Dad is identified as JOHN BURTON JR.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/crime/ct-abn-yorkville-child-abuse-st-1007-20151006-story.html
Yorkville father sentenced to prison for beating infant son
Yorkville man sentenced for abusing infant son
Erika Wurst
Aurora Beacon-News
Yorkville man sentenced to 18 years in prison for beating son
A Yorkville father has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to physically abusing his infant son and leaving him severely injured for life, Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis announced Monday.
John Burton Jr., 23, 2100 block of Bluebird Lane, was convicted of felony aggravated battery to a child stemming from an April 2013 incident at his home.
Prosecutors said on that day, Yorkville police responded to Burton's home for reports of a child in distress. Paramedics said the 7-week-old baby's mother had begun administering CPR, but the baby needed critical medical assistance.
Weis said the baby was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center following initial treatment at an Aurora hospital. Medical staff at Loyola observed multiple injuries, including bruising along the left cheek, eyelid, neck and ear, he said.
Weis said a CT scan revealed subdural hemorrhages and doctors also observed a mid-shaft femoral fracture on the child's leg. Doctors determined the injuries were consistent with physical abuse.
According to Weis, Burton, who was with the child at the time of the injuries, was interviewed by investigators and admitted to abusing his child.
As a result of the traumatic brain injury, the child now suffers from cerebral palsy and is blind, Weis said.
The cerebral palsy has caused him to have very poor muscle tone and he cannot control his body movements, he said.
Weis said the child is seen by eight different types of doctors, takes 12 different medications, attends 10 different therapies every week and is fed through a gastro-intestinal tube.
During Burton's sentencing, the child's mother read an emotional, four-page victim impact statement about the changes to her life and that of her small child.
"I will likely never hear him say "I love you Mom,'" she told Kendall County Judge Timothy McCann. "I will never see my once healthy son grow into the man he should have become. I can never see the world through my child's eyes because of your (Burton's) actions. (His) mind and body are locked into his own private jail cell."
Weis commended the efforts of the Yorkville Police Department and the medical personnel for their efforts in the case.
"Unfortunately, no sentence will allow this innocent child to lead a normal and healthy life due to the actions of John Burton," he said. " As his mother told the court, while his (Burton's) sentence will some day be served, this child will be serving a life sentence that no one should have to endure."
Burton will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his 18-year sentence.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Dad sentenced to prison for abusing infant son (Charleston, West Virginia)
Dad is identified as SHAWN GRAVES.
http://www.wowktv.com/story/29836170/judge-denies-leniency-for-father-accused-of-shaking-4-month-old-son
Judge denies leniency for father accused of shaking 4-month-old son
Posted: Aug 19, 2015 5:15 PM EST Updated: Aug 19, 2015 5:27 PM EST
CHARLESTON, WV - A judge has denied leniency for a father sentenced on child neglect charges in the shaking of his infant son.
Shawn Graves, 21, of Charleston was denied leniency by Judge Paul Ferrell during a hearing Wednesday in Charleston. He was ordered back to prison to serve the 1 to 5 years for the crime, the maximum allowed by the state.
According to court documents, the baby boy was taken by EMS to Cabell Huntington Hospital in June 2014. Hospital staff determined the baby's injuries were not accidental. A brain bleed was discovered after a CT Scan was performed on the baby. Staff at the hospital believes he was shaken.
Miraculously the child survived.
Graves entered a Kennedy plea to the crime. A Kennedy plea a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit the criminal act and asserts innocence.
The baby's mother, Shay Harper, believes Graves' sentence isn't enough.
"I want to hear him call me 'Momma' one day and tell me he loves me too. I want him to go to school and not be laughed at because he's different," Harper said. "I want him to have his own free will as he should. I want to see him go to prom, get a girlfriend, play sports, go to college and be successful, that's the life you've taken from him."
Doctors say the child's recovery has surpassed expectations. They say his hearing has improved and he is able to stand with the help of equipment.
http://www.wowktv.com/story/29836170/judge-denies-leniency-for-father-accused-of-shaking-4-month-old-son
Judge denies leniency for father accused of shaking 4-month-old son
Posted: Aug 19, 2015 5:15 PM EST Updated: Aug 19, 2015 5:27 PM EST
CHARLESTON, WV - A judge has denied leniency for a father sentenced on child neglect charges in the shaking of his infant son.
