Take notice of how many paragraphs have to be slogged through before it is revealed that abusive father WILLIE LOUIS JACKSON was CUSTODIAL.
Yes, the mother had committed a property crime (burglary), and her arrest made it impossible for her to care for her children. But by all accounts, the maternal grandmother was doing a fine job as a caretaker.
Yet as we know, Texas is a big fathers rights state, so of course Daddy's rights take precedence over everything else. And notice that Dad assumed custody of the child without any advance warning to the grandmother or her approval.
This murder is absolutely linked to the ascendance of fathers rights ideology, and the idea that any father--no matter how violent or demented--has "rights" that trump everyone else's, The opinions and wishes of mothers and grandmothers--the traditional and time-honored caregivers--mean nothing. The well-being of children means nothing. The fact that a baby boy who had already been traumatized by the loss of his mother was being forcibly shuffled off to yet another home--when he was doing well with his grandmother--means nothing.
The end result: Daddy's custodial "rights" directly result in the means and opportunity to fracture the skull of this baby and end his life.
For similar crimes in the Lone Star state, see the Killer Dads and Custody list for the state of Texas.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/doctors-detail-injuries-in-conroe-child-abuse-case/article_b5ce6ace-33cb-5b1d-b541-a0aa00dcb00d.html?mode=story
Doctors detail injuries in Conroe child abuse case
Mother testifies at Conroe fatal child abuse trial
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:34 pm
By Brandon K. Scott
Medical examiners who performed the autopsy of a 1-year-old boy who died from traumatic brain injuries while in his father’s custody detailed the child’s injuries in a Montgomery County courtroom Wednesday.
Medical examiners ruled LaMarcus Green’s death a homicide due to a recent skull fracture from blunt-force trauma.
His father, 24-year-old Willie Louis Jackson, is on trial this week on a first-degree felony injury to a child charge. Jackson faces up to 99 years in prison, if convicted.
Dr. Sara N. Doyle, a Harris County pathologist who performed the autopsy, said there were two separate incidents of blunt-force trauma in the child’s brain. The most recent injury, examiners testified, occurred shortly before LaMarcus died Oct. 23, 2013, when he was in Jackson’s care at a Conroe apartment. The injury is on the right side toward the top of his head, multiple medical examiners testified.
Another serious injury doctors noted was a skull fracture around the right eye, which showed signs of healing. Doctors estimated that fracture occurred two to eight weeks prior to LaMarcus’ death.
The issue is pertinent to both the prosecution and defense cases, since the dispute between them is whether the child suffered serious injuries before Jackson picked him up from the Dallas-Fort Worth area Sept. 21, 2013.
Assistant District Attorney Jim Prewitt told jurors Tuesday that evidence will show Jackson was responsible for LaMarcus when both skull fractures occurred.
Defense attorney E. Tay Bond, however, argues LaMarcus arrived to Conroe unhealthy and “he was already on his way out.”
Bond concedes LaMarcus’ second skull fracture was suffered around the time of the incident that led to his death, but argues the cause was an accidental injury exacerbated by his previous ailments.
Jackson told Conroe police he fed LaMarcus oatmeal, placed him on a pallet in the bedroom, then returned to the kitchen area to play video games before hearing him scream 15 minutes later.
Jackson said he checked on LaMarcus to find him gasping for air and whimpering.
Jackson later told police he took LaMarcus out of his high chair after feeding him and placed him on the floor, when the child fell forward and struck his forehead on the corner of the kitchen counter.
Jackson administered ointment on his head, placed him on the pallet then returned to playing video games.
Jackson said when he saw LaMarcus gasping for air, he began shaking the child to get a response from him.
In an audio interview with Conroe Detective Eddie Davis, Jackson said LaMarcus was clumsy and fell all the time.
Other witnesses testified the child was quiet and struggled maintaining his balance.
Dr. Glenn D. Sandberg, a Harris County forensic neuropathologist who noted hemorrhages through most of LaMarcus’s spinal cord and brain injuries, said it is unlikely the injuries were accidental.
Dr. Deborrah Pinto, a Harris County forensic anthropologist who examined LaMarcus, said the two skull fractures, while located in the same general area on the right side of the brain, never intersected.
Doyle estimated the fractures were separated by about ¾-inch from the closest point, and almost 1½ inches from the farthest point.
Co-defense attorney Jerald Crow questioned whether LaMarcus already was compromised due to the initial fracture, but Doyle said she could not give an opinion having not examined LaMarcus prior to the second fracture.
Doyle said it is possible a new fracture could aggravate an older one, but that the injuries LaMarcus suffered were not likely to occur by falling from a standing height.
Police and EMS were dispatched to 231 Interstate 45 S. about 7 p.m. Oct. 22, 2013, after a call from Jackson stating his son was not breathing.
Jackson’s girlfriend Da’Zhane Shird and her mother Brenda Shird, who both testified Tuesday, tried to resuscitate Green with directions from 911 dispatchers until emergency personnel arrived.
“He is doing nothing,” Brenda Shird said in the 911 call. “He is laying here lifeless.”
Green was taken to Conroe Regional Medical Center with severe internal trauma and injuries to his forehead, then airlifted to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Green was pronounced dead the next morning.
A doctor noted in a physical exam that Green had bruises to the forehead, shoulder, back, right eye and buttocks.
The child’s mother, Lauren Green, is in custody at the Tarrant County jail facing burglary charges. Child Protective Services previously placed Lauren Green’s three children into her mother’s custody due to the 2012 criminal charge, according to Tuesday’s testimony.
The grandmother, Belinda Green, was influential in Jackson learning he fathered a child with her daughter but did not approve of the decision to allow LaMarcus to live with Jackson and Da’Zhane Shird.
Jackson traveled to Dallas alone Sept. 21, 2013, to pick up LaMarcus — without Belinda Green’s knowledge, she said.
Prosecutors sought to highlight that despite Lauren’s legal troubles, her children were being cared for by their grandmother, who paid for day care and arranged doctor visits. Bond, however, questioned whether LaMarcus Green could have suffered a serious head injury without his grandmother’s knowledge or recollection. Even though daycare and medical records never documented a head injury for LaMarcus Green, there were day care records showing one of the older children suffered a head injury from the same day care. Belinda Green said she did not remember the incident, but that she would have taken the child to a doctor if it appeared to be serious enough. Her testimony allowed attorneys from both sides to illustrate for the jury how LaMarcus was cared for before Jackson brought him to Conroe.
Lauren Green is expected to be transferred from the Tarrant County jail to testify for the state today.
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Video game-playing dad found guilty of causing brain damage to 18-month-old son (United Kingdom)
UNNAMED DAD.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/call-of-duty-dad-found-guilty-of-causing-baby-son-brain-damage-1-7153701
Call of Duty dad found guilty of causing baby son brain damage
published 16:25
Thursday 12 March 2015
A father has been found guilty of causing brain damage to his baby son after his screams interrupted him playing Call of Duty.
He was found unanimously guilty by a jury of inflicting grievously bodily harm on his 18-month-old son in November 2012.
But his former partner, the baby’s mother, was unanimously found not guilty of causing cruelty by not seeking medical attention.
Her friends and family cheered in the public gallery as the jury’s verdict was given at Sheffield Crown Court this afternoon following a three week trial.
Neither of the parents, from the Dearne Valley area, can be named for legal reasons.
The court had previously heard the woman was sent to get the latest Call of Duty game Black Ops II as it was released at midnight. Her partner was left to care for their baby son while drinking Stella and playing Black Ops I.
The mother said when she returned, she checked on the baby who was asleep. She said it wasn’t until the next day she noticed her baby was going ‘purply-blue’ in the mouth.
The baby suffered a number of seizures at Barnsley Hospital on November 13, 2012, and was transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Scans showed bleeding and swelling on the brain and bleeding to the spine.
The prosecution said the injuries were caused by the father shaking the baby.
In March 2013, the man rang police to say he had shaken the child and repeated the admission in a police interview.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on March 20.
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/call-of-duty-dad-found-guilty-of-causing-baby-son-brain-damage-1-7153701
Call of Duty dad found guilty of causing baby son brain damage
published 16:25
Thursday 12 March 2015
A father has been found guilty of causing brain damage to his baby son after his screams interrupted him playing Call of Duty.
He was found unanimously guilty by a jury of inflicting grievously bodily harm on his 18-month-old son in November 2012.
But his former partner, the baby’s mother, was unanimously found not guilty of causing cruelty by not seeking medical attention.
Her friends and family cheered in the public gallery as the jury’s verdict was given at Sheffield Crown Court this afternoon following a three week trial.
Neither of the parents, from the Dearne Valley area, can be named for legal reasons.
The court had previously heard the woman was sent to get the latest Call of Duty game Black Ops II as it was released at midnight. Her partner was left to care for their baby son while drinking Stella and playing Black Ops I.
The mother said when she returned, she checked on the baby who was asleep. She said it wasn’t until the next day she noticed her baby was going ‘purply-blue’ in the mouth.
The baby suffered a number of seizures at Barnsley Hospital on November 13, 2012, and was transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Scans showed bleeding and swelling on the brain and bleeding to the spine.
The prosecution said the injuries were caused by the father shaking the baby.
In March 2013, the man rang police to say he had shaken the child and repeated the admission in a police interview.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on March 20.
Dad gets 10 years for killing infant son (Chesterfield, Virginia)
| Dad is identified as BRADLEY W. SIMMONS. http://www.hopewellnews.com/article_7380.shtml#.VQZfT9E5C3A Dad gets 10 years for baby's death By Blake Belden, staff writer Mar 13, 2015, 10:39 |
CHESTERFIELD — A father who pleaded guilty to the death of his infant child was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Bradley W. Simmons, 24, who was living in Chesterfield at the time of his arrest, was originally charged with the second-degree murder of his less than two-month-old son and pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in August 2014.
