation" with no apparent reports that they were absent. Was DeHaven a single father? Was Mom deceased or otherwise "missing"? You have to wonder about these cases where there is no mention of a mother anywhere, and Dad is a proven killer....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/authorities-believe-minn-father-shot-his-2-kids-before-setting-rv-on-fire-near-grand-canyon/2011/10/13/gIQAZp2GiL_story.html
Authorities believe Minn. father shot his 2 kids before setting RV on fire near Grand Canyon
By Associated Press, Published: October 13
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities believe a Minnesota father involved in a murder-suicide near the Grand Canyon earlier this month shot his two children before igniting a fire inside their motor home.
Investigators said Thursday that it appears 35-year-old Anthony DeHaven of Woodbury then turned the gun on himself on Oct. 3 during a vacation in Arizona. The RV was in a parking area along the most-traveled road into the Grand Canyon’s popular South Rim near a sign where tourists often pose for pictures.
Grand Canyon officials say they won’t release the names of the juvenile victims, their ages or their gender out of respect for the family. A spokeswoman for the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district in Minnesota had previously identified them as Jersey DeHaven, a kindergartener at Skyview School in Oakdale, and sixth-grader Jace DeHaven.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/authorities-believe-minn-father-shot-his-2-kids-before-setting-rv-on-fire-near-grand-canyon/2011/10/13/gIQAZp2GiL_story.html
Authorities believe Minn. father shot his 2 kids before setting RV on fire near Grand Canyon
By Associated Press, Published: October 13
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities believe a Minnesota father involved in a murder-suicide near the Grand Canyon earlier this month shot his two children before igniting a fire inside their motor home.
Investigators said Thursday that it appears 35-year-old Anthony DeHaven of Woodbury then turned the gun on himself on Oct. 3 during a vacation in Arizona. The RV was in a parking area along the most-traveled road into the Grand Canyon’s popular South Rim near a sign where tourists often pose for pictures.
Grand Canyon officials say they won’t release the names of the juvenile victims, their ages or their gender out of respect for the family. A spokeswoman for the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district in Minnesota had previously identified them as Jersey DeHaven, a kindergartener at Skyview School in Oakdale, and sixth-grader Jace DeHaven.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Dad "linked" to murder of 11-year-old daughter and mom now arrested on child porn charges (San Antonio, Texas)
We're reported on this case before. The 11-year-old daughter, her mom, and mom's female roommate were found murdered after an arson house fire. This was just after the daughter has reported sexual abuse during visitation with her father, CONRAD OCHOA, and Mom had moved to restrict access with a restraining order. Daddy is "linked" to the triple homicide, but the police have refrained from arrested him.
And now, lo and behold, Daddy has been arrested on child porn charges. And his brother with sexual assault.
http://www.ksat.com/news/29369951/detail.html
Brothers Linked To Fatal Fire Arrested
Conrad Ochoa Charged With Child Pornography, Baron Ochoa Charged With Sexual Assault
Katrina Webber, KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Monday, October 3, 2011
SAN ANTONIO -- Two brothers who police said are linked to a triple homicide investigation have been arrested on sex charges.
Conrad Ochoa, 31, is the father of one of the murder victims, Samvastion "Sammi" Ochoa, 11.
He's charged with possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography.
His brother, Baron Ochoa, 36, faces two counts of continuous sexual assault.
Records show both men were named in sexual assault claims made by Sammi Ochoa earlier this year.
Sammi Ochoa was found dead in her burning home on Karen Lane last month, along with her mother, Rebecca Gonzales, and Pamela Wenske, a roommate.
Police determined the victims had been killed before someone set fire to their home. No arrests have been made in connection with the fatal fire.
Although police said the charges against the Ochoa brothers are somehow tied to the case, no other details were released and a judge sealed the arrest warrant.
Both men were being held in lieu of bonds totaling $1 million each.
And now, lo and behold, Daddy has been arrested on child porn charges. And his brother with sexual assault.
http://www.ksat.com/news/29369951/detail.html
Brothers Linked To Fatal Fire Arrested
Conrad Ochoa Charged With Child Pornography, Baron Ochoa Charged With Sexual Assault
Katrina Webber, KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Monday, October 3, 2011
SAN ANTONIO -- Two brothers who police said are linked to a triple homicide investigation have been arrested on sex charges.