Shawn Graves, 21, of Charleston was denied leniency by Judge Paul Ferrell during a hearing Wednesday in Charleston. He was ordered back to prison to serve the 1 to 5 years for the crime, the maximum allowed by the state.
According to court documents, the baby boy was taken by EMS to Cabell Huntington Hospital in June 2014. Hospital staff determined the baby's injuries were not accidental. A brain bleed was discovered after a CT Scan was performed on the baby. Staff at the hospital believes he was shaken.
Miraculously the child survived.
Graves entered a Kennedy plea to the crime. A Kennedy plea a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit the criminal act and asserts innocence.
The baby's mother, Shay Harper, believes Graves' sentence isn't enough.
"I want to hear him call me 'Momma' one day and tell me he loves me too. I want him to go to school and not be laughed at because he's different," Harper said. "I want him to have his own free will as he should. I want to see him go to prom, get a girlfriend, play sports, go to college and be successful, that's the life you've taken from him."
Doctors say the child's recovery has surpassed expectations. They say his hearing has improved and he is able to stand with the help of equipment.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Dad's battery conviction against 2-month-old daughter upheld by state supreme court; child left with serious disabilities (Cherokee County, Kansas)
Yet another deadbeat dad drafted into infant caretaking because he's too special to work for a living.
This one is identified as WILLIAM BARBER JR.
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-07-10/conviction-upheld-kansas-supreme-court-cherokee-county-shaken-baby-case
Conviction upheld by Kansas Supreme Court in Cherokee County shaken baby case
Testimony of man's previous rough handling of infant upheld by Kansas Supreme Court
Posted: July 10, 2015 - 12:02pm By Rick Dean
The conviction of a Baxter Springs man for aggravated battery and child abuse in a shaken baby case has been upheld by the Kansas Supreme Court.
In a unanimous decision announced Friday, the court rejected the arguments of William Barber Jr., who said the Cherokee District Court erred in admitting testimony of witnesses who said they had seen Barber previously shake his daughter before 2-month-old Autumn Barber was hospitalized with life-threatening seizures and respiratory distress in February 2008.
The child survived the brain injuries, but was left disabled and unable to stand. She remained in child protective services years after the incident.
Attending physicians at both a local hospital and at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City testified the child showed classic symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.
Barber admitted to investigating officers that he had been frustrated on Feb. 7, 2008, when he quit his job after being asked to shovel manure. He said Autumn, who was left alone in her father's care upon his return home, woke up screaming, then went stiff and stopped breathing. He denied handling the child.
But other witnesses at trial reported seeing Barber become agitated with the crying infant in previous incidents in which they said he handled the child in a rough manner.
Barber was found guilty of aggravated battery with excessive brutality and was sentenced to 128 months of imprisonment. He also was sentenced to an additional 34 months for child abuse, with his sentences to be served consecutively.
This one is identified as WILLIAM BARBER JR.
http://cjonline.com/news/2015-07-10/conviction-upheld-kansas-supreme-court-cherokee-county-shaken-baby-case
Conviction upheld by Kansas Supreme Court in Cherokee County shaken baby case
Testimony of man's previous rough handling of infant upheld by Kansas Supreme Court
Posted: July 10, 2015 - 12:02pm By Rick Dean
The conviction of a Baxter Springs man for aggravated battery and child abuse in a shaken baby case has been upheld by the Kansas Supreme Court.
In a unanimous decision announced Friday, the court rejected the arguments of William Barber Jr., who said the Cherokee District Court erred in admitting testimony of witnesses who said they had seen Barber previously shake his daughter before 2-month-old Autumn Barber was hospitalized with life-threatening seizures and respiratory distress in February 2008.
The child survived the brain injuries, but was left disabled and unable to stand. She remained in child protective services years after the incident.
Attending physicians at both a local hospital and at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City testified the child showed classic symptoms of shaken baby syndrome.
Barber admitted to investigating officers that he had been frustrated on Feb. 7, 2008, when he quit his job after being asked to shovel manure. He said Autumn, who was left alone in her father's care upon his return home, woke up screaming, then went stiff and stopped breathing. He denied handling the child.
But other witnesses at trial reported seeing Barber become agitated with the crying infant in previous incidents in which they said he handled the child in a rough manner.