In March of 2013, Jayden, the infant son, was taken to the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center with injuries related to head trauma, formerly referred to as “Shaken Baby Syndrome.”
Authorities stated that Simmons offered varying accounts of what happened to the child, reporting that the baby fell off the bed, was hit in the head accidentally by a video game controller and that he shook the baby when it was unresponsive to try and revive him, among others.
Jayden died days later at the hospital, and Simmons has been held in jail since the incident occurred.
The prosecution, led by Chesterfield Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Erin Barr, argued that the medical facts show that Simmons committed a violent and aggressive act, shaking the baby so hard that a medical expert said the injuries are consistent with that of a high speed rollover accident.
“The death of a 5-week-old [child] is a worst case scenario. ... That’s what the maximum punishment is meant for,” Barr said, before asking the judge to sentence Simmons to 10 years in prison.
The defense, headed by attorney Sara Gaborik, argued that Simmons never intended the death of his own child, and that prior to the child being shaken he was unresponsive.
“While it may have been negligent ... it was because the child was unconscious,” Gaborik said, adding that Simmons did not have any criminal record prior to this incident.
Gaborik added that she watched Simmons cry in regards to his son’s death, and has value as a “productive citizen” in the future.
“This is a man who shows remorse. He shows remorse today,” Gaborik said, asking the judge to sentence no higher than time served.
Simmons stood before the court on the afternoon of Feb. 23 and said that not a single day goes by that he doesn’t think about Jaden’s death, and he is now medicated for anxiety and nightmares while incarcerated.
“This situation is the absolute last thing I ever wanted to happen to my son,” Simmons said before receiving his sentence.
He said that he will live with this for the rest of his life and he implored the judge to exercise any amount of leniency on sentencing for which he would be appreciative.
The defense and prosecution both said that they had medical experts who would have testified in court and offered opposing views on the evidence of Jaden’s autopsy.
Gaborik said that the defense would have called in a private practice forensic pathologist who would have testified that the child could have suffered rib fractures at birth which could have been aggravated by falling off the bed and causing the eventual death.
Barr said that the commonwealth would have called in a pediatric expert, the division chairman of pediatric services at the Virginia Medical Center, to testify that the injuries were consistent with having been “violently shaken” and they could not have happened from just falling off a bed.
After looking over the professional history and qualifications for both medical experts, Judge Steven C. McCallum found the commonwealth’s expert to hold greater weight based on the fact that the majority of his profession deals with the subject matter at hand whereas only a portion of the defense’s expert’s field relates to the pediatric autopsies.
McCallum sentenced Simmons to 10 years imprisonment in Chesterfield Circuit Court on Feb. 23, the maximum punishment for a class 5 felony, and a $2,500 fine.
Although the sentencing guidelines called for a period between no incarceration and six months in jail, McCallum called this “grossly disproportionate” to the facts presented to him in the case.
The judge stated that it is an established fact of the case that Simmons killed his son as a result of intentional acts, backed by “extensive medical evidence” showing bleeding and swelling in the child’s brain, therefore constituting adequate grounds for a voluntary manslaughter sentence.
McCallum rattled off a number of aggravating factors that supported his decision including the extremely young age of the child, the fact that a parent has a legal duty to protect their own child, “the complete lack of provocation by the victim” and that because this was not Simmons’s first child he should have already known how to properly raise a child.
McCallum said that he has “given this case as much thought as I could,” adding that someone can get up to five years in jail just for killing a chicken, before deviating high above the guidelines and sentencing Simmons to the maximum 10 years imprisonment for a class 5 felony.
Jaden’s maternal grandmother testified that the child’s death has caused a great deal of division within the family, and that it’s been hard for both her and her daughter to get back on their feet since it happened.
“I still love you, Brad,” she said on the witness stand while looking over to the defense table.
Simmons placed his head in his palms looking down at the floor on several occasions during the trial.
Brooke Sadler, the mother of Simmons’s first child, testified that Simmons was just as excited to be a father to their daughter as he was with Jaden.
“For as young as we both [were], he was an amazing dad,” Sadler said of Simmons, adding that he never displayed any anger issues with either her or their daughter.
Simmons’s mother, Mary, described her son as a “very loving father” and remembered the moment in the hospital when Jayden was born.
Bradley “was like a big kid” when he came running out of the room to tell me that he had a boy, Mary testified, adding that afterward he would often talk about how much he loved Jaden.
A recording of a phone call between Simmons, after he was first arrested, and Jayden’s mother was played during the trial.
Jayden was still alive in the hospital during the time of the recording, and Simmons could be heard saying “I miss him. Make sure you tell him that I love him.”
Friday, February 27, 2015
Dad gets 10 years for killing infant son (Chesterfield County, Virginia)
Dad is identified as BRADLEY W. SIMMONS.
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/central-virginia/article_11ead53f-048a-55f3-b65f-a1c2457c8ec0.html
Chesterfield father sentenced to 10 years in shaken baby death of son
Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 6:15 pm
By MARK BOWES Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Chesterfield County father will spend 10 years behind bars for shaking his son so violently that it caused neurological devastation and eventually the boy’s death, 10 days after being hospitalized.
Judge Steven C. McCallum of Chesterfield Circuit Court imposed the maximum punishment allowed by law in sentencing Bradley W. Simmons, 23, to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the March 23, 2013, death of Jayden W. Simmons. The judge also fined Simmons $2,500.
Jayden was 5 weeks old when authorities said Simmons shook his child with such force that it triggered cerebral and retinal hemorrhaging and a leg fracture. The child was taken to VCU Medical Center for treatment, but he died after being removed from life support after 10 days.
Chesterfield prosecutor Erin Barr said Simmons gave investigators several conflicting stories about how his son came to be injured.
He told investigators the boy had fallen off a bed after being left briefly unattended; that a bottle struck him after being knocked off a shelf into the crib; that he accidentally struck the infant in the head with a video-game controller while playing a game with the boy in his lap; and that he bumped the infant carrier on a post while they were walking.
“Ultimately after a number of interviews, he came out and admitted that he did shake him,” Barr said. “But he said that he shook him because he was unresponsive and was trying to get him to wake up.”
Had the case gone to trial, competing experts would have testified as to what the medical evidence showed, Barr said.
“Our theory was that the type of shaking that would cause these injuries was a violent shaking, and it doesn’t make any sense that someone would shake a child that violently to try to wake him up,” the prosecutor said.
Simmons, who originally was charged with second-degree murder, pleaded no contest to the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter last August. #Both the prosecution and defense had subpoenaed physicians to testify at Monday’s sentencing hearing, but both sides agreed to stipulate each doctor’s testimony.
Simmons’ fiancee was also inside the family’s home in the 15200 block of Timsberry Circle when Jayden was injured, but she was elsewhere in the apartment at the time, Barr said. Simmons “was alone with the child.”
After the fiancee became aware of her baby’s condition, she and Simmons drove their child to the hospital but ended up stopping along the way at a nearby Chesterfield fire station. A paramedic crew transported the infant to VCU Medical Center.
Jayden was Simmons’ second child and his fiancee’s first. Simmons has a daughter from an earlier relationship, Barr said.
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/central-virginia/article_11ead53f-048a-55f3-b65f-a1c2457c8ec0.html
Chesterfield father sentenced to 10 years in shaken baby death of son
Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 6:15 pm
By MARK BOWES Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Chesterfield County father will spend 10 years behind bars for shaking his son so violently that it caused neurological devastation and eventually the boy’s death, 10 days after being hospitalized.
Judge Steven C. McCallum of Chesterfield Circuit Court imposed the maximum punishment allowed by law in sentencing Bradley W. Simmons, 23, to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the March 23, 2013, death of Jayden W. Simmons. The judge also fined Simmons $2,500.
Jayden was 5 weeks old when authorities said Simmons shook his child with such force that it triggered cerebral and retinal hemorrhaging and a leg fracture. The child was taken to VCU Medical Center for treatment, but he died after being removed from life support after 10 days.
Chesterfield prosecutor Erin Barr said Simmons gave investigators several conflicting stories about how his son came to be injured.
He told investigators the boy had fallen off a bed after being left briefly unattended; that a bottle struck him after being knocked off a shelf into the crib; that he accidentally struck the infant in the head with a video-game controller while playing a game with the boy in his lap; and that he bumped the infant carrier on a post while they were walking.
“Ultimately after a number of interviews, he came out and admitted that he did shake him,” Barr said. “But he said that he shook him because he was unresponsive and was trying to get him to wake up.”
Had the case gone to trial, competing experts would have testified as to what the medical evidence showed, Barr said.
“Our theory was that the type of shaking that would cause these injuries was a violent shaking, and it doesn’t make any sense that someone would shake a child that violently to try to wake him up,” the prosecutor said.
Simmons, who originally was charged with second-degree murder, pleaded no contest to the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter last August. #Both the prosecution and defense had subpoenaed physicians to testify at Monday’s sentencing hearing, but both sides agreed to stipulate each doctor’s testimony.
Simmons’ fiancee was also inside the family’s home in the 15200 block of Timsberry Circle when Jayden was injured, but she was elsewhere in the apartment at the time, Barr said. Simmons “was alone with the child.”
After the fiancee became aware of her baby’s condition, she and Simmons drove their child to the hospital but ended up stopping along the way at a nearby Chesterfield fire station. A paramedic crew transported the infant to VCU Medical Center.
