Since when does PTSD make you murder babies? Total crap.
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER BERRY.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20130520/NEWS/305209846/1052
Monday, May 20, 2013
2-month-old Lowell baby boy dies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOWELL — Prosecutors say a 2-month-old Lowell baby allegedly shaken by his father has died.
The Middlesex district attorney's office says William Berry was taken off life support and died Friday at Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston.
An autopsy has been performed and could result in additional charges against the father, 22-year-old Christopher Berry.
Prosecutors allege he shook the baby boy on May 11 causing catastrophic brain injuries. He pleaded guilty last week to assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
Berry's attorney says his client has post-traumatic stress disorder after serving a year in Afghanistan and has been receiving medication and counseling.
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Testimony against abusive custodial dad at trial; teen daughter starved, locked in basement (Madison, Wisconsin)
We've posted on this case before.
But this is the first time we've seen mention of this girl's non-custodial mother, who lives in Texas.
The custodial dad is identified as CHAD CHRITTON. Prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention are treated better than this poor girl was....
http://wnow.worldnow.com/story/21527817/2013/03/05/chrittons-father-testifies-in-child-abuse-trial
Chritton's father testifies in child abuse trial
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 7:27 PM EST
By Jennifer Kliese MADISON (WKOW) -- The father of the Madison man on trial for neglecting his teenage daughter says he tried to tell his son he was worried for his granddaughter.
David Chritton took the stand to testify against his son, Chad Chritton, who faces seven counts of child abuse. He's accused of leaving his 15-year-old daughter, known as SLC, in the basement with no food or a bathroom. She was found last February after escaping the home. She weighed less than 70 pounds.
After Chad Chritton sought help for SLC, who he said had mental health problems and was angry and dangerous, the girl went to live with her grandparents in Minnesota. That was in 2007 when allegations surfaced that SLC's step brother Joshua Drabek had sexually abused her.
David Chritton says he and his wife had only seen SLC a handful of times since she was born in 1996, so they were excited to have a chance to get to know her for a while. He says the girl acted as any 10-year-old would, except that she didn't understand how to play like other children.
"We had to show [SLC] how to throw a ball, how to throw a frisbee," says David. "She was just scared to death of all this stuff. She didn't know how to ride a bike or anything else."
David testified that SLC quickly got over her fears and began to enjoy her new childhood with her extended family, but in the fall the girl went back to live with Chad and his family. At that time, David says he told his son he was worried for SLC.
"I didn't think that Melinda [Drabek-Chritton] had [SLC's] best interests at mind, just a feeling I had," says David. "That was the end of the conversation. Chad said that's enough leave; he didn't want to have anything to do with that, he didn't want to hear about it."
Drabek-Chritton, SLC's stepmother, also faces the same seven counts of child abuse as her husband, including false imprisonment and neglect.
David Chritton says last time he saw SLC was in 2009 at a family dinner. He testified that it seemed the girl was much different than when she left Minnesota. He said she was very quiet, and only spoke when spoken to.
During cross examination, defense attorney William Hayes asked whether Chad Chritton was concerned for his daughter. David testified that Chad was worried SLC would feel abandoned, first being sent away from her mother in Texas in 2006 and then her father soon after.
Testimony is expected to continue all week. Tuesday morning, Judge Julie Genovese told the court the trial would need to be extended into next week. We're still expected to hear from the victim herself sometime this week. District Attorney Ismael Ozanne told 27 News he can't anticipate when that will happen.
But this is the first time we've seen mention of this girl's non-custodial mother, who lives in Texas.
The custodial dad is identified as CHAD CHRITTON. Prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention are treated better than this poor girl was....
http://wnow.worldnow.com/story/21527817/2013/03/05/chrittons-father-testifies-in-child-abuse-trial
Chritton's father testifies in child abuse trial
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 7:27 PM EST
By Jennifer Kliese MADISON (WKOW) -- The father of the Madison man on trial for neglecting his teenage daughter says he tried to tell his son he was worried for his granddaughter.
David Chritton took the stand to testify against his son, Chad Chritton, who faces seven counts of child abuse. He's accused of leaving his 15-year-old daughter, known as SLC, in the basement with no food or a bathroom. She was found last February after escaping the home. She weighed less than 70 pounds.