Barber was found guilty of aggravated battery with excessive brutality and was sentenced to 128 months of imprisonment. He also was sentenced to an additional 34 months for child abuse, with his sentences to be served consecutively.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Dad nearly killed 1-month-old son from abuse (White Bear Lake, Minnesota)
Dad is identified as AUSTIN T. WHITEAKER.
http://www.startribune.com/infant-nearly-died-from-abuse-survived-with-permanent-disabilities-charges-say/304780311/
White Bear Lake infant nearly died from dad's abuse, charges say
One-month-old’s father caused “devastating and permanent” injuries, says the criminal complaint.
By Chao Xiong Star Tribune
May 22, 2015 — 9:35pm
A White Bear Lake man abused his 1-month-old son so badly that the baby nearly died, according to charges filed Friday.
Austin T. Whiteaker, 19, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with first-degree assault and malicious punishment of a child.
“Dr. Mark Hudson of Midwest Children’s Resource Center, a child abuse pediatrician, reported that [the baby’s] injuries are consistent with the legal definition of ‘Great Bodily Harm’ in that the child actually died and was revived and will have permanent disabilities as a result of the inflicted trauma,” the charges said.
The baby suffered a “devastating brain injury,” bleeding around the brain, hemorrhages in the left eye, multiple fractures and extensive bruising. The charges did not specify what types of disabilities the baby will likely suffer.
According to the complaint: Police were called to Whiteaker’s apartment in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road about 6:40 p.m. on April 26 because the baby was not breathing. Whiteaker and the child’s mother, 20, were home at the time. The couple’s roommate, 20, was also home and performing CPR on the child.
“The baby was blue in color, was not breathing and did not have a pulse,” the complaint said. “There was blood coming out of the baby’s right nostril.”
The baby was taken to St. John’s Hospital, where he was revived, before he was taken to Children’s Hospital.
All three adults told police that the women had gone to McDonald’s to buy food, leaving the baby alone with Whiteaker. The baby was blue and unresponsive when the women returned. #Doctors spoke to Whiteaker and the baby’s mother, and learned that on April 25, Whiteaker awoke about 6 a.m. to the baby crying. The baby’s mother was asleep. About 30 minutes later, they saw a large bruise on the baby’s head, and he vomited twice.
Whiteaker told doctors that the baby cried “24/7,” and didn’t sleep well until about 9 a.m. April 26.
Doctors founds several injuries to the baby, including bruising that was consistent with a human handprint, the complaint said.
Whiteaker allegedly gave “vastly inconsistent accounts” of his son’s injuries in four interviews with police and child protection authorities. The charges allege that he said nothing happened and that he left his son alone for a few minutes to use the bathroom and returned to find him blue; that the baby fell off the foot rest of a recliner; that he tripped over the baby while it was in an infant seat, and that the baby fell 2 feet from a baby carrier.
Ramsey County juvenile court records show that there are no child protection cases filed in Minnesota for either Whiteaker or the baby’s mother.
http://www.startribune.com/infant-nearly-died-from-abuse-survived-with-permanent-disabilities-charges-say/304780311/
White Bear Lake infant nearly died from dad's abuse, charges say
One-month-old’s father caused “devastating and permanent” injuries, says the criminal complaint.
By Chao Xiong Star Tribune
May 22, 2015 — 9:35pm
A White Bear Lake man abused his 1-month-old son so badly that the baby nearly died, according to charges filed Friday.
Austin T. Whiteaker, 19, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with first-degree assault and malicious punishment of a child.
“Dr. Mark Hudson of Midwest Children’s Resource Center, a child abuse pediatrician, reported that [the baby’s] injuries are consistent with the legal definition of ‘Great Bodily Harm’ in that the child actually died and was revived and will have permanent disabilities as a result of the inflicted trauma,” the charges said.
The baby suffered a “devastating brain injury,” bleeding around the brain, hemorrhages in the left eye, multiple fractures and extensive bruising. The charges did not specify what types of disabilities the baby will likely suffer.
According to the complaint: Police were called to Whiteaker’s apartment in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road about 6:40 p.m. on April 26 because the baby was not breathing. Whiteaker and the child’s mother, 20, were home at the time. The couple’s roommate, 20, was also home and performing CPR on the child.
“The baby was blue in color, was not breathing and did not have a pulse,” the complaint said. “There was blood coming out of the baby’s right nostril.”
The baby was taken to St. John’s Hospital, where he was revived, before he was taken to Children’s Hospital.