Jayden was Simmons’ second child and his fiancee’s first. Simmons has a daughter from an earlier relationship, Barr said.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Video-game addicted father arrested for assaulting 3-month-old baby; already in custody for parole violation tied to another assault (Newport, New Hampshire)
Please, people. This isn't rocket science. A father who has a history of assault (and probation violation related to that assault) is rather likely to assault again...and again. Just as dad JERRRY CARRIER did, a video game-addicted moron who obviously has poor impulse control. These men make poor infant caretakers. Are we clear on that now?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/18/enraged-by-a-video-game-new-hampshire-dad-turned-on-infant-son-police-say/
Enraged by a video game, New Hampshire dad turned on infant son, police say
By Peter Holley February 18 at 11:48 AM
A New Hampshire father who admitted that rage over a video game led him to shake his infant son on multiple occasions has been arrested, according to news reports.
Jerry Carrier, 26, told police that he shook his three-month-old baby on two separate occasions within a two-week period in January, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
“He was having trouble getting past a level of one of the games he was playing and got frustrated,” Newport police Sgt. Buddy Rowe told the newspaper.
Carrier was arrested on Monday and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, according to ABC affiliate WMUR, which noted that he is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
Police say the first assault occurred at a home in Newport, N.H., on Jan. 5, when paramedics were called for an infant “in distress,” according to the Union Leader. The child was rushed to the hospital and released but was readmitted to a different hospital the next day because the baby was “unable to keep food down,” according to the newspaper.
Two weeks later, a similar incident unfolded in Charlestown, N.H., the Union Leader reported.
“The infant was described as being limp, unresponsive, blue and eyes rolled back in its head and not breathing,” police said, according to the paper. “The mother of the child went to the residence where Carrier was with the child and brought them both to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center where it was determined that the injuries sustained were from non-accidental trauma.”
Under questioning, Carrier — who was already in custody for a separate parole violation tied to another assault – confessed to shaking his child on both occasions, according to the New York Daily News.
Police said the baby remains in state custody, but they did not have an update on the infant’s condition, according to the Union Leader.
Carrier faces up to seven years in prison if found guilty, according to the Daily News.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/18/enraged-by-a-video-game-new-hampshire-dad-turned-on-infant-son-police-say/
Enraged by a video game, New Hampshire dad turned on infant son, police say
By Peter Holley February 18 at 11:48 AM
A New Hampshire father who admitted that rage over a video game led him to shake his infant son on multiple occasions has been arrested, according to news reports.
Jerry Carrier, 26, told police that he shook his three-month-old baby on two separate occasions within a two-week period in January, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
“He was having trouble getting past a level of one of the games he was playing and got frustrated,” Newport police Sgt. Buddy Rowe told the newspaper.
Carrier was arrested on Monday and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, according to ABC affiliate WMUR, which noted that he is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
Police say the first assault occurred at a home in Newport, N.H., on Jan. 5, when paramedics were called for an infant “in distress,” according to the Union Leader. The child was rushed to the hospital and released but was readmitted to a different hospital the next day because the baby was “unable to keep food down,” according to the newspaper.
Two weeks later, a similar incident unfolded in Charlestown, N.H., the Union Leader reported.
“The infant was described as being limp, unresponsive, blue and eyes rolled back in its head and not breathing,” police said, according to the paper. “The mother of the child went to the residence where Carrier was with the child and brought them both to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center where it was determined that the injuries sustained were from non-accidental trauma.”
Under questioning, Carrier — who was already in custody for a separate parole violation tied to another assault – confessed to shaking his child on both occasions, according to the New York Daily News.
Police said the baby remains in state custody, but they did not have an update on the infant’s condition, according to the Union Leader.
Carrier faces up to seven years in prison if found guilty, according to the Daily News.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Dad accused of abusing 5-week-old daughter says baby "fell" into Playstation controller (Sanford, Florida)
Dad is identified as MAX NEGRON.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-father-arrested-infant-fell-on-playstation-20141027-story.html
Sanford dad accused of abuse said baby fell onto Playstation controller
By Tiffany Walden, Orlando Sentinel
October 27, 2014, 2:12 PM
A 21-year-old Sanford father is facing child-abuse charges after his story about his 5-week-old daughter falling from his arms onto a Playstation game controller didn't match her serious head injury, officials said..
Max Negron was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated battery and aggravated child abuse.
He bonded out of Seminole County jail on Saturday. According to his arrest report, Negron was left at home with his 5-week-old daughter while his wife went to work on Oct. 7.
When she returned home, Negron told her he tried to burp the baby around 4 p.m. But the infant abruptly kicked and fell from his arms onto the bedroom floor, landing on the game controller.
"Negron explained that he was seated on the edge of the bed when this occurred, and that the infant was face down on his lap prior to him attempting to raise her to his chest," the report said.
Negron saw a small amount of blood when he picked up the girl. So he and his wife rushed her to Central Florida Regional Hospital, where doctors said she had a fracture to the left side of her skull. She was treated at a local hospital.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-father-arrested-infant-fell-on-playstation-20141027-story.html
Sanford dad accused of abuse said baby fell onto Playstation controller
By Tiffany Walden, Orlando Sentinel
October 27, 2014, 2:12 PM
A 21-year-old Sanford father is facing child-abuse charges after his story about his 5-week-old daughter falling from his arms onto a Playstation game controller didn't match her serious head injury, officials said..
Max Negron was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated battery and aggravated child abuse.
He bonded out of Seminole County jail on Saturday. According to his arrest report, Negron was left at home with his 5-week-old daughter while his wife went to work on Oct. 7.
When she returned home, Negron told her he tried to burp the baby around 4 p.m. But the infant abruptly kicked and fell from his arms onto the bedroom floor, landing on the game controller.
"Negron explained that he was seated on the edge of the bed when this occurred, and that the infant was face down on his lap prior to him attempting to raise her to his chest," the report said.
Negron saw a small amount of blood when he picked up the girl. So he and his wife rushed her to Central Florida Regional Hospital, where doctors said she had a fracture to the left side of her skull. She was treated at a local hospital.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Dad charged with battery in death of 2-month-old son; played video games instead of calling 911 (Johnson County, Indiana)
Yet another short-tempered video game-addicted little f*** of a sperm donor who killed the baby. Guys who butt their heads through drywall when they get "mad" shouldn't be doing infant caretaking.
Dad is identified as IAN DEFENDERFER.
http://wishtv.com/2014/10/22/father-charged-after-2-month-old-dies-from-blunt-force-trauma/
Father charged after 2-month-old’s death
By Kate Taylor
Published: October 22, 2014, 5:57 pm | Updated: October 23, 2014, 10:29 am
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – A Greenwood father is facing battery-related charges after his 2-month-old son died from blunt force trauma to the head earlier this month.
According to the affidavit for probable cause, 20-year-old Ian Defenderfer called 911 on Oct. 3 saying that his infant son had stopped breathing. Medics said the baby’s pupils were fixed and dilated when he was taken to Community Hospital House. The infant was later transported to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health via medical helicopter.
According to police, Defenderfer said his son was crying for 30 to 45 minutes when he suddenly stopped crying and had trouble breathing. Defenderfer said he tried to rock the baby, but then placed him back in his bassinet.
According to the probable cause, after putting the baby in the bassinet, Defenderfer played a computer video game on his laptop for 41 minutes.
Court documents state that when Defenderfer saw that the infant was only breathing once every 10 seconds, he called his best friend who advised him to call 911. According to court documents, by this time, the baby may have been deprived of oxygen for anywhere from three to five minutes.
The infant’s mom told police in an interview that Defenderfer loses his temper and that there was a large hole above their bed which was caused from Defenderfer head butting the drywall when he was mad.
According to court documents, the next day, Defenderfer told the baby’s mom that he shook their baby. Hospital officials said they found visible marks and bruising on the baby’s body that day. Officials also told police the baby could be brain dead.
On Oct. 5, the infant died at the hospital, according to police.
Two days later, the Marion County Coroner determined the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head. The coroner said the baby also had signs of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
According to court documents, on Oct. 17, Defenderfer was charged with battery resulting in the death of a person younger than 14 and aggravated battery.
Dad is identified as IAN DEFENDERFER.
http://wishtv.com/2014/10/22/father-charged-after-2-month-old-dies-from-blunt-force-trauma/
Father charged after 2-month-old’s death
By Kate Taylor
Published: October 22, 2014, 5:57 pm | Updated: October 23, 2014, 10:29 am
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – A Greenwood father is facing battery-related charges after his 2-month-old son died from blunt force trauma to the head earlier this month.
According to the affidavit for probable cause, 20-year-old Ian Defenderfer called 911 on Oct. 3 saying that his infant son had stopped breathing. Medics said the baby’s pupils were fixed and dilated when he was taken to Community Hospital House. The infant was later transported to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health via medical helicopter.
According to police, Defenderfer said his son was crying for 30 to 45 minutes when he suddenly stopped crying and had trouble breathing. Defenderfer said he tried to rock the baby, but then placed him back in his bassinet.
According to the probable cause, after putting the baby in the bassinet, Defenderfer played a computer video game on his laptop for 41 minutes.
Court documents state that when Defenderfer saw that the infant was only breathing once every 10 seconds, he called his best friend who advised him to call 911. According to court documents, by this time, the baby may have been deprived of oxygen for anywhere from three to five minutes.
The infant’s mom told police in an interview that Defenderfer loses his temper and that there was a large hole above their bed which was caused from Defenderfer head butting the drywall when he was mad.
According to court documents, the next day, Defenderfer told the baby’s mom that he shook their baby. Hospital officials said they found visible marks and bruising on the baby’s body that day. Officials also told police the baby could be brain dead.
On Oct. 5, the infant died at the hospital, according to police.
Two days later, the Marion County Coroner determined the baby died from blunt force trauma to the head. The coroner said the baby also had signs of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
According to court documents, on Oct. 17, Defenderfer was charged with battery resulting in the death of a person younger than 14 and aggravated battery.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
"Caretaking" dad murders 2-year-old daughter for interrupting his video game while Mom was at work (Galveston, Texas)
Yet another useless piece of trash who apparently doesn't work and plays video games all day--except when he's viciously attacking a 2-year-old. The poor mother was working to support his lazy @$$, while Daddy couldn't even bother to get medical help.