Conrad Ochoa, 31, is the father of one of the murder victims, Samvastion "Sammi" Ochoa, 11.
He's charged with possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography.
His brother, Baron Ochoa, 36, faces two counts of continuous sexual assault.
Records show both men were named in sexual assault claims made by Sammi Ochoa earlier this year.
Sammi Ochoa was found dead in her burning home on Karen Lane last month, along with her mother, Rebecca Gonzales, and Pamela Wenske, a roommate.
Police determined the victims had been killed before someone set fire to their home. No arrests have been made in connection with the fatal fire.
Although police said the charges against the Ochoa brothers are somehow tied to the case, no other details were released and a judge sealed the arrest warrant.
Both men were being held in lieu of bonds totaling $1 million each.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Mom and 10-year-old daughter murdered and house set on fire; mom had filed protective order against dad for sexually assaulting girl during visitation less than one month before (San Antonio, Texas)
Mom and her 10-year-old daughter were found dead after a fire that destroyed their home. Until fairly recently, Daddy CONRAD OCHOA had visitation with the girl--until Mom discovered he had "allegedly" sexually assaulted her at his home. Mom called CPS and filed for a protective order. And now both Mom and the girl have died in a mysterious fire. Scratch that. Mom, the girl, and an unidentified female roommate died BEFORE the fire was started....and their deaths have been ruled as a homicide....Interesting....And yet the police say we have no suspect....
http://www.ksat.com/news/29196362/detail.html
SAPD: Woman Found Dead In Fire Had Filed Protective Order
Rebecca Gonzales, 29, Sought To Keep Girl's Father Away From Child
Katrina Webber, KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Thursday, September 15, 2011
SAN ANTONIO -- A woman who is presumed to have died before a fire destroyed her home Wednesday had sought a protective order against the father of her daughter less than a month ago.
The application for the protective order was filed by Rebecca Gonzales, 29, at the Bexar County court house Aug. 17.
Gonzales, along with her 10-year-old daughter, Samvastion "Sammi" Ochoa, and an as-yet unidentified female roommate, were found dead inside their home on Karen Lane after firefighters put out a fire there.
Police determined all three had been killed before the fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. They are handling the case as a homicide.
According to documents filed in court last month, Gonzales said her daughter told her Conrad Ochoa, 31, had been sexually assaulting her in his home since November. Conrad Ochoa is the girl's father and Gonzales ex-boyfriend, the documents show.
The paperwork shows Gonzales said she notified Child Protective Services about the allegations. The girl was then returned to the custody of her mother.
The case regarding the protective order was scheduled to go to court Sept. 20.
Arson investigators, meanwhile, were seen knocking on neighbors' doors at Conrad Ochoa's apartment complex Thursday morning. They still have not released the cause of the fire.
Police are continuing to investigate the case, as well. They said they have talked to Ochoa and other family members, but they do not have a suspect in the deaths yet.
Friends of Gonzales and her daughter said they plan to hold a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Circle School, in the 200 block of Pershing Drive.
According to workers there, Gonzales' family has been involved with the school for the past decade. They said she once worked for The Circle School as a substitute teacher , and Sammi Ochoa had been a student there in the past.
http://www.ksat.com/news/29196362/detail.html
SAPD: Woman Found Dead In Fire Had Filed Protective Order
Rebecca Gonzales, 29, Sought To Keep Girl's Father Away From Child
Katrina Webber, KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Thursday, September 15, 2011
SAN ANTONIO -- A woman who is presumed to have died before a fire destroyed her home Wednesday had sought a protective order against the father of her daughter less than a month ago.
The application for the protective order was filed by Rebecca Gonzales, 29, at the Bexar County court house Aug. 17.
Gonzales, along with her 10-year-old daughter, Samvastion "Sammi" Ochoa, and an as-yet unidentified female roommate, were found dead inside their home on Karen Lane after firefighters put out a fire there.
Police determined all three had been killed before the fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. They are handling the case as a homicide.
According to documents filed in court last month, Gonzales said her daughter told her Conrad Ochoa, 31, had been sexually assaulting her in his home since November. Conrad Ochoa is the girl's father and Gonzales ex-boyfriend, the documents show.
The paperwork shows Gonzales said she notified Child Protective Services about the allegations. The girl was then returned to the custody of her mother.