All three adults told police that the women had gone to McDonald’s to buy food, leaving the baby alone with Whiteaker. The baby was blue and unresponsive when the women returned. #Doctors spoke to Whiteaker and the baby’s mother, and learned that on April 25, Whiteaker awoke about 6 a.m. to the baby crying. The baby’s mother was asleep. About 30 minutes later, they saw a large bruise on the baby’s head, and he vomited twice.
Whiteaker told doctors that the baby cried “24/7,” and didn’t sleep well until about 9 a.m. April 26.
Doctors founds several injuries to the baby, including bruising that was consistent with a human handprint, the complaint said.
Whiteaker allegedly gave “vastly inconsistent accounts” of his son’s injuries in four interviews with police and child protection authorities. The charges allege that he said nothing happened and that he left his son alone for a few minutes to use the bathroom and returned to find him blue; that the baby fell off the foot rest of a recliner; that he tripped over the baby while it was in an infant seat, and that the baby fell 2 feet from a baby carrier.
Ramsey County juvenile court records show that there are no child protection cases filed in Minnesota for either Whiteaker or the baby’s mother.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dad sentenced for abusing 5-month-old son; baby has permanent disabilities (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Dads with a "prior conviction of assault and battery of a family member" probably don't make the best infant caregivers.
Dad is identified as CHARLES ADAM POTTER.
http://wavy.com/2015/03/02/father-sentenced-for-shaking-baby-causing-brain-damage/
Father sentenced for shaking baby, causing brain damage
By Catherine Rogers Published: March 2, 2015, 4:55 pm
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man will spend the next three decades in prison for abusing his 5-month-old son to the point of permanent brain damage.
In Virginia Beach Circuit Court Monday, 32-year-old Charles Adam Potter was sentenced to a 30-year prison term for aggravated malicious wounding and child abuse/neglect. The punishment was much greater than the maximum 12-year term recommend by Virginia State Sentencing Guidelines, according to Macie Pridgen with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
On October 24, 2012, Potter and his wife took their son to the CHKD emergency room in Norfolk and told doctors they heard popping noises in his back, according to the Commonwealth’s evidence. Medical scans showed the child’s ribs had been fractured, and a physician’s evaluation revealed evidence of bleeding in the infant’s brain.
Doctors determined the injuries were the result of the baby having been shaken and caused him to develop cerebral palsy. The child “will suffer from physical and intellectual defects for the remainder of his life,” Pridgen said.
Potter was arrested the next month, and during a recorded phone call from the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, he admitted to his wife that he “snapped” when he couldn’t calm their son down.
Potter, who has a prior conviction of assault and battery of a family member, filed an Alford plea this past November. An Alford plea is a type of guilty plea wherein the suspect admits only that the prosecution has enough evidence to persuade a jury to convict him.
Potter physically abused causing severe, permanent injuries to the child’s physical and intellectual well-being.
Dad is identified as CHARLES ADAM POTTER.
http://wavy.com/2015/03/02/father-sentenced-for-shaking-baby-causing-brain-damage/
Father sentenced for shaking baby, causing brain damage
By Catherine Rogers Published: March 2, 2015, 4:55 pm
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man will spend the next three decades in prison for abusing his 5-month-old son to the point of permanent brain damage.
In Virginia Beach Circuit Court Monday, 32-year-old Charles Adam Potter was sentenced to a 30-year prison term for aggravated malicious wounding and child abuse/neglect. The punishment was much greater than the maximum 12-year term recommend by Virginia State Sentencing Guidelines, according to Macie Pridgen with the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
On October 24, 2012, Potter and his wife took their son to the CHKD emergency room in Norfolk and told doctors they heard popping noises in his back, according to the Commonwealth’s evidence. Medical scans showed the child’s ribs had been fractured, and a physician’s evaluation revealed evidence of bleeding in the infant’s brain.
Doctors determined the injuries were the result of the baby having been shaken and caused him to develop cerebral palsy. The child “will suffer from physical and intellectual defects for the remainder of his life,” Pridgen said.
Potter was arrested the next month, and during a recorded phone call from the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, he admitted to his wife that he “snapped” when he couldn’t calm their son down.
Potter, who has a prior conviction of assault and battery of a family member, filed an Alford plea this past November. An Alford plea is a type of guilty plea wherein the suspect admits only that the prosecution has enough evidence to persuade a jury to convict him.