Frankly, I'd like to see a new WPA program that puts goons like this to work building roads and fences and such. They have all this strength that they currently use to kill children--let's put it to good use!. And let moms stay home if they wish.
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER MORGAN BENSON.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/40b5686b04f540a88562e79761b2b012/TX--Daughter-Death-Father
Southeast Texas man sentenced to 35 years in death of infant daughter, girl shaken
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 29, 2014 - 7:55 am EDT
GALVESTON, Texas — A Southeast Texas man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the death of his 2-month-old daughter after he shook her and fell on her.
Christopher Morgan Benson of League City pleaded guilty to murder in a plea deal Monday in Galveston. Lola Glover died in 2012.
Benson was charged with injury to a child. The count was later upgraded to murder.
The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/WLkEqG ) reports the 28-year-old father told police that Lola was crying as he played video games. An affidavit says Benson shook the baby for about 10 minutes, panicked when she became unresponsive and "fell" on her with his full weight.
The mother discovered the injured baby after returning from work. Lola was taken to a hospital and died a week later.
Frankly, I'd like to see a new WPA program that puts goons like this to work building roads and fences and such. They have all this strength that they currently use to kill children--let's put it to good use!. And let moms stay home if they wish.
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER MORGAN BENSON.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/40b5686b04f540a88562e79761b2b012/TX--Daughter-Death-Father
Southeast Texas man sentenced to 35 years in death of infant daughter, girl shaken
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 29, 2014 - 7:55 am EDT
GALVESTON, Texas — A Southeast Texas man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the death of his 2-month-old daughter after he shook her and fell on her.
Christopher Morgan Benson of League City pleaded guilty to murder in a plea deal Monday in Galveston. Lola Glover died in 2012.
Benson was charged with injury to a child. The count was later upgraded to murder.
The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/WLkEqG ) reports the 28-year-old father told police that Lola was crying as he played video games. An affidavit says Benson shook the baby for about 10 minutes, panicked when she became unresponsive and "fell" on her with his full weight.
The mother discovered the injured baby after returning from work. Lola was taken to a hospital and died a week later.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Dad gets 8 years for killing 5-week-old daughter; was "frustrated" when she interrupted his video game (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Dad is identified as MARK SANDLAND.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/father-gets-8-years-for-baby-death-30418809.html
Father gets 8 years for baby death
09 July 2014
A father has been jailed for eight years for killing his baby daughter after being frustrated by her screaming as he tried to play a computer game.
Mark Sandland, 28, sobbed as he was sentenced for picking up five-week-old Aimee-Rose by her torso and shaking her during a sudden loss of temper.
He claimed he suffered an epileptic fit and came round to find his daughter underneath him at their flat in Church Road in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Police who attended the flat after Aimee-Rose was admitted to hospital on November 5 2012 found a PlayStation game controller on the sofa opposite the TV.
Sandland was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of lack of intent, which was accepted by the Crown.
Sentencing him at Hove Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said that after he inflicted the injuries, Sandland lied and sought to cover up his actions.
Prosecutor Sally Howes QC told Lewes Crown Court on Monday that Sandland's mobile phone internet history showed he logged on to a website offering tips on how to play Assassin's Creed 3 on his PlayStation at 2.22pm.
The detail of the website, giving step-by-step instruction, meant there would have been little point accessing it unless the game was being played, she added.
Mr Justice Sweeney said: "It's the Crown's case that thereafter, frustrated with the game and with Aimee-Rose screaming, you lost your temper and you assaulted her, gripping her torso hard and violently shaking her.
"Whilst it's impossible to identify the precise detail of what you did, the injuries that you caused Aimee-Rose speak for themselves."
Her injuries included bruising to her face, chest, abdomen, hip and lower limbs.
She also suffered a range of other injuries, including subdural haemorrhages in a number of locations. Some 16 minutes after Sandland logged on to the website giving tips on Assassin's Creed 3, he dialled 999.
Mr Justice Sweeney told him: "Whilst you have no recollection now of the fatal incident, it's obvious that at the time you appreciated what you had done and in consequence lied and sought to cover up what had actually happened.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/father-gets-8-years-for-baby-death-30418809.html
Father gets 8 years for baby death
09 July 2014
A father has been jailed for eight years for killing his baby daughter after being frustrated by her screaming as he tried to play a computer game.
Mark Sandland, 28, sobbed as he was sentenced for picking up five-week-old Aimee-Rose by her torso and shaking her during a sudden loss of temper.
He claimed he suffered an epileptic fit and came round to find his daughter underneath him at their flat in Church Road in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Police who attended the flat after Aimee-Rose was admitted to hospital on November 5 2012 found a PlayStation game controller on the sofa opposite the TV.
Sandland was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of lack of intent, which was accepted by the Crown.
Sentencing him at Hove Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said that after he inflicted the injuries, Sandland lied and sought to cover up his actions.
Prosecutor Sally Howes QC told Lewes Crown Court on Monday that Sandland's mobile phone internet history showed he logged on to a website offering tips on how to play Assassin's Creed 3 on his PlayStation at 2.22pm.
The detail of the website, giving step-by-step instruction, meant there would have been little point accessing it unless the game was being played, she added.
Mr Justice Sweeney said: "It's the Crown's case that thereafter, frustrated with the game and with Aimee-Rose screaming, you lost your temper and you assaulted her, gripping her torso hard and violently shaking her.
"Whilst it's impossible to identify the precise detail of what you did, the injuries that you caused Aimee-Rose speak for themselves."
Her injuries included bruising to her face, chest, abdomen, hip and lower limbs.
She also suffered a range of other injuries, including subdural haemorrhages in a number of locations. Some 16 minutes after Sandland logged on to the website giving tips on Assassin's Creed 3, he dialled 999.
Mr Justice Sweeney told him: "Whilst you have no recollection now of the fatal incident, it's obvious that at the time you appreciated what you had done and in consequence lied and sought to cover up what had actually happened.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Dad accused of letting 2-year-old son drown while dad played video games (Anson, Texas)
Dad is identified as AUSTIN GARRETT.
http://www.ktxs.com/news/updated-father-of-2yearold-arrested-for-anson-drowning/26643828
Father of 2-year-old arrested for Anson drowning
By Elizabeth Weiss, Crime/Courts Reporter
POSTED: 5:39 PM Jun 24 2014 UPDATED 12 mins
Anson father facing charges in his son's drowning
ANSON, Texas - Austin Garrett, the father of the 2-year-old who drowned earlier this month, has been charged with abandoning/endangering a child.
According to the Anson Police Department, the investigation revealed that Garrett, 20, purposely left his son Brendyn outside while playing PlayStation video games with his younger brother.
Once the child arrived at Anson General Hospital, the child failed to respond to CPR and was pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4.
Garrett's bond has been set at $75,000. He will be prosecuted by the Jones County District Attorney’s Office after the investigation is complete.
Below is the news release, in its entirety, from the Anson Police Department:
Anson Police DepartmentPress Release
On June 4, 2014 at approximately 1:22 PM the Anson Police Department was dispatched to 2031 CR 380 in Anson. Dispatch advised a two year old child was drowning. Upon arrival EMS transported the child to the Anson General Hospital. Upon arrival the child did not respond to CPR. Brendyn Garrett was pronounced deceased at 1:55 PM.
The Anson Police Department initatied an investigation into the drowning. Our investigation revealed the father of Brendyn purposely left the child outside while playing a video game on PlayStation with his little brother. Austin Garrett has been charged and arrested for the criminal offense of Abandoning/Endangering a Child, a 2nd Degree Felony. Bond has been set at $75,000.00. Our investigation has been completed, and turned over to the Jones County District Attorney's Office for prosecution.
http://www.ktxs.com/news/updated-father-of-2yearold-arrested-for-anson-drowning/26643828
Father of 2-year-old arrested for Anson drowning
By Elizabeth Weiss, Crime/Courts Reporter
POSTED: 5:39 PM Jun 24 2014 UPDATED 12 mins
Anson father facing charges in his son's drowning
ANSON, Texas - Austin Garrett, the father of the 2-year-old who drowned earlier this month, has been charged with abandoning/endangering a child.
According to the Anson Police Department, the investigation revealed that Garrett, 20, purposely left his son Brendyn outside while playing PlayStation video games with his younger brother.
Once the child arrived at Anson General Hospital, the child failed to respond to CPR and was pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4.
Garrett's bond has been set at $75,000. He will be prosecuted by the Jones County District Attorney’s Office after the investigation is complete.
Below is the news release, in its entirety, from the Anson Police Department:
Anson Police DepartmentPress Release
On June 4, 2014 at approximately 1:22 PM the Anson Police Department was dispatched to 2031 CR 380 in Anson. Dispatch advised a two year old child was drowning. Upon arrival EMS transported the child to the Anson General Hospital. Upon arrival the child did not respond to CPR. Brendyn Garrett was pronounced deceased at 1:55 PM.
The Anson Police Department initatied an investigation into the drowning. Our investigation revealed the father of Brendyn purposely left the child outside while playing a video game on PlayStation with his little brother. Austin Garrett has been charged and arrested for the criminal offense of Abandoning/Endangering a Child, a 2nd Degree Felony. Bond has been set at $75,000.00. Our investigation has been completed, and turned over to the Jones County District Attorney's Office for prosecution.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
"Primary caretaker" dad arrested for smothering to death 16-month-old son so he could play video games (Citrus County, Florida)
This is not unheard of behavior for young male "caretakers." Many of them are video game addicts these days. There was a recent case just like this in Korea. Check out the video game and video game tabs for other examples.