The case regarding the protective order was scheduled to go to court Sept. 20.
Arson investigators, meanwhile, were seen knocking on neighbors' doors at Conrad Ochoa's apartment complex Thursday morning. They still have not released the cause of the fire.
Police are continuing to investigate the case, as well. They said they have talked to Ochoa and other family members, but they do not have a suspect in the deaths yet.
Friends of Gonzales and her daughter said they plan to hold a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Circle School, in the 200 block of Pershing Drive.
According to workers there, Gonzales' family has been involved with the school for the past decade. They said she once worked for The Circle School as a substitute teacher , and Sammi Ochoa had been a student there in the past.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Dad arrested for murdering daughters in car fire; media blames visitation "squabble" (Potsdam, Germany)
So, how nice to know that the German media is just as ignorant as its counterparts around the world. When you have a father who "allegedly" drugged his daughters before murdering them in a car fire, the cause is not a visitation "squabble." What you really have is a seriously unbalanced controlling father who committed a DOUBLE MURDER, and a mother who did her best to protect her children by trying to prevent the father from gaining access to them.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1659368.php/Danish-father-arrested-for-car-fire-deaths-of-girls
Danish father arrested for car-fire deaths of girls
Aug 26, 2011, 16:37 GMT
Potsdam, Germany - A 40-year-old Danish father was arrested Friday at a German hospital on suspicion of murdering his own daughters in a car fire two weeks ago.
Authorities acted hours after toxicology evidence emerged that 9-year-old Line Sofie and 10-year-old Marlene Marie had been given sleeping pills before the car caught fire.
The father remained Friday in hospital where he is recovering from his own burns in the incident and skin grafts.
Prosecutor Tom Koepping said a magistrate went to the hospital ward and told the father he was now in legal custody. Two policemen will permanently watch him in hospital until he can be moved to a jail.
Police suspect a dispute between the divorced parents was the motive for the killing. Danish newspapers say they had squabbled over visitation rights.
Drug traces were found in blood in the gutted small car although the girls were burned beyond recognition, proving the girls had been sedated in advance.
Police have said they are certain the girls were alive when the fire broke out in the car in a forest near Berlin.
The father alerted police after the blaze and though burned, led them to the site. He claimed to detectives the fire was an accident.
Koepping said the toxicology results and a police reconstruction of the blaze threw 'major doubt' on the father's claim.
Prosecutors said it would take two to three months to complete an inquiry and then to indict the father. They said Germany would hold the trial, although Denmark would technically also have jurisdiction since both the suspect and victims were Danish nationals.
Hospital spokewoman Angela Kijewski said doctors forecast the man would be medically fit next week to be moved to a jail and be kept in either a cell or a sick bay
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1659368.php/Danish-father-arrested-for-car-fire-deaths-of-girls
Danish father arrested for car-fire deaths of girls
Aug 26, 2011, 16:37 GMT
Potsdam, Germany - A 40-year-old Danish father was arrested Friday at a German hospital on suspicion of murdering his own daughters in a car fire two weeks ago.
Authorities acted hours after toxicology evidence emerged that 9-year-old Line Sofie and 10-year-old Marlene Marie had been given sleeping pills before the car caught fire.
The father remained Friday in hospital where he is recovering from his own burns in the incident and skin grafts.
Prosecutor Tom Koepping said a magistrate went to the hospital ward and told the father he was now in legal custody. Two policemen will permanently watch him in hospital until he can be moved to a jail.
Police suspect a dispute between the divorced parents was the motive for the killing. Danish newspapers say they had squabbled over visitation rights.
Drug traces were found in blood in the gutted small car although the girls were burned beyond recognition, proving the girls had been sedated in advance.
Police have said they are certain the girls were alive when the fire broke out in the car in a forest near Berlin.
The father alerted police after the blaze and though burned, led them to the site. He claimed to detectives the fire was an accident.
Koepping said the toxicology results and a police reconstruction of the blaze threw 'major doubt' on the father's claim.
Prosecutors said it would take two to three months to complete an inquiry and then to indict the father. They said Germany would hold the trial, although Denmark would technically also have jurisdiction since both the suspect and victims were Danish nationals.