Potter physically abused causing severe, permanent injuries to the child’s physical and intellectual well-being.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Dad charged with assaulting 2-month-old daughter; baby has permanent neurological damage (Lehigh County, Pennsylania)
It appears that dad EDUARDO MAHONES had been babysitting for just a short time when he assaulted his 2-month-old daughter for crying. Yet another example why volatile, young male caretakers are a bad idea....
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2015/02/baby_has_permanent_neurologica.html
Baby has permanent neurological damage after alleged shaking by father, prosecutor says
By Sarah Cassi | lehighvalleylive.com on February 27, 2015 at 11:27 AM, updated February 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Allentown police say a city man seriously injured his baby daughter after violently shaking her. #A 2-month-old girl has permanent neurological damage, the extent of which won't be known for some time, after allegedly being shaken by her father, prosecutors said Friday.
Lehigh County Deputy District Attorney Matt Falk revealed the girl's diagnosis at the preliminary hearing for her father, Eduardo Mahones.
Mahones, 23, waived his hearing on charges of aggravated assault of a child, child endangerment and simple assault. The charges now go to Lehigh County Court, where Mahones faces trial. #Mahones is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bail and defense attorney Gavin Holihan asked a reduction in bail.
Mahones arrived in Pennsylvania 10 months ago from Puerto Rico, where he grew up. In Puerto Rico, he was charged in May with possession of a dangerous drug, but Lehigh County Pretrial Services does not know the resolution to that case.
District Judge Michael Faulkner kept bail the same.
Allentown police said Mahones violently shook the baby until she was unconscious, causing multiple hemorrhages.
Allentown police say the girl was treated for severe head injuries at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township and a child abuse investigation began Jan. 26.
In an interview with police, Mahones told officers that on the evening of Jan. 26 his wife went to the store and left the baby in his care. Mahones said the baby was crying and would not stop, and that he picked up the baby and shook her three or four times until she was unconscious, police said.
Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, a child abuse expert, said the child suffered multiple subdural hemorrhages, and the injuries were consistent with being violently shaken, records say.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2015/02/baby_has_permanent_neurologica.html
Baby has permanent neurological damage after alleged shaking by father, prosecutor says
By Sarah Cassi | lehighvalleylive.com on February 27, 2015 at 11:27 AM, updated February 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Allentown police say a city man seriously injured his baby daughter after violently shaking her. #A 2-month-old girl has permanent neurological damage, the extent of which won't be known for some time, after allegedly being shaken by her father, prosecutors said Friday.
Lehigh County Deputy District Attorney Matt Falk revealed the girl's diagnosis at the preliminary hearing for her father, Eduardo Mahones.
Mahones, 23, waived his hearing on charges of aggravated assault of a child, child endangerment and simple assault. The charges now go to Lehigh County Court, where Mahones faces trial. #Mahones is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bail and defense attorney Gavin Holihan asked a reduction in bail.
Mahones arrived in Pennsylvania 10 months ago from Puerto Rico, where he grew up. In Puerto Rico, he was charged in May with possession of a dangerous drug, but Lehigh County Pretrial Services does not know the resolution to that case.
District Judge Michael Faulkner kept bail the same.
Allentown police said Mahones violently shook the baby until she was unconscious, causing multiple hemorrhages.
Allentown police say the girl was treated for severe head injuries at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township and a child abuse investigation began Jan. 26.
In an interview with police, Mahones told officers that on the evening of Jan. 26 his wife went to the store and left the baby in his care. Mahones said the baby was crying and would not stop, and that he picked up the baby and shook her three or four times until she was unconscious, police said.
Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, a child abuse expert, said the child suffered multiple subdural hemorrhages, and the injuries were consistent with being violently shaken, records say.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Dad pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in scalding death of disabled 14-month-old son (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Dad is identified as JOSEPH DWAYNE JOHNSON.
http://www.knoe.com/home/headlines/-Little-Rock-father-accepts-plea-deal-in-sons-2013-death-290335981.html
Little Rock father accepts plea deal in son's 2013 death
Posted: Fri 10:48 AM, Jan 30, 2015 By: Courtney Collins
A Little Rock man has taken a plea deal in the 2013 hot bath death of his disabled toddler.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - A Little Rock man has taken a plea deal in the 2013 hot bath death of his disabled toddler.
24-year-old Joseph Dwayne Johnson accepted a 40-year prison sentence Thursday for fatally scalding his 14-month-old son. He has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder.