After Chad Chritton sought help for SLC, who he said had mental health problems and was angry and dangerous, the girl went to live with her grandparents in Minnesota. That was in 2007 when allegations surfaced that SLC's step brother Joshua Drabek had sexually abused her.
David Chritton says he and his wife had only seen SLC a handful of times since she was born in 1996, so they were excited to have a chance to get to know her for a while. He says the girl acted as any 10-year-old would, except that she didn't understand how to play like other children.
"We had to show [SLC] how to throw a ball, how to throw a frisbee," says David. "She was just scared to death of all this stuff. She didn't know how to ride a bike or anything else."
David testified that SLC quickly got over her fears and began to enjoy her new childhood with her extended family, but in the fall the girl went back to live with Chad and his family. At that time, David says he told his son he was worried for SLC.
"I didn't think that Melinda [Drabek-Chritton] had [SLC's] best interests at mind, just a feeling I had," says David. "That was the end of the conversation. Chad said that's enough leave; he didn't want to have anything to do with that, he didn't want to hear about it."
Drabek-Chritton, SLC's stepmother, also faces the same seven counts of child abuse as her husband, including false imprisonment and neglect.
David Chritton says last time he saw SLC was in 2009 at a family dinner. He testified that it seemed the girl was much different than when she left Minnesota. He said she was very quiet, and only spoke when spoken to.
During cross examination, defense attorney William Hayes asked whether Chad Chritton was concerned for his daughter. David testified that Chad was worried SLC would feel abandoned, first being sent away from her mother in Texas in 2006 and then her father soon after.
Testimony is expected to continue all week. Tuesday morning, Judge Julie Genovese told the court the trial would need to be extended into next week. We're still expected to hear from the victim herself sometime this week. District Attorney Ismael Ozanne told 27 News he can't anticipate when that will happen.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Dad gets "indefinite" term in medium secure psychiatric unit for stabbing murder of 2-year-old son, son's mother (Wales)
He was DEPRESSED???
The killer dad is identified as DAVID WYN JONES.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/24/family-killings-david-wyn-jones-given-indefinite-term-at-secure-unit-91466-31693067/
Mentally ill father David Wyn Jones given indefinite term at secure unit for killing son and wife
By Glyn Bellis, WalesOnline Aug 24 2012
A mentally ill father who stabbed his two-year-old son and wife to death at their family home in North Wales has been sent to a secure psychiatric unit for an indefinite time.
David Wyn Jones, 42, of Tremadog, Gwynedd, a former insurance salesman, was sent to the unit after he admitted their manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Sending him to Ty Llywelyn medium secure unit at Llanfairfechan, Judge Merfyn Hughes QC told Jones: “For many years your wife cared for you both in good and more difficult times. It’s clear from the evidence before me she died in a desperate but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to save the life of her child.
“William was only two, an innocent and defenceless victim. What you did to both of them was dreadful and terrifying.
“It’s to be hoped at least William was too young to fully understand the threat he was under until it was too late.”
Speaking at Caernarfon Crown Court, the judge said Jones had become “totally overcome by your delusional beliefs”.
Suzanne Jones, 34, had been strangled and stabbed to the chest on the night of March 30 this year. William had six major stab wounds to the chest and neck. Their bodies lay close to each other.
Prosecuting counsel Simon Mills said: “When police arrived the defendant admitted what he had done. He was saying he had been setting out to save the world.”
The tragedy happened in Glanmorfa Terrace. Mr Mills said a large kitchen knife was used. “The incident appears to have been protracted and there’s very clear evidence Suzanne fought the defendant to try and save William’s life,” he said.
The prosecutor said there had been no warning of what was to occur although the defendant had displayed paranoid behaviour for some time.
“These events took place on what was a normal, routine day in the context of this family,” Mr Mills said.
He said the defendant had physical health problems and suffered anxiety, stress and depression. But he had a good relationship with his wife who became his carer.
“He began to develop paranoid thoughts that were entirely baseless, such as people were trying to hack into his computers,” Mr Mills said.
“It’s the view of the prosecution psychiatric expert that the defendant suffered a very serious deterioration in his mental health during the course of 2011.”
On the night of the killing, a police constable had arrived at the house within minutes of a 999 call. “He began making references to the devil and saving humanity,” the barrister said.
“The defendant said ‘What have I done? How could I have done that? I have killed them both. I have killed the people I love most in the world.”