Dad is identified as CODY WYGANT.
http://www.hngn.com/articles/29169/20140418/father-arrested-smothering-son-death-play-video-games.htm
Update: The New York Post reports that this dipsh** was the primary caretaker. Lord help us....
Father Arrested For Smothering Son To Death So He Could Play Video Games
By Oulimata Ba | Apr 18, 2014 12:00 PM EDT
A father in Florida was arrested for smothering his son to death so he could get back to playing video games, police said Friday.
Cody Wygant is accused of suffocating his 16-month-old son Daymeon in an attempt to quiet him because he was crying, the Associated Press reported. Police said the father was upset because he could not focus on the video games he was playing on an Xbox. Wygant, 24, was arrested and held without bail at the Citrus County Jail.
"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son- it just baffles the mind," Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told the AP. "Our only sense of relief now comes from knowing that we did exactly what we needed to do to bring justice to him swiftly. Our prayers go out to those who knew and loved Daymeon."
Daymeon Wygant was pronounced dead on Thursday when emergency responders brought him to a hospital. The father was charged with third-degree murder and child neglect.
Police said the father covered his son's nose and mouth for about four minutes before placing him in a playpen and wrapping his body and head in bedcovers, the AP reported. Cody Wygnant did not check on his son until five hours later. During that time Cody played games on his Xbox and watched episodes of the TV show "Fringe."
Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive by the time Cody checked on him, police told the AP.
Cody told police the baby was placed in the playpen at around 7 a.m. Thursday. But Cody admitted to suffocating the child at around 1 a.m. that morning, the AP reported.
The child's mother, Cody's girlfriend, was not home at the time of the incident. The two have another child, a 3-month-old girl, who was taken by the Department of Children and Families.
Results from an autopsy performed on the son were not released to the media.
Dad is identified as CODY WYGANT.
http://www.hngn.com/articles/29169/20140418/father-arrested-smothering-son-death-play-video-games.htm
Update: The New York Post reports that this dipsh** was the primary caretaker. Lord help us....
Father Arrested For Smothering Son To Death So He Could Play Video Games
By Oulimata Ba | Apr 18, 2014 12:00 PM EDT
A father in Florida was arrested for smothering his son to death so he could get back to playing video games, police said Friday.
Cody Wygant is accused of suffocating his 16-month-old son Daymeon in an attempt to quiet him because he was crying, the Associated Press reported. Police said the father was upset because he could not focus on the video games he was playing on an Xbox. Wygant, 24, was arrested and held without bail at the Citrus County Jail.
"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son- it just baffles the mind," Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told the AP. "Our only sense of relief now comes from knowing that we did exactly what we needed to do to bring justice to him swiftly. Our prayers go out to those who knew and loved Daymeon."
Daymeon Wygant was pronounced dead on Thursday when emergency responders brought him to a hospital. The father was charged with third-degree murder and child neglect.
Police said the father covered his son's nose and mouth for about four minutes before placing him in a playpen and wrapping his body and head in bedcovers, the AP reported. Cody Wygnant did not check on his son until five hours later. During that time Cody played games on his Xbox and watched episodes of the TV show "Fringe."
Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive by the time Cody checked on him, police told the AP.
Cody told police the baby was placed in the playpen at around 7 a.m. Thursday. But Cody admitted to suffocating the child at around 1 a.m. that morning, the AP reported.
The child's mother, Cody's girlfriend, was not home at the time of the incident. The two have another child, a 3-month-old girl, who was taken by the Department of Children and Families.
Results from an autopsy performed on the son were not released to the media.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Custodial dad murders 2-year-old son so he could play online games (Taegu, South Korea)
This happens in other countries too. Mom is the only one who is willing to work for a living, so the deadbeat dad gets drafted into caretaking. Too often these guys are short-tempered, volatile idiots who are, yes, addicted to video games and non-stop fun. This dad is identified only as CHUNG.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605243/Korean-gaming-addict-suffocated-infant-son-leave-house-playing-online-games-hours-internet-cafe.html
Korean gaming addict 'suffocated his infant son' so he could leave the house to go back to playing online games for hours at an internet cafe
Police arrested 22-year-old man after discovering child's body near his home
The man, identified by his surname Chung, had reported the boy missing Officers had believed he left his son to starve to death while playing games
But he later confessed to suffocating the child more than a month ago
By James Rush
Published: 11:27 EST, 15 April 2014 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 15 April 2014
A father has been charged for the murder of his two-year-old son after he admitted suffocating the child so he could leave the house and go back to playing online games at an internet cafe. Police arrested the unemployed 22-year-old, in the city of Taegu, South Korea, on Sunday after finding the body of his child in a suitcase wrapped in a trash bag near his home.
The man, identified only by his surname Chung, had earlier reported the boy missing.
An unemployed father has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old son. South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body
Officers initially believed he had left his son to starve to death by abandoning him for 10 days while playing games.
But Chung later confessed to 'covering the child's nose and mouth with his hand,' more than a month ago, killing him so that he could go to an internet cafe, a police officer said.
The whereabouts of the infant's mother was not clear, although local news reports said she had been away from the house for some time working in a factory.
South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body.
Online game addiction is seen as a serious social issue in South Korea which has near-universal availability of high-speed internet.
The government has tried to limit minors from going online to play late in the evening by cutting their connections.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605243/Korean-gaming-addict-suffocated-infant-son-leave-house-playing-online-games-hours-internet-cafe.html
Korean gaming addict 'suffocated his infant son' so he could leave the house to go back to playing online games for hours at an internet cafe
Police arrested 22-year-old man after discovering child's body near his home
The man, identified by his surname Chung, had reported the boy missing Officers had believed he left his son to starve to death while playing games
But he later confessed to suffocating the child more than a month ago
By James Rush
Published: 11:27 EST, 15 April 2014 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 15 April 2014
A father has been charged for the murder of his two-year-old son after he admitted suffocating the child so he could leave the house and go back to playing online games at an internet cafe. Police arrested the unemployed 22-year-old, in the city of Taegu, South Korea, on Sunday after finding the body of his child in a suitcase wrapped in a trash bag near his home.
The man, identified only by his surname Chung, had earlier reported the boy missing.
An unemployed father has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old son. South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body
Officers initially believed he had left his son to starve to death by abandoning him for 10 days while playing games.
But Chung later confessed to 'covering the child's nose and mouth with his hand,' more than a month ago, killing him so that he could go to an internet cafe, a police officer said.
The whereabouts of the infant's mother was not clear, although local news reports said she had been away from the house for some time working in a factory.
South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body.
Online game addiction is seen as a serious social issue in South Korea which has near-universal availability of high-speed internet.
The government has tried to limit minors from going online to play late in the evening by cutting their connections.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Video game-addicted dad drops 7-week-old son on head (Muncie, Indiana)
Yet another useless dickhead of a father. The mother can't even run errands without Daddy getting all pissy with the baby for interrupting his time-sucking video game. Video games are like crack cocaine for too many young men.
Dad is identified as JOSHUA ORICK.
Notice that Mom has lost custody of the baby because of this idiot, even though she didn't do anything.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/muncie-father-accused-of-child-neglect
Muncie father accused of child neglect
Police: Orick, 23, dropped son on head
By: Drew Smith
Posted: 10:54 PM, Mar 13, 2014
Updated: 11:33 PM, Mar 13, 2014
Delaware County authorities are investigating an alleged case of child abuse by a father on his 7-week-old son.
MUNCIE, Ind. - Delaware County authorities are investigating an alleged case of child abuse by a father on his 7-week-old son.
Police said Joshua Orick, 23, is responsible for the brain injuries his son suffered.
Officers with the Muncie Police Department said Orick was playing a video game on a tablet when he got angry with his baby for crying for about 60 to 90 seconds.
Police said Orick threw the tablet, picked up the baby and dropped the infant on his head.
"He admitted to being angry, handling the child, he gave us some scenarios, he would not put the force behind what he actually did," Muncie Police detective Sgt. Linda Cook said. The child’s mother was out shopping at the time, officials said. Police said the mother told them the child turned ghost-white, ran a fever while experiencing seizures and projectile vomited for two days before the child was taken to the hospital.
Police said on March 4 they learned the baby was still at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and was suffering from internal bleeding around the brain.
The child was lifelined to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Doctors told police the child’s diagnosis on March 10.
"She said this is definitely non-accidental-type trauma injury, and at that point we tried to narrow down who had access to the baby," Cook said.
Orick was preliminarily charged with neglect of a dependent. Police said Orick told them he was addicted to video games.
"I don't think you can blame it on the video games, it's just the character of the person doing it," neighbor Mike Nau said.
Police said formal charges against Orick were expected to be filed soon. Police did not expect charges would be filed against the infant’s mother.
The infant is now in the custody of his maternal grandmother as authorities continue their investigation.
Dad is identified as JOSHUA ORICK.
Notice that Mom has lost custody of the baby because of this idiot, even though she didn't do anything.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/muncie-father-accused-of-child-neglect
Muncie father accused of child neglect
Police: Orick, 23, dropped son on head
By: Drew Smith
Posted: 10:54 PM, Mar 13, 2014
Updated: 11:33 PM, Mar 13, 2014
Delaware County authorities are investigating an alleged case of child abuse by a father on his 7-week-old son.
MUNCIE, Ind. - Delaware County authorities are investigating an alleged case of child abuse by a father on his 7-week-old son.
Police said Joshua Orick, 23, is responsible for the brain injuries his son suffered.
Officers with the Muncie Police Department said Orick was playing a video game on a tablet when he got angry with his baby for crying for about 60 to 90 seconds.
Police said Orick threw the tablet, picked up the baby and dropped the infant on his head.