Authorities say emergency medical responders arrived at Johnson's home after receiving a call from the boy's mother, and found the child's skin sloughing off. They say the toddler had second- and third-degree burns covering over 50 percent of his body. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
According to court documents, the boy had unspecified, severe birth defects, forcing him to be hospitalized for the first 13 months of his life and requiring him to have a feeding tube.
http://www.knoe.com/home/headlines/-Little-Rock-father-accepts-plea-deal-in-sons-2013-death-290335981.html
Little Rock father accepts plea deal in son's 2013 death
Posted: Fri 10:48 AM, Jan 30, 2015 By: Courtney Collins
A Little Rock man has taken a plea deal in the 2013 hot bath death of his disabled toddler.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - A Little Rock man has taken a plea deal in the 2013 hot bath death of his disabled toddler.
24-year-old Joseph Dwayne Johnson accepted a 40-year prison sentence Thursday for fatally scalding his 14-month-old son. He has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder.
Authorities say emergency medical responders arrived at Johnson's home after receiving a call from the boy's mother, and found the child's skin sloughing off. They say the toddler had second- and third-degree burns covering over 50 percent of his body. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
According to court documents, the boy had unspecified, severe birth defects, forcing him to be hospitalized for the first 13 months of his life and requiring him to have a feeding tube.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Dad gets 12 years for breaking spine, neck, legs, and ribs of infant daughter (United Kingdom)
Oh look, UNNAMED DAD was "frustrated." That's why he REPEATEDLY abused this baby from the time she was just a few weeks old, causing fractures all over his body. Of course, Daddy was also too "frustrated" to get her medical help or let the mother know what he was doing behind her back. And apparently he is such a dumb ass that he couldn't figure out that her constant crying was because she was in CONSTANT PAIN.
And now Mom has lost custody because of his vicious abuse. It's always the moms who pay and are punished for men's crimes.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/violent-dad-who-broke-baby-4709274
Violent dad who broke his baby girl's back, neck and legs jailed for 12 years
Nov 27, 2014 20:46
By Robin Turner
The man admitted causing multiple fractures to his baby daughter but denied intent to cause serious harm. A jury took ninety minutes to find him guilty.
A 20-year-old father who subjected his baby daughter to a catalogue of brutal attacks which left her with fractures to the spine, neck, legs and ribs has been given a 12 year custodial sentence at Swansea Crown Court.
The father, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, admitted to police “flicking” his daughter in the air, “folding” her by forcing her legs toward her head, sitting on her, pinching her, shaking her and throwing her in the air, on one occasion failing to catch her.
The attacks took place behind the back of his young partner and started when the baby was just a few weeks old and went on for months.
But he denied intending to cause “really serious injury” during a short trial at Swansea Crown Court which ended when a jury of six men and six women took just 90 minutes to convict him of five counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Judge Keith Thomas, said what the father had done was “beyond normal comprehension,” reports Wales Online.
Catherine Richards, prosecuting, said the father treated his daughter “like a plastic doll” and added his only concern was that he might be caught.
The police became involved in January this year when the father pushed his daughter’s head violently into her chest and she became “floppy”, her mother rushing her to hospital.
Prosecutor Ms Richards said when the father began this final attack on his young daughter and he noticed her leg had become floppy, his reaction was to make a cup of tea.
She said to him: “You’ve got a tiny baby and you’ve violently pushed her head towards her chest and what do you do? You go and make a cup of tea. Did you get help for your daughter? Do you call anyone?”
The father replied: “No.”
The defendant agreed he saw his daughter’s leg “go floppy” but said he didn’t realise she had been seriously injured and had not intended to hurt her seriously.
He also agreed with prosecutor Ms Richards he continued the attack by thrusting her towards the ground and pulling her back up after which she went “really floppy” and he became concerned and distressed.
Ms Richards said: “The concern was for you, not for her wasn’t it?”
He replied: “No, it was for her.”
The father, who sobbed throughout while giving evidence, accepted he had subjected his daughter to “cruel, cruel violence” but told the court: “I didn’t know she had injuries.”
Judge Keith Thomas said: “In dealing with these offences it has been sometimes difficult to remember we’re dealing with a child who, at the start of when you starting injuring her, was only about two months old.
“She was a tiny, delicate child and you as her father were intended to protect her but for some wholly inexplicable reason you chose instead to subject her to a catalogue of attacks that was truly chilling.”
The father said he couldn’t cope with the baby and added her crying “drove me insane”.