Jones was taken to Caernarfon police station where he said in the two weeks before the killing he had become increasingly preoccupied by the bible and thought he had to save the world.
Suzanne’s mother, Eileen Holt, said in a statement outlined to the judge: “I have lost my very best friend, my only child.” She described William as a “sweet, sweet, funny grandson”.
Mrs Holt said the last evening she saw them he was helping to prune trees. “His loss is indescribable,” she added.
Elwen Evans QC, defending, said a hospital order was appropriate. The QC said the firm opinion of all the psychiatrists involved in the case was that the offences arose from a very severe mental illness.
The judge said the stark choice for the court was a sentence of life imprisonment or a hospital order. He made an order under the Mental Health Act.
Detective Inspector Iestyn Davies of North Wales police said afterwards: “No form of sentence will ever heal the pain that family and close friends have suffered since the killings. They have shown enormous courage, strength and dignity throughout the investigation. They have maintained throughout that all they wish to see is for justice and fairness to prevail.”
The killer dad is identified as DAVID WYN JONES.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/24/family-killings-david-wyn-jones-given-indefinite-term-at-secure-unit-91466-31693067/
Mentally ill father David Wyn Jones given indefinite term at secure unit for killing son and wife
By Glyn Bellis, WalesOnline Aug 24 2012
A mentally ill father who stabbed his two-year-old son and wife to death at their family home in North Wales has been sent to a secure psychiatric unit for an indefinite time.
David Wyn Jones, 42, of Tremadog, Gwynedd, a former insurance salesman, was sent to the unit after he admitted their manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Sending him to Ty Llywelyn medium secure unit at Llanfairfechan, Judge Merfyn Hughes QC told Jones: “For many years your wife cared for you both in good and more difficult times. It’s clear from the evidence before me she died in a desperate but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to save the life of her child.
“William was only two, an innocent and defenceless victim. What you did to both of them was dreadful and terrifying.
“It’s to be hoped at least William was too young to fully understand the threat he was under until it was too late.”
Speaking at Caernarfon Crown Court, the judge said Jones had become “totally overcome by your delusional beliefs”.
Suzanne Jones, 34, had been strangled and stabbed to the chest on the night of March 30 this year. William had six major stab wounds to the chest and neck. Their bodies lay close to each other.
Prosecuting counsel Simon Mills said: “When police arrived the defendant admitted what he had done. He was saying he had been setting out to save the world.”
The tragedy happened in Glanmorfa Terrace. Mr Mills said a large kitchen knife was used. “The incident appears to have been protracted and there’s very clear evidence Suzanne fought the defendant to try and save William’s life,” he said.
The prosecutor said there had been no warning of what was to occur although the defendant had displayed paranoid behaviour for some time.
“These events took place on what was a normal, routine day in the context of this family,” Mr Mills said.
He said the defendant had physical health problems and suffered anxiety, stress and depression. But he had a good relationship with his wife who became his carer.
“He began to develop paranoid thoughts that were entirely baseless, such as people were trying to hack into his computers,” Mr Mills said.
“It’s the view of the prosecution psychiatric expert that the defendant suffered a very serious deterioration in his mental health during the course of 2011.”
On the night of the killing, a police constable had arrived at the house within minutes of a 999 call. “He began making references to the devil and saving humanity,” the barrister said.
“The defendant said ‘What have I done? How could I have done that? I have killed them both. I have killed the people I love most in the world.”
Jones was taken to Caernarfon police station where he said in the two weeks before the killing he had become increasingly preoccupied by the bible and thought he had to save the world.
Suzanne’s mother, Eileen Holt, said in a statement outlined to the judge: “I have lost my very best friend, my only child.” She described William as a “sweet, sweet, funny grandson”.
Mrs Holt said the last evening she saw them he was helping to prune trees. “His loss is indescribable,” she added.
Elwen Evans QC, defending, said a hospital order was appropriate. The QC said the firm opinion of all the psychiatrists involved in the case was that the offences arose from a very severe mental illness.
The judge said the stark choice for the court was a sentence of life imprisonment or a hospital order. He made an order under the Mental Health Act.
Detective Inspector Iestyn Davies of North Wales police said afterwards: “No form of sentence will ever heal the pain that family and close friends have suffered since the killings. They have shown enormous courage, strength and dignity throughout the investigation. They have maintained throughout that all they wish to see is for justice and fairness to prevail.”
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