"He admitted to being angry, handling the child, he gave us some scenarios, he would not put the force behind what he actually did," Muncie Police detective Sgt. Linda Cook said. The child’s mother was out shopping at the time, officials said. Police said the mother told them the child turned ghost-white, ran a fever while experiencing seizures and projectile vomited for two days before the child was taken to the hospital.
Police said on March 4 they learned the baby was still at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and was suffering from internal bleeding around the brain.
The child was lifelined to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Doctors told police the child’s diagnosis on March 10.
"She said this is definitely non-accidental-type trauma injury, and at that point we tried to narrow down who had access to the baby," Cook said.
Orick was preliminarily charged with neglect of a dependent. Police said Orick told them he was addicted to video games.
"I don't think you can blame it on the video games, it's just the character of the person doing it," neighbor Mike Nau said.
Police said formal charges against Orick were expected to be filed soon. Police did not expect charges would be filed against the infant’s mother.
The infant is now in the custody of his maternal grandmother as authorities continue their investigation.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Dad gets 2-5 years in prison for abusing infant son; baby had multiple fractures (Brentwood, New Hampshire)
Typical story. Daddy was "in charge" of infant care for a 14-day period (because he was unemployed? Because he had visitation?) and spent the time playing video games. And no doubt getting frustrated when the baby did outrageous things like crying, needing to be fed, have diapers changed, etc. So he broke the baby's bones.
Note that Mom is being held responsible for "endangerment" even though she wasn't "in charge." Wonder if she was working to support the family while Daddy played at being a stay-at-home parent.
Since this baby was barely a month old when Daddy assaulted him, once again we have to lament the lack of paid maternity leaves in the U.S.
Dad is identified as CAVAN MOORE.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140129/NEWS03/140129152
January 29. 2014 1:53PM
Raymond father gets prison time in baby abuse case
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
BRENTWOOD – A Raymond man who broke his infant son’s ankle last December was sentenced two to five years in state prison as part of a negotiated plea deal with county prosecutors.
Judge Kenneth McHugh also sentenced Cavan Moore, 27, to two other suspended prison sentences for breaking his infant son’s left rib and his wrist sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 28. 2012.
The suspended sentences – each three-to-six years – can be imposed within the next five years if Moore runs afoul of the law, according to court documents.
Moore pleaded guilty on Nov. 27 in Rockingham County Superior Court to three counts of second-degree assault.
Each charges was punishable by 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison. Prosecutors dropped another 11 counts of second-degree assault.
The baby, who suffered breaks to his ankle and ribs, was born Nov. 3, 2012, according to prosecutors.
Raymond police were called in to investigate the injuries after Moore had brought his infant son to Exeter Hospital last Dec. 28, prosecutors said.
Doctors who analyzed X-Rays taken of the baby boy concluded that he suffered from “classic child abuse fractures,” according to Assistant County Attorney Kirsten Wilson.
Prosecutors believe that Moore inflicted the injuries sometime between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 – a period where Moore was in charge of diaper changes and taking care of the baby.
Raymond police Det. Richard Labell testified at a hearing in September that Moore told him that he may have “stepped on his son’s ankle while playing video games.” Moore later made a different statement to police saying that he may have sat on his son’s ankle.
McHugh rejected a bid by public defenders to have those statements thrown out of court.
Moore has already spent 390 days in the Rockingham County jail, which will count toward his state prison term.
Moore’s wife, Erica, is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment charges next month. The charges are punishable by up to a year in county jail, but she is expected to draw a suspended sentence in exchange for her plea, court records indicate.
Note that Mom is being held responsible for "endangerment" even though she wasn't "in charge." Wonder if she was working to support the family while Daddy played at being a stay-at-home parent.
Since this baby was barely a month old when Daddy assaulted him, once again we have to lament the lack of paid maternity leaves in the U.S.
Dad is identified as CAVAN MOORE.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140129/NEWS03/140129152
January 29. 2014 1:53PM
Raymond father gets prison time in baby abuse case
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
BRENTWOOD – A Raymond man who broke his infant son’s ankle last December was sentenced two to five years in state prison as part of a negotiated plea deal with county prosecutors.
Judge Kenneth McHugh also sentenced Cavan Moore, 27, to two other suspended prison sentences for breaking his infant son’s left rib and his wrist sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 28. 2012.
The suspended sentences – each three-to-six years – can be imposed within the next five years if Moore runs afoul of the law, according to court documents.
Moore pleaded guilty on Nov. 27 in Rockingham County Superior Court to three counts of second-degree assault.
Each charges was punishable by 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison. Prosecutors dropped another 11 counts of second-degree assault.
The baby, who suffered breaks to his ankle and ribs, was born Nov. 3, 2012, according to prosecutors.
Raymond police were called in to investigate the injuries after Moore had brought his infant son to Exeter Hospital last Dec. 28, prosecutors said.
Doctors who analyzed X-Rays taken of the baby boy concluded that he suffered from “classic child abuse fractures,” according to Assistant County Attorney Kirsten Wilson.
Prosecutors believe that Moore inflicted the injuries sometime between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 – a period where Moore was in charge of diaper changes and taking care of the baby.
Raymond police Det. Richard Labell testified at a hearing in September that Moore told him that he may have “stepped on his son’s ankle while playing video games.” Moore later made a different statement to police saying that he may have sat on his son’s ankle.
McHugh rejected a bid by public defenders to have those statements thrown out of court.
Moore has already spent 390 days in the Rockingham County jail, which will count toward his state prison term.
Moore’s wife, Erica, is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment charges next month. The charges are punishable by up to a year in county jail, but she is expected to draw a suspended sentence in exchange for her plea, court records indicate.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
While Mom works, Dad abandons 4-year-old son at home to play video games at friend's house (Rock Hill, New York)
Sounds like another useless deadbeat "stay-at-home" dad who can't bother to find a job--or take care of his kids.
Dad is identified as ANTWAIN SUTTON.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/11/19/5423982/father-charged-after-boy-4-found.html
Father charged after boy, 4, found alone outside Rock Hill apartment
By Jonathan McFadden
November 19, 2013 12 minutes ago
ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill father who went to a friend’s house to play video games while he was supposed to watch his 4-year-old son has been charged with neglect after police say a neighbor found the child wandering at an apartment complex without any clothes or supervision on Monday.
Police were sent to Market Place Apartments off Heckle Boulevard at about 11:35 a.m. after a neighbor reported finding the boy walking around in the area, according to a Rock Hill police report. The neighbor took the child to his apartment and notified apartment management.
The apartment’s manager gave police the boy’s address, where he lives with both his parents and a 2-year-old sister, the report states. The manager had been unable to contact either parent. Police found the apartment’s front door open. Officers reached the mother by phone. She told them she left for work in Charlotte at about 9 a.m., leaving the boy with his father, Antwain Sutton, 24. Typically, the boy goes to daycare but he was not able to attend on Monday.
Police spoke with Sutton, who claimed he was unaware the boy did not attend daycare that morning and left the house at about 10:30 a.m. to play video games in Rock Hill’s Sunset Park neighborhood, the report states. Officers wrote in their report that they believed Sutton was “well aware” that the boy was inside the house and deliberately left him.
Police arrested Sutton, charging him with unlawful neglect of a child, the report states. He is held at the York County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond. The child was given to his grandmother until his mother returned home from work.
Dad is identified as ANTWAIN SUTTON.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/11/19/5423982/father-charged-after-boy-4-found.html
Father charged after boy, 4, found alone outside Rock Hill apartment
By Jonathan McFadden
November 19, 2013 12 minutes ago
ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill father who went to a friend’s house to play video games while he was supposed to watch his 4-year-old son has been charged with neglect after police say a neighbor found the child wandering at an apartment complex without any clothes or supervision on Monday.
Police were sent to Market Place Apartments off Heckle Boulevard at about 11:35 a.m. after a neighbor reported finding the boy walking around in the area, according to a Rock Hill police report. The neighbor took the child to his apartment and notified apartment management.
The apartment’s manager gave police the boy’s address, where he lives with both his parents and a 2-year-old sister, the report states. The manager had been unable to contact either parent. Police found the apartment’s front door open. Officers reached the mother by phone. She told them she left for work in Charlotte at about 9 a.m., leaving the boy with his father, Antwain Sutton, 24. Typically, the boy goes to daycare but he was not able to attend on Monday.
Police spoke with Sutton, who claimed he was unaware the boy did not attend daycare that morning and left the house at about 10:30 a.m. to play video games in Rock Hill’s Sunset Park neighborhood, the report states. Officers wrote in their report that they believed Sutton was “well aware” that the boy was inside the house and deliberately left him.
Police arrested Sutton, charging him with unlawful neglect of a child, the report states. He is held at the York County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond. The child was given to his grandmother until his mother returned home from work.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Father of 12-year-old school shooter told officials he hit son (Washoe County, Nevada)
Interesting that there is no mention of a mother in this home. Was there one? Or was JOSE HORACIO REYES a single father?
http://www.rgj.com/interactive/article/20131106/NEWS/311060092/Father-Sparks-school-shooter-told-officials-he-hit-son?nclick_check=1
Father of Sparks school shooter told officials he hit son
Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge
By Siobhan McAndrew 11:51 PM, Nov. 6, 2013 |
The father of the Sparks Middle School shooter told a school counselor he was responsible for his son’s black eye and later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child abuse charges, police and court records show.
Assistant District Attorney John Helzer wrote in an email Wednesday that Jose Horacio Reyes, 32, also known as Reyes-Mandujano, fully cooperated with authorities in the incident nearly two years ago and that investigators found no other incidents “remotely similar involving Mr. Reyes with his son or others.”
“I completely support the action taken and, given the same facts in another case, would support a similar resolution,” Helzer wrote in the email.
