Yes, they may have had "financial troubles." They also had a narcissistic abusive father who decided for himself whether these women should live or die for his "troubles."
The killer dad is identified as GILBERT MENDOZA.
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/police-parkville-man-killed-wife-daughter-in-murdersuicide/32387868
Police: Parkville man killed wife, daughter in murder-suicide
Published 6:20 PM EDT Apr 15, 2015
A mother, father and their 15-year-old daughter were found dead in their home in Parkville.
PARKVILLE, Md. —Baltimore County police said a man killed his wife and teenage daughter before taking his own life last week.
The family's bodies were found fatally stabbed or shot Friday in a murder-suicide, police said.
Police were called to a home in the 1800 block of Cromwood Road around 4:40 p.m. Friday after a woman did not show up for work, and her employer asked police to check on her.
The three people inside the home were identified as Gilbert Mendoza, 50, Vedrana Mendoza, 40, and Molly Mendoza, 15. The three all lived at the home.
Police said they believe Gilbert Mendoza shot and stabbed his wife and shot his daughter before stabbing and shooting himself.
Police said officers found the parents' bodies in a bed in a first-floor bedroom, and Molly Mendoza was found in bed in a second-floor bedroom.
A motive was not immediately known.
Police said the investigation revealed the family had financial troubles.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Custodial dad charged with probable cause 2nd-degree homicide in murder of 10-year-old son; non-custodial mom in state of "disbelief" (Crystal, Minnesota)
Finally it is revealed that this little boy indeed had a real mother--referred to here (rather condescendingly) as a "biological mother." And that her name was Louise.
My heart goes out to you, Louise. And to all the mothers who lose their children to abusive fathers.
Dad is identified as PIERRE COLLINS.
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/13/barway-collins-father-arrested/25719947/
Barway Collins' father, Pierre Collins, arrested
Campaign to bring Barway's Mother to MN
KARE 11 Staff, Lou Raguse and Karla Hult, KARE 12:02 a.m. EDT April 14, 2015
CRYSTAL, Minn. - Authorities have taken Barway Collins' father into custody from his residence in Crystal.
Crystal Police confirmed early Monday afternoon that Pierre Collins was arrested on probable cause second degree homicide. He was transported from his apartment to the Crystal Jail then to Hennepin County Jail. Investigators will work with Hennepin County prosecutors to prepare formal charges.
According to the County Attorney's Office, charges will come no sooner than Tuesday afternoon. They must charge Collins by Wednesday at noon or release him.
At a press conference on Sunday, Crystal Police Chief Stephanie Revering said Pierre Collins is their primary suspect in the case.
Pierre has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed the body found in the Mississippi River Saturday afternoon was that of Barway Collins. The 10-year-old boy had been missing for nearly four weeks.
For some members of Twin Cities Liberian community, the arrest was a relief.
"I have never supported him," said Horace Gbanoe. "It was obvious. The little boy said, "That's my dad and my uncle." Those two were the last to see him."
Horace Gbanoe is referring to the video of Barway Collins on his school van just before he disappeared.
Pierre Collins has insisted he never saw Barway that afternoon and had nothing to do with his disappearance.
Crystal Police have said all along that he's lying. And that they have electronic evidence placing him near the spot Barway's body was found -- back on the day he disappeared.
Finally, 20 days after first calling Pierre a suspect, they arrested him.
"This is very strange for our community, that a father is being arrested for the death of his son. That is heartbreaking," said Magdalene Menyongar.
Many Liberian-Americans like Menyongar refused to believe a father in their community could do such a thing.
Larry Thomas wants everyone to know this tragedy affects many people beyond the Liberian community.
"Everybody is taking this personal. Especially people with kids," Thomas said. "This name is in everybody's household right now."
But perhaps no one's household more so than Liberian community members who now are calling for Justice for Barway.
"If he's the one who killed this boy, I believe in the justice system in America. He will be held accountable," Menyongar said.
"The full weight of the law to be applied, as quickly as possible," Gbanoe said.