He said he carried out the attacks because he was “frustrated”.
Judge Thomas said the father would be jailed for 12 years (the first year in youth custody) and would be eligible for parole after serving two thirds of that sentence.
He also said the father should remain on licence so checks could be made on him for a total of 17 years.
The court heard the girl is now being looked after by the state and is developing reasonably though her development was delayed by the fractures and other injuries she suffered.
Ms Richards said however “only time would tell” if she has suffered locomotor or neurological injuries.
And now Mom has lost custody because of his vicious abuse. It's always the moms who pay and are punished for men's crimes.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/violent-dad-who-broke-baby-4709274
Violent dad who broke his baby girl's back, neck and legs jailed for 12 years
Nov 27, 2014 20:46
By Robin Turner
The man admitted causing multiple fractures to his baby daughter but denied intent to cause serious harm. A jury took ninety minutes to find him guilty.
A 20-year-old father who subjected his baby daughter to a catalogue of brutal attacks which left her with fractures to the spine, neck, legs and ribs has been given a 12 year custodial sentence at Swansea Crown Court.
The father, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, admitted to police “flicking” his daughter in the air, “folding” her by forcing her legs toward her head, sitting on her, pinching her, shaking her and throwing her in the air, on one occasion failing to catch her.
The attacks took place behind the back of his young partner and started when the baby was just a few weeks old and went on for months.
But he denied intending to cause “really serious injury” during a short trial at Swansea Crown Court which ended when a jury of six men and six women took just 90 minutes to convict him of five counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Judge Keith Thomas, said what the father had done was “beyond normal comprehension,” reports Wales Online.
Catherine Richards, prosecuting, said the father treated his daughter “like a plastic doll” and added his only concern was that he might be caught.
The police became involved in January this year when the father pushed his daughter’s head violently into her chest and she became “floppy”, her mother rushing her to hospital.
Prosecutor Ms Richards said when the father began this final attack on his young daughter and he noticed her leg had become floppy, his reaction was to make a cup of tea.
She said to him: “You’ve got a tiny baby and you’ve violently pushed her head towards her chest and what do you do? You go and make a cup of tea. Did you get help for your daughter? Do you call anyone?”
The father replied: “No.”
The defendant agreed he saw his daughter’s leg “go floppy” but said he didn’t realise she had been seriously injured and had not intended to hurt her seriously.
He also agreed with prosecutor Ms Richards he continued the attack by thrusting her towards the ground and pulling her back up after which she went “really floppy” and he became concerned and distressed.
Ms Richards said: “The concern was for you, not for her wasn’t it?”
He replied: “No, it was for her.”
The father, who sobbed throughout while giving evidence, accepted he had subjected his daughter to “cruel, cruel violence” but told the court: “I didn’t know she had injuries.”
Judge Keith Thomas said: “In dealing with these offences it has been sometimes difficult to remember we’re dealing with a child who, at the start of when you starting injuring her, was only about two months old.
“She was a tiny, delicate child and you as her father were intended to protect her but for some wholly inexplicable reason you chose instead to subject her to a catalogue of attacks that was truly chilling.”
The father said he couldn’t cope with the baby and added her crying “drove me insane”.
He said he carried out the attacks because he was “frustrated”.
Judge Thomas said the father would be jailed for 12 years (the first year in youth custody) and would be eligible for parole after serving two thirds of that sentence.
He also said the father should remain on licence so checks could be made on him for a total of 17 years.
The court heard the girl is now being looked after by the state and is developing reasonably though her development was delayed by the fractures and other injuries she suffered.
Ms Richards said however “only time would tell” if she has suffered locomotor or neurological injuries.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Dad arrested for assaulting disabled son (Brunswick County, North Carolina)
Dad is identified as WESLEY BRYANT.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/10/09/deputies-man-assaults-handicapped-son
Deputies: Man assaults handicapped son
Submitted by Elizabeth Bynum on Thu, 10/09/2014 - 2:18pm.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The father of a handicapped child is accused of assaulting his son.
According to an arrest warrant, Brunswick County investigators said Wesley Bryant grabbed his handicapped son by the neck twice, picking him up and throwing him back down into his wheelchair.
Deputies said the incident happened Tuesday; Bryant was arrested Wednesday.
The child, who is less than 16 years old, had scrapes and other injuries to his calf and elbow, the warrant said.