Hospital spokewoman Angela Kijewski said doctors forecast the man would be medically fit next week to be moved to a jail and be kept in either a cell or a sick bay
Monday, July 11, 2011
Police: Dad started fire that killed three children and their mother (Hoofdorp, Netherlands)
UNNAMED DAD here.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/08/3756140/police-say-father-started-blaze.html
Police say father started blaze that killed family
The Associated Press
Published: Friday, Jul. 8, 2011 - 8:07 am
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands -- Police say a house fire that killed two parents and their three chidren was deliberately started by the father.
The family died in the early hours of Tuesday morning when flames tore through their house in Hoofddorp, 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.
Police announced in a statement Friday that their investigation had concluded that the father set blazes in several places in the house using gasoline. They did not say what his motive was.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/08/3756140/police-say-father-started-blaze.html
Police say father started blaze that killed family
The Associated Press
Published: Friday, Jul. 8, 2011 - 8:07 am
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands -- Police say a house fire that killed two parents and their three chidren was deliberately started by the father.
The family died in the early hours of Tuesday morning when flames tore through their house in Hoofddorp, 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.
Police announced in a statement Friday that their investigation had concluded that the father set blazes in several places in the house using gasoline. They did not say what his motive was.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Dad blows up house, murdering five children; previously charged with domestic violence just one month before (Vancouver, Washington)
The police arrested dad TUAN DAO, but they apparently failed to keep him in jail after he threw an clothes iron at his "now estranged" wife back in March. So then this jerk acts out by killing five of his children (and himself) by blowing up the marital home. This crime was completely preventable...that's the truly "tragic" part. When will the authorities take domestic violence seriously? Ever?
http://vancouver.katu.com/news/crime/domestic-violence-charge-preceded-fire-killed-kids/440119
Domestic violence charge preceded fire that killed kids
Submitted by Thom Jensen
Thursday, April 28th, 5:47 pm
The Vancouver father accused of blowing up his children and himself Easter morning was charged with domestic violence just last month.
Police say 37-year-old Tuan Dao threw several items, including an iron at his now estranged wife on March 29. Dao had no criminal history before that arrest.
According to police records, Dao came home that day and was upset, yelling that the house wasn’t clean enough. His wife, Lori, said he threw a duffle bag at her twice.
Later, while she was lying in bed with the couple’s 6-year-old, she said Dao threw a clothes iron at her. The couple’s 13-year-old daughter called police and Dao was arrested and jailed.
Two days later Dao was in court and he pleaded with a judge after prosecutors asked him to have no contact with his wife.
“I share everything with my wife,” he said. “I have to contact her, to the bank, for financial information, and we take care of six kids, sir. I don’t understand what happened here.”
Dao was charged with two counts of domestic violence and reckless endangerment. He was charged with reckless endangerment because kids were present.
Lori Dao told police the iron’s power cord actually hit the 6-year-old child when her husband threw it at her.
Neighbors and friends said they never saw the tragedy coming and there was never a problem at the home until the explosion.
The family went through a bankruptcy and a foreclosure within the past year. Dao’s wife and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter were staying at another home when the house at 15304 N.E. 13th Circle in Vancouver exploded.
Police say that Dao set the family’s home on fire himself. The explosion and fire tore the house in half, killing him and five of his six children
http://vancouver.katu.com/news/crime/domestic-violence-charge-preceded-fire-killed-kids/440119
Domestic violence charge preceded fire that killed kids
Submitted by Thom Jensen
Thursday, April 28th, 5:47 pm
The Vancouver father accused of blowing up his children and himself Easter morning was charged with domestic violence just last month.
Police say 37-year-old Tuan Dao threw several items, including an iron at his now estranged wife on March 29. Dao had no criminal history before that arrest.
According to police records, Dao came home that day and was upset, yelling that the house wasn’t clean enough. His wife, Lori, said he threw a duffle bag at her twice.
Later, while she was lying in bed with the couple’s 6-year-old, she said Dao threw a clothes iron at her. The couple’s 13-year-old daughter called police and Dao was arrested and jailed.
Two days later Dao was in court and he pleaded with a judge after prosecutors asked him to have no contact with his wife.
“I share everything with my wife,” he said. “I have to contact her, to the bank, for financial information, and we take care of six kids, sir. I don’t understand what happened here.”
Dao was charged with two counts of domestic violence and reckless endangerment. He was charged with reckless endangerment because kids were present.