Reyes is the father of Jose Reyes, the 12-year-old who on Oct. 21 shot and killed a teacher, injured two students and killed himself just before the first bell at Sparks Middle School.
On Jan. 31, 2012, Reyes went to school officials to report that he had struck his son the previous day. He was arrested on felony child abuse charges. He later pleaded guilty in Sparks Justice Court to a misdemeanor charge of child abuse, neglect or endangerment and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and attend anger management and parenting classes.
“In a moment of high emotion, and clearly a mistake, no one knew it was more wrong than Jose Reyes,” said Kent Robison, whose firm has represented the Reyes family for their restaurant business and now in the school shooting case. “He turned himself in and was honest about what happened.”
Robison said Reyes and his son had a wonderful relationship.
On Jan. 30, 2012, Reyes and his son, then 10, got in an argument. The two had returned from buying video games.
Jose was having trouble counting the money to pay for the games, and when the two returned home, Reyes tried to teach his son how to count money, according to a Sparks police report.
After a disagreement, Reyes said, “You don’t have to be a crybaby,” according to the police report.
Jose told police that he became upset and struck his father.
Reyes then “lost control of himself,” and with an open hand, smacked his son two or three times in the face, according to the report.
Jose also told police it was the first time his father struck him. He said he was normally put in timeout if he got into trouble.
Reyes told police he was sick to his stomach over what he had done, according to the arrest report.
The next morning Reyes said his son had a black eye.
He took his son to school and asked to speak to a school counselor. The school called Washoe County Social Services, which called the police.
“Reyes-Mandujano is being very cooperative and honest and forthright, but I was still going to place him under arrest and take him to jail tonight,” the police officer wrote in the report.
Police reported that Reyes and his son both told the same story of the incident and that Reyes had no criminal history.
http://www.rgj.com/interactive/article/20131106/NEWS/311060092/Father-Sparks-school-shooter-told-officials-he-hit-son?nclick_check=1
Father of Sparks school shooter told officials he hit son
Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charge
By Siobhan McAndrew 11:51 PM, Nov. 6, 2013 |
The father of the Sparks Middle School shooter told a school counselor he was responsible for his son’s black eye and later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child abuse charges, police and court records show.
Assistant District Attorney John Helzer wrote in an email Wednesday that Jose Horacio Reyes, 32, also known as Reyes-Mandujano, fully cooperated with authorities in the incident nearly two years ago and that investigators found no other incidents “remotely similar involving Mr. Reyes with his son or others.”
“I completely support the action taken and, given the same facts in another case, would support a similar resolution,” Helzer wrote in the email.
Reyes is the father of Jose Reyes, the 12-year-old who on Oct. 21 shot and killed a teacher, injured two students and killed himself just before the first bell at Sparks Middle School.
On Jan. 31, 2012, Reyes went to school officials to report that he had struck his son the previous day. He was arrested on felony child abuse charges. He later pleaded guilty in Sparks Justice Court to a misdemeanor charge of child abuse, neglect or endangerment and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and attend anger management and parenting classes.
“In a moment of high emotion, and clearly a mistake, no one knew it was more wrong than Jose Reyes,” said Kent Robison, whose firm has represented the Reyes family for their restaurant business and now in the school shooting case. “He turned himself in and was honest about what happened.”
Robison said Reyes and his son had a wonderful relationship.
On Jan. 30, 2012, Reyes and his son, then 10, got in an argument. The two had returned from buying video games.
Jose was having trouble counting the money to pay for the games, and when the two returned home, Reyes tried to teach his son how to count money, according to a Sparks police report.
After a disagreement, Reyes said, “You don’t have to be a crybaby,” according to the police report.
Jose told police that he became upset and struck his father.
Reyes then “lost control of himself,” and with an open hand, smacked his son two or three times in the face, according to the report.
Jose also told police it was the first time his father struck him. He said he was normally put in timeout if he got into trouble.
Reyes told police he was sick to his stomach over what he had done, according to the arrest report.
The next morning Reyes said his son had a black eye.
He took his son to school and asked to speak to a school counselor. The school called Washoe County Social Services, which called the police.
“Reyes-Mandujano is being very cooperative and honest and forthright, but I was still going to place him under arrest and take him to jail tonight,” the police officer wrote in the report.
Police reported that Reyes and his son both told the same story of the incident and that Reyes had no criminal history.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Prosecutors: Primary caretaker dad beat 4-month-old son to death for crying, then played video games (Chicago, Ilinois)
Yes, I know. Just a few months ago, your Sunday paper had a lovely piece on stay-at-home dads and how cute and cuddly they are. Great fluff.
In reality, a lot of them are guys like WILLIE BROWN. Incapable of and/or unwilling to get a job and provide any financial support for their kids, so drafted into caretaking. But the male adolescent mind is not really tuned into caretaking. Especially not when you could be playing Minecraft instead. So this is the predictable result again and again.
Notice the healing injuries. This was not the first time Daddy abused the baby.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10-01/news/chi-father-17-charged-with-killing-infant-20131001_1_video-games-infant-child-abuse
Prosecutors: After fatally beating infant, dad, 17, played video games
October 01, 2013|By Steve Schmadeke | Tribune reporter
After allegedly beating his crying 4-month-old boy to death in a West Englewood bedroom, 17-year-old Willie Brown played video games, Cook County prosecutors said today.
Brown, who was Demari Brown’s primary caregiver, is charged with the Thursday beating of his son, who a witness said had been crying at a home in the 6000 block of South Honore Street, prosecutors said. At about 10 a.m., Brown was alone in the bedroom with the boy when his crying suddenly stopped, said Assistant State’s Attorney Heather Kent.
Brown then emerged from the bedroom and began playing video games, Kent said. Soon after, a witness went into the bedroom and found Demari unresponsive, she said. Brown lives on the 2400 Block of West Gladys Avenue.
The infant was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and pronounced dead. At the hospital, Brown’s girlfriend asked him what he had done to her child and he tearfully responded, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Kent said.
Demari suffered blunt force trauma to the head, a skull fracture, internal bleeding and rib fractures, Kent said. He also had healing fractures in his ribs and a wrist, she said. The infant died of multiple blunt force injuries from child abuse, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police said the infant was given a bath and placed in a crib for a nap by the grandmother. The baby's mother checked on the child and discovered the child was unresponsive, police said.
The victim's father was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder, police said.
Judge Israel Desierto set bail today at $500,000.
In reality, a lot of them are guys like WILLIE BROWN. Incapable of and/or unwilling to get a job and provide any financial support for their kids, so drafted into caretaking. But the male adolescent mind is not really tuned into caretaking. Especially not when you could be playing Minecraft instead. So this is the predictable result again and again.
Notice the healing injuries. This was not the first time Daddy abused the baby.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10-01/news/chi-father-17-charged-with-killing-infant-20131001_1_video-games-infant-child-abuse
Prosecutors: After fatally beating infant, dad, 17, played video games
October 01, 2013|By Steve Schmadeke | Tribune reporter
After allegedly beating his crying 4-month-old boy to death in a West Englewood bedroom, 17-year-old Willie Brown played video games, Cook County prosecutors said today.
Brown, who was Demari Brown’s primary caregiver, is charged with the Thursday beating of his son, who a witness said had been crying at a home in the 6000 block of South Honore Street, prosecutors said. At about 10 a.m., Brown was alone in the bedroom with the boy when his crying suddenly stopped, said Assistant State’s Attorney Heather Kent.
Brown then emerged from the bedroom and began playing video games, Kent said. Soon after, a witness went into the bedroom and found Demari unresponsive, she said. Brown lives on the 2400 Block of West Gladys Avenue.
The infant was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and pronounced dead. At the hospital, Brown’s girlfriend asked him what he had done to her child and he tearfully responded, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Kent said.
Demari suffered blunt force trauma to the head, a skull fracture, internal bleeding and rib fractures, Kent said. He also had healing fractures in his ribs and a wrist, she said. The infant died of multiple blunt force injuries from child abuse, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police said the infant was given a bath and placed in a crib for a nap by the grandmother. The baby's mother checked on the child and discovered the child was unresponsive, police said.
The victim's father was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder, police said.
Judge Israel Desierto set bail today at $500,000.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Dad convicted in suffocation death of 18-month-old son; was apparently "enraged" when video game interrupted (Mason City, Iowa)
We've reported on this case before. The convicted killer dad is identified as KENNETH L. ADAMS. Who, of course, is not convicted of murder, but just "child endangerment." Typical daddy coddling.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2418237/Kenneth-L-Adams-guilty-causing-toddler-son-Owens-death-neglect.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father suffocated his 18-month-old son's 'after he interrupted him when he was playing video games'
By James Nye
PUBLISHED:18:24 EST, 11 September 2013| UPDATED: 19:09 EST, 11 September 2013
An Iowa jury took less than 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict a Mason City man in connection with his toddler's death - which the prosecution allege was because the 18-month-old interrupted his father's video game session.
The Cerro Gordo County jury found Kenneth L. Adams guilty of child endangerment resulting in the death of his son Owen on October 27th 2012.
Prosecutors alleged during the trial that the toddler head-butted his father during a temper tantrum and that enraged his father enough to hold a pillow over his son's face until he suffocated.
The boy was rushed to Mason City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead and Adams now faces a mandatory sentence of 50 years in prison.
Assistant Cerro Gordo County Attorney Blake Norman said that the quick decision vindicated the decision by the county to bring child endangerment charges against Adams and not that of murder.
There was insufficient evidence to charge Adams with directly causing his own son's death, so the county settled neglect resulting in death.
'There is no real timeline on when a verdict may come back. It could be hours; it could be minutes. It depends on the issues and whether we address the issues the jury was questioning,' Norman said according to the Mason City Globe Gazette.