Meantime, members of the Liberian Ministers Association of Minnesota say they're trying to help Barway's biological mother -- Louise Karluah -- travel from Liberia to attend Barway's funeral.
"We will see how much we can raise to help Louise come over," said Rev. Alexander Collins, executive director of the association.
"She's in disbelief. Trying to make sense out of all of this," he added.
Friends at Barway's school -- Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School -- understand.
"Everyone is grieving, staff, students, families. And so we are here to support all of them," said school principal, Sheryl Ray, adding that 15 extra staff members -- many of them social workers -- were on hand Monday to assist students.
She described Barway as: "[he] always had a great smile. He enjoyed what he was doing. He had many friends."
"[We will] grieve for some time. But hopefully find strength, too, in the memories that they do have," she said.
My heart goes out to you, Louise. And to all the mothers who lose their children to abusive fathers.
Dad is identified as PIERRE COLLINS.
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/13/barway-collins-father-arrested/25719947/
Barway Collins' father, Pierre Collins, arrested
Campaign to bring Barway's Mother to MN
KARE 11 Staff, Lou Raguse and Karla Hult, KARE 12:02 a.m. EDT April 14, 2015
CRYSTAL, Minn. - Authorities have taken Barway Collins' father into custody from his residence in Crystal.
Crystal Police confirmed early Monday afternoon that Pierre Collins was arrested on probable cause second degree homicide. He was transported from his apartment to the Crystal Jail then to Hennepin County Jail. Investigators will work with Hennepin County prosecutors to prepare formal charges.
According to the County Attorney's Office, charges will come no sooner than Tuesday afternoon. They must charge Collins by Wednesday at noon or release him.
At a press conference on Sunday, Crystal Police Chief Stephanie Revering said Pierre Collins is their primary suspect in the case.
Pierre has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed the body found in the Mississippi River Saturday afternoon was that of Barway Collins. The 10-year-old boy had been missing for nearly four weeks.
For some members of Twin Cities Liberian community, the arrest was a relief.
"I have never supported him," said Horace Gbanoe. "It was obvious. The little boy said, "That's my dad and my uncle." Those two were the last to see him."
Horace Gbanoe is referring to the video of Barway Collins on his school van just before he disappeared.
Pierre Collins has insisted he never saw Barway that afternoon and had nothing to do with his disappearance.
Crystal Police have said all along that he's lying. And that they have electronic evidence placing him near the spot Barway's body was found -- back on the day he disappeared.
Finally, 20 days after first calling Pierre a suspect, they arrested him.
"This is very strange for our community, that a father is being arrested for the death of his son. That is heartbreaking," said Magdalene Menyongar.
Many Liberian-Americans like Menyongar refused to believe a father in their community could do such a thing.
Larry Thomas wants everyone to know this tragedy affects many people beyond the Liberian community.
"Everybody is taking this personal. Especially people with kids," Thomas said. "This name is in everybody's household right now."
But perhaps no one's household more so than Liberian community members who now are calling for Justice for Barway.
"If he's the one who killed this boy, I believe in the justice system in America. He will be held accountable," Menyongar said.
"The full weight of the law to be applied, as quickly as possible," Gbanoe said.
Meantime, members of the Liberian Ministers Association of Minnesota say they're trying to help Barway's biological mother -- Louise Karluah -- travel from Liberia to attend Barway's funeral.
"We will see how much we can raise to help Louise come over," said Rev. Alexander Collins, executive director of the association.
"She's in disbelief. Trying to make sense out of all of this," he added.
Friends at Barway's school -- Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School -- understand.
"Everyone is grieving, staff, students, families. And so we are here to support all of them," said school principal, Sheryl Ray, adding that 15 extra staff members -- many of them social workers -- were on hand Monday to assist students.
She described Barway as: "[he] always had a great smile. He enjoyed what he was doing. He had many friends."