Bryant is charged with assault on a handicapped person and child abuse; both are misdemeanor charges.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/10/09/deputies-man-assaults-handicapped-son
Deputies: Man assaults handicapped son
Submitted by Elizabeth Bynum on Thu, 10/09/2014 - 2:18pm.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The father of a handicapped child is accused of assaulting his son.
According to an arrest warrant, Brunswick County investigators said Wesley Bryant grabbed his handicapped son by the neck twice, picking him up and throwing him back down into his wheelchair.
Deputies said the incident happened Tuesday; Bryant was arrested Wednesday.
The child, who is less than 16 years old, had scrapes and other injuries to his calf and elbow, the warrant said.
Bryant is charged with assault on a handicapped person and child abuse; both are misdemeanor charges.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Dad gets 20 years for assaulting 8-week-old son; baby has life-long disabilities (Cobb County, Georgia)
Dad is identified as JOSEPH RUCKER MCFALL.
http://marietta.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cobb-father-to-serve-20-years-in-babys-battery
Cobb Father to Serve 20 Years in Baby’s Battery
Joseph Rucker McFall admitted that in October 2012 he inflicted blunt-force injuries to the child’s head, fractured bones in both of the baby’s arms, and also fractured a rib.
Posted by Hunt Archbold (Editor) , April 21, 2014 at 04:45 PM
Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Monday that a Cobb father will spend 20 years in prison for life-long injuries he inflicted on his 8-week-old son.
Joseph Rucker McFall, 31, of Austell, pleaded guilty on April 17 to five counts of aggravated battery against the child. He admitted that in October 2012 he inflicted blunt-force injuries to the child’s head, fractured bones in both of the baby’s arms, and also fractured a rib.
“By pleading guilty, Mr. McFall is taking responsibility for actions that were not isolated to a single incident on a single day,” Susan Treadaway, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the case, said in a release.
The child’s mother, who has filed for divorce from McFall, spoke during last Thursday’s hearing, and gave an emotional description of the injuries to the child that are believed to be life-long and the struggle she has every day in caring for the child.
The boy is now 20 months old. He is legally blind, and it is believed that he will never be able to walk, talk or behave normally.
McFall spoke briefly during the hearing and maintained that the child’s injuries were accidental.
But Cobb Superior Court Judge James G. Bodiford told McFall his actions were “unspeakable.”
“It’s not an accident. What you’ve done is give a life sentence to your son, and to your son’s mother,” Judge Bodiford said, before sentencing him to the state’s recommendation of 30 years, with 20 years to serve in custody.
McFall, who has remained in custody since his arrest Oct. 30, 2012, had been scheduled to go to trial on April 28.
http://marietta.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/cobb-father-to-serve-20-years-in-babys-battery
Cobb Father to Serve 20 Years in Baby’s Battery
Joseph Rucker McFall admitted that in October 2012 he inflicted blunt-force injuries to the child’s head, fractured bones in both of the baby’s arms, and also fractured a rib.
Posted by Hunt Archbold (Editor) , April 21, 2014 at 04:45 PM
Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Monday that a Cobb father will spend 20 years in prison for life-long injuries he inflicted on his 8-week-old son.
Joseph Rucker McFall, 31, of Austell, pleaded guilty on April 17 to five counts of aggravated battery against the child. He admitted that in October 2012 he inflicted blunt-force injuries to the child’s head, fractured bones in both of the baby’s arms, and also fractured a rib.
“By pleading guilty, Mr. McFall is taking responsibility for actions that were not isolated to a single incident on a single day,” Susan Treadaway, the assistant district attorney prosecuting the case, said in a release.
The child’s mother, who has filed for divorce from McFall, spoke during last Thursday’s hearing, and gave an emotional description of the injuries to the child that are believed to be life-long and the struggle she has every day in caring for the child.
The boy is now 20 months old. He is legally blind, and it is believed that he will never be able to walk, talk or behave normally.
McFall spoke briefly during the hearing and maintained that the child’s injuries were accidental.
But Cobb Superior Court Judge James G. Bodiford told McFall his actions were “unspeakable.”
“It’s not an accident. What you’ve done is give a life sentence to your son, and to your son’s mother,” Judge Bodiford said, before sentencing him to the state’s recommendation of 30 years, with 20 years to serve in custody.
McFall, who has remained in custody since his arrest Oct. 30, 2012, had been scheduled to go to trial on April 28.
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