'The fact that the verdict came back guilty does not bring back Owen. Owen is gone forever so we do not take any pleasure in this. But we do feel that justice was done for Owen.'
Indeed, the defense rested its case on Tuesday morning and did not present any witnesses.
In closing arguments, Norman told the jury that Adams enjoyed reading and was consumed by video games. Norman said Adams put his son face down on a pillow because he was eager to return to a video game.
'He wanted Owen to shut up. He wanted to get back to what he wanted to do — playing video games — and he can't do that with a screaming child,' Norman said.
Defense attorney Susan Flander said in closing arguments that Adams didn't cause his son's death.
'He's responsible because he was there, not because of what he did,' Flander said.
Owen's mother's Facebook account has been updated to include a picture profile of her son's name as a tattoo, presumably inked onto herself.
Adams’ wife, Tiffany, and other family members declined comment after the verdict was announced.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 8th and the conviction carries a mandatory sentence of 50 years in prison.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2418237/Kenneth-L-Adams-guilty-causing-toddler-son-Owens-death-neglect.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father suffocated his 18-month-old son's 'after he interrupted him when he was playing video games'
By James Nye
PUBLISHED:18:24 EST, 11 September 2013| UPDATED: 19:09 EST, 11 September 2013
An Iowa jury took less than 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict a Mason City man in connection with his toddler's death - which the prosecution allege was because the 18-month-old interrupted his father's video game session.
The Cerro Gordo County jury found Kenneth L. Adams guilty of child endangerment resulting in the death of his son Owen on October 27th 2012.
Prosecutors alleged during the trial that the toddler head-butted his father during a temper tantrum and that enraged his father enough to hold a pillow over his son's face until he suffocated.
The boy was rushed to Mason City Hospital, where he was pronounced dead and Adams now faces a mandatory sentence of 50 years in prison.
Assistant Cerro Gordo County Attorney Blake Norman said that the quick decision vindicated the decision by the county to bring child endangerment charges against Adams and not that of murder.
There was insufficient evidence to charge Adams with directly causing his own son's death, so the county settled neglect resulting in death.
'There is no real timeline on when a verdict may come back. It could be hours; it could be minutes. It depends on the issues and whether we address the issues the jury was questioning,' Norman said according to the Mason City Globe Gazette.
'The fact that the verdict came back guilty does not bring back Owen. Owen is gone forever so we do not take any pleasure in this. But we do feel that justice was done for Owen.'
Indeed, the defense rested its case on Tuesday morning and did not present any witnesses.
In closing arguments, Norman told the jury that Adams enjoyed reading and was consumed by video games. Norman said Adams put his son face down on a pillow because he was eager to return to a video game.
'He wanted Owen to shut up. He wanted to get back to what he wanted to do — playing video games — and he can't do that with a screaming child,' Norman said.
Defense attorney Susan Flander said in closing arguments that Adams didn't cause his son's death.
'He's responsible because he was there, not because of what he did,' Flander said.
Owen's mother's Facebook account has been updated to include a picture profile of her son's name as a tattoo, presumably inked onto herself.
Adams’ wife, Tiffany, and other family members declined comment after the verdict was announced.
Sentencing is scheduled for November 8th and the conviction carries a mandatory sentence of 50 years in prison.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Anti-child abuse rally held in honor of 3-month-old boy allegedly killed by father (Fort Edward, New York)
Dad KEVIN KING is charged with killing his infant son because the baby's crying interrupted his video game.
http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Anti-child-abuse-rally-held-in-Fort-Edward/mdS45u_g0U-FOoQAkUyr7A.cspx
Anti-child abuse rally held in Fort Edward
Published: 8/14 6:14 pm Updated: 8/14 11:06 pm
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. – As officials await autopsy results on a three-month old Fort Edward boy who police say was killed by his father, his tragic case is being cited by advocates as an example of why the state needs stricter child abuse laws.
Hands Across New York, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, held a public rally Wednesday at the Washington County Municipal Center in Fort Edward on Wednesday.
Ralliers lined Broadway in Fort Edward to remember the lost life and to bring awareness to child abuse they say must stop. Many came out with signs and pins and loud voices to take a stand for baby Brett King, who police say was killed by his father, Kevin King.
King, 30, is charged with murder and manslaughter in connection to the boy's death. Police say he was playing video games Sunday, became angry with the baby and shook him, throwing him to the ground. The child later died at Albany Medical Center.
This rally continued until dusk and then turned into a candle light vigil for the young boy.
Calling hours for Brett King will be Friday, August 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home on 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Anti-child-abuse-rally-held-in-Fort-Edward/mdS45u_g0U-FOoQAkUyr7A.cspx
Anti-child abuse rally held in Fort Edward
Published: 8/14 6:14 pm Updated: 8/14 11:06 pm
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. – As officials await autopsy results on a three-month old Fort Edward boy who police say was killed by his father, his tragic case is being cited by advocates as an example of why the state needs stricter child abuse laws.
Hands Across New York, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, held a public rally Wednesday at the Washington County Municipal Center in Fort Edward on Wednesday.
Ralliers lined Broadway in Fort Edward to remember the lost life and to bring awareness to child abuse they say must stop. Many came out with signs and pins and loud voices to take a stand for baby Brett King, who police say was killed by his father, Kevin King.
King, 30, is charged with murder and manslaughter in connection to the boy's death. Police say he was playing video games Sunday, became angry with the baby and shook him, throwing him to the ground. The child later died at Albany Medical Center.
This rally continued until dusk and then turned into a candle light vigil for the young boy.
Calling hours for Brett King will be Friday, August 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home on 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Dad convicted of killing 11-month-old son gets at least 14 years in prison (United Kingdom)
Unfortunately, this is a common scenario: Young short-tempered father goes off on baby because his video game is interrupted by normal infant crying. This baby died. And it appears this wasn't the first time dad SHANE HAWKINS abused the baby either.
Notice there is no mention of a mother in the home.
http://www.stratfordobserver.co.uk/2013/07/15/news-Father-who-killed-his-baby-jailed-for-life-75159.html
Father who killed his baby jailed for life
Friday 21 June 2013
Updated: 25/06 10:33
A FATHER from South Warwickshire has been jailed for life for shaking his his baby son to death.
Shane Hawkins, of Tredington, had denied murdering his 11-month old son Kaydon who was found injured at a house in Bodmin in Cornwall in December 2010.
But after a majority guilty verdict from the jury at Truro Crown Court, the 25-year-old was ordered to serve at least 14 years.
The court was told Hawkins was a physically abusive father who had told six different accounts of how his son ended up in hospital.
The jury was also told haemorrhaging in the child's eyes was consistent with being shaken violently.
Kaydon was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital but was transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital where he died three days later.
Hawkins, of Blackwell Road claimed the baby's head was injured when he dropped him from about 3ft on to a storage heater.
Mr Justice Hamblen said Kaydon’s death had been caused by Hawkins shaking him violently when the baby’s cries interfered with him playing a computer game.
“You were on your PlayStation and his interruptions angered you, and at some stage you flipped.
“Kaydon’s death was caused by your hand, and it was not the first injury he received as a result of your violence against him,’’ the judge told Hawkins.
The judge said although Hawkins had been “immediately remorseful’’ for his actions, and called an ambulance straight away, he had caused his baby son’s death.
Speaking after the verdict, Devon and Cornwall Police Senior Investigating Officer, DI Jackie Swift, said: “This was a violent act committed against a defenceless baby who sustained fatal head injuries at the hands of the person who was there to care for him.
“In the subsequent investigation, Kaydon was also found to have suffered other injuries during his short life inflicted by his father.
“This was a complex and protracted investigation which was handled sensitively by officers from our Child Abuse Investigation Teams, supported by the Major Crime Team.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the medical experts who provided us with the evidence we needed to help secure Hawkins’ conviction.”
Notice there is no mention of a mother in the home.
http://www.stratfordobserver.co.uk/2013/07/15/news-Father-who-killed-his-baby-jailed-for-life-75159.html
Father who killed his baby jailed for life
Friday 21 June 2013
Updated: 25/06 10:33
A FATHER from South Warwickshire has been jailed for life for shaking his his baby son to death.
Shane Hawkins, of Tredington, had denied murdering his 11-month old son Kaydon who was found injured at a house in Bodmin in Cornwall in December 2010.
But after a majority guilty verdict from the jury at Truro Crown Court, the 25-year-old was ordered to serve at least 14 years.
The court was told Hawkins was a physically abusive father who had told six different accounts of how his son ended up in hospital.
The jury was also told haemorrhaging in the child's eyes was consistent with being shaken violently.
Kaydon was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital but was transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital where he died three days later.
Hawkins, of Blackwell Road claimed the baby's head was injured when he dropped him from about 3ft on to a storage heater.
Mr Justice Hamblen said Kaydon’s death had been caused by Hawkins shaking him violently when the baby’s cries interfered with him playing a computer game.
“You were on your PlayStation and his interruptions angered you, and at some stage you flipped.
“Kaydon’s death was caused by your hand, and it was not the first injury he received as a result of your violence against him,’’ the judge told Hawkins.
The judge said although Hawkins had been “immediately remorseful’’ for his actions, and called an ambulance straight away, he had caused his baby son’s death.
Speaking after the verdict, Devon and Cornwall Police Senior Investigating Officer, DI Jackie Swift, said: “This was a violent act committed against a defenceless baby who sustained fatal head injuries at the hands of the person who was there to care for him.
“In the subsequent investigation, Kaydon was also found to have suffered other injuries during his short life inflicted by his father.
“This was a complex and protracted investigation which was handled sensitively by officers from our Child Abuse Investigation Teams, supported by the Major Crime Team.
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the medical experts who provided us with the evidence we needed to help secure Hawkins’ conviction.”
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