"[We will] grieve for some time. But hopefully find strength, too, in the memories that they do have," she said.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Dad "suspected" in death of 10-year-old son was abusive and CUSTODIAL (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
This is kind of confusing. Who is the actual mother of the little boy? Wife #2 apparently has sole custody of the two biological children she had with suspected killer dad PIERRE COLLINS. She also apparently has custody of two kids from "a previous relationship that Pierre adopted." A previous relationship of Wife #2 or a previous relationship of Pierre? Not real clear, but then the article goes on to say that Pierre would not let her adopt the little boy who is now dead. So she was not the biological mother. Meaning that Pierre was the custodial dad?
Wouldn't be surprising as his history of domestic violence and child abuse is very common among fathers who attain custody. And notice how he was pissed off about child support....
Does make me wonder what happened to the boy's mother though. An awful lot is not explained here....
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28786096/ex-wifes-allegations-of-pierre-collins-now-coming-to-light
Ex-wife's allegations of Pierre Collins 'coming to light now'
Posted: Apr 13, 2015 8:57 AM EDT Updated: Apr 13, 2015 8:59 AM EDT
by Iris Perez
(KMSP) - Saturday afternoon, investigators confirmed Jennifer Beaver's worst fears. The body pulled from the Mississippi River was of a 10-year-old boy she helped raise.
“He's not my former stepson, he's my son,” Beaver said. “I took care of him, I nurtured that little boy, I tucked him in. I was his mommy.”
On March 18, the day Barway Collins went missing, Pierre Collins was at a court hearing that Beaver was teleconferenced into.
“Pierre was ordered that day to pay child support,” she said. “The judge was not lenient on him that day at all. The day was very hard on him and he was angry.”
Divorced now for more than a year, Beaver has sole custody of their 4 children -- 2 biological and 2 others from a previous relationship that Pierre adopted. But Beaver said Pierre would not allow her to adopt Barway.
Beaver filed an order for protection against Pierre Collins in 2013 after she says he hurt her children. The order expired just days before Barway disappeared.
“I recall (Pierre) hitting (Barway) with a belt, not just a couple times -- we're talking 10 times if not more,” Beaver said. “We're talking hitting him in his head anytime he got an answer wrong on his homework. He was abusive of my children, abusive towards me.”
Police said they have electronic evidence that places Pierre Collins near the very spot Barway's body was found. Beaver and her sister, Talisha, are now waiting for word of an arrest or two, since the last we heard from Barway was his sighting of his dad and his “uncle.”
“There's somebody else who helped him with this and that person needs to be found,” Talisha said.
They also wonder about Yamah, Pierre's current wife, who has stood by her husband as the story about her his whereabouts March 18 changed multiple times. “She sat right next to him while he told that story, and she nodded and everything," Talisha said. "She lied too.”
Beaver mourns, and even worries about the 2 small children still under Pierre and Yamah's care.
“They're innocent kids, but if he can hurt my children, if he can hurt Barway, he can hurt them as well,” Beaver said.
Wouldn't be surprising as his history of domestic violence and child abuse is very common among fathers who attain custody. And notice how he was pissed off about child support....
Does make me wonder what happened to the boy's mother though. An awful lot is not explained here....
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28786096/ex-wifes-allegations-of-pierre-collins-now-coming-to-light
Ex-wife's allegations of Pierre Collins 'coming to light now'
Posted: Apr 13, 2015 8:57 AM EDT Updated: Apr 13, 2015 8:59 AM EDT
by Iris Perez
(KMSP) - Saturday afternoon, investigators confirmed Jennifer Beaver's worst fears. The body pulled from the Mississippi River was of a 10-year-old boy she helped raise.
“He's not my former stepson, he's my son,” Beaver said. “I took care of him, I nurtured that little boy, I tucked him in. I was his mommy.”
On March 18, the day Barway Collins went missing, Pierre Collins was at a court hearing that Beaver was teleconferenced into.
“Pierre was ordered that day to pay child support,” she said. “The judge was not lenient on him that day at all. The day was very hard on him and he was angry.”
Divorced now for more than a year, Beaver has sole custody of their 4 children -- 2 biological and 2 others from a previous relationship that Pierre adopted. But Beaver said Pierre would not allow her to adopt Barway.
Beaver filed an order for protection against Pierre Collins in 2013 after she says he hurt her children. The order expired just days before Barway disappeared.