Lori Dao told police the iron’s power cord actually hit the 6-year-old child when her husband threw it at her.
Neighbors and friends said they never saw the tragedy coming and there was never a problem at the home until the explosion.
The family went through a bankruptcy and a foreclosure within the past year. Dao’s wife and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter were staying at another home when the house at 15304 N.E. 13th Circle in Vancouver exploded.
Police say that Dao set the family’s home on fire himself. The explosion and fire tore the house in half, killing him and five of his six children
Monday, March 14, 2011
Dad "fighting to keep shared custody" pleads no contest to setting dog on fire in front of kids (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Notice how this case is treated as not much more than a lark, as a light-hearted human interest piece. Daddy JOHN W. FLEET III has the "ultimate stressful day?" What crap.
What we have here is an alcoholic abuser who managed to get shared custody of his two kids despite his personal shortcomings. (Anybody want to identify the judge?) It's quite clear to me that the mother had serious concerns about this arrangement, as she was trying to protect these kids from further contact with their drunken, erratic father who keeps a pit bull (statistically the most dangerous dog around children). So much for daddies being discriminated against.
So when the dog bites one of this kids, Daddy sets the dog on fire IN FRONT OF THE KIDS.
I'm not a big fan of pit bulls, but this is unbelievably disgusting. And the children were exposed to this unbelievable act of cruelty and trauma as well. Makes you wonder what other abusive acts Daddy has pulled with these kids that are not reported here.
Finally, Mom has the kids back in her sole care. But why does it always require a crisis for moms to take care of their own kids? We're lucky Daddy didn't decide to take out his "ultimate stressful day" on one of the kids.
By the way, had a mother pulled this stunt, nobody would be making light of it as the "ultimate stressful day." She would have quickly been labeled a mentally deranged nut.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-12/news/28683949_1_fleet-first-dog-bit-animal-cruelty
Father sent to jail for setting dog afire in front of children
March 12, 2011By Joseph A. Slobodzian, Inquirer Staff Writer
Jan. 28, 2010, was the ultimate stressful day for John W. Fleet III.
He was working full-time, his marriage was over, he was fighting to keep shared custody of his two children - and he was drinking too much.
Then the dog bit at his 11-year-old son.
"I took it out on the dog," Fleet, 34, told a Philadelphia judge Friday, an understatement considering that he set the five-month-old pit-bull mix on fire in front of his children.
Fleet pleaded no contest to animal cruelty, child endangerment, and corrupting a minor, and learned that he had accomplished just what he had been fighting to avoid: He lost his children.
What we have here is an alcoholic abuser who managed to get shared custody of his two kids despite his personal shortcomings. (Anybody want to identify the judge?) It's quite clear to me that the mother had serious concerns about this arrangement, as she was trying to protect these kids from further contact with their drunken, erratic father who keeps a pit bull (statistically the most dangerous dog around children). So much for daddies being discriminated against.
So when the dog bites one of this kids, Daddy sets the dog on fire IN FRONT OF THE KIDS.
I'm not a big fan of pit bulls, but this is unbelievably disgusting. And the children were exposed to this unbelievable act of cruelty and trauma as well. Makes you wonder what other abusive acts Daddy has pulled with these kids that are not reported here.
Finally, Mom has the kids back in her sole care. But why does it always require a crisis for moms to take care of their own kids? We're lucky Daddy didn't decide to take out his "ultimate stressful day" on one of the kids.
By the way, had a mother pulled this stunt, nobody would be making light of it as the "ultimate stressful day." She would have quickly been labeled a mentally deranged nut.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-12/news/28683949_1_fleet-first-dog-bit-animal-cruelty
Father sent to jail for setting dog afire in front of children
March 12, 2011By Joseph A. Slobodzian, Inquirer Staff Writer
Jan. 28, 2010, was the ultimate stressful day for John W. Fleet III.
He was working full-time, his marriage was over, he was fighting to keep shared custody of his two children - and he was drinking too much.
Then the dog bit at his 11-year-old son.
"I took it out on the dog," Fleet, 34, told a Philadelphia judge Friday, an understatement considering that he set the five-month-old pit-bull mix on fire in front of his children.
Fleet pleaded no contest to animal cruelty, child endangerment, and corrupting a minor, and learned that he had accomplished just what he had been fighting to avoid: He lost his children.
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