“I recall (Pierre) hitting (Barway) with a belt, not just a couple times -- we're talking 10 times if not more,” Beaver said. “We're talking hitting him in his head anytime he got an answer wrong on his homework. He was abusive of my children, abusive towards me.”
Police said they have electronic evidence that places Pierre Collins near the very spot Barway's body was found. Beaver and her sister, Talisha, are now waiting for word of an arrest or two, since the last we heard from Barway was his sighting of his dad and his “uncle.”
“There's somebody else who helped him with this and that person needs to be found,” Talisha said.
They also wonder about Yamah, Pierre's current wife, who has stood by her husband as the story about her his whereabouts March 18 changed multiple times. “She sat right next to him while he told that story, and she nodded and everything," Talisha said. "She lied too.”
Beaver mourns, and even worries about the 2 small children still under Pierre and Yamah's care.
“They're innocent kids, but if he can hurt my children, if he can hurt Barway, he can hurt them as well,” Beaver said.
Dad "primary suspect" in death of 10-year-old son (Crystal, Minnesota)
Dad is identified as PIERRE COLLINS.
http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/8158449-74/collins-suspect-pierre#axzz3XFZLTa7a
Father 'primary' suspect in death of Minnesota child
Monday - April 13, 2015
By The Associated Press Sunday, April 12, 2015, 9:00 p.m.
CRYSTAL, Minn. — A body found in the Mississippi River on Saturday has been identified as that of a 10-year-old Minnesota boy who had been missing for nearly a month. Police investigating the case as a homicide said Sunday that the boy's father is a “primary suspect.”
Authorities said the body of Barway Collins was found about 10 feet from the river's edge in Brooklyn Center. Crystal police Chief Stephanie Revering said authorities have electronic evidence that shows the boy's father, Pierre Collins, was in the area at the time the boy disappeared. She did not elaborate on the nature of the evidence.
“This location is consistent with our knowledge of Pierre Collins' activities on March 18, and he remains a primary suspect,” Revering said.
The Hennepin County medical examiner said the cause and manner of the child's death are being investigated. Revering said the case is being investigated as a homicide based on an autopsy and information from the medical examiner. She did not provide details.
Pierre Collins hasn't been arrested or charged. Revering said authorities have his passport to ensure he stays in the country, and police were stationed at his apartment complex for his protection.
Pierre Collins has said he is innocent. In a March interview with the Star Tribune, he said he wasn't home when his son disappeared and he was upset to be considered a suspect.
http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/8158449-74/collins-suspect-pierre#axzz3XFZLTa7a
Father 'primary' suspect in death of Minnesota child
Monday - April 13, 2015
By The Associated Press Sunday, April 12, 2015, 9:00 p.m.
CRYSTAL, Minn. — A body found in the Mississippi River on Saturday has been identified as that of a 10-year-old Minnesota boy who had been missing for nearly a month. Police investigating the case as a homicide said Sunday that the boy's father is a “primary suspect.”
Authorities said the body of Barway Collins was found about 10 feet from the river's edge in Brooklyn Center. Crystal police Chief Stephanie Revering said authorities have electronic evidence that shows the boy's father, Pierre Collins, was in the area at the time the boy disappeared. She did not elaborate on the nature of the evidence.
“This location is consistent with our knowledge of Pierre Collins' activities on March 18, and he remains a primary suspect,” Revering said.
The Hennepin County medical examiner said the cause and manner of the child's death are being investigated. Revering said the case is being investigated as a homicide based on an autopsy and information from the medical examiner. She did not provide details.
Pierre Collins hasn't been arrested or charged. Revering said authorities have his passport to ensure he stays in the country, and police were stationed at his apartment complex for his protection.
Pierre Collins has said he is innocent. In a March interview with the Star Tribune, he said he wasn't home when his son disappeared and he was upset to be considered a suspect.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Custodial dad with heroin addiction left kids in "deplorable" conditions (Palm Bay, Florida)
A careful reading shows that JONATHAN NETHERCUTT is a custodial father. But not a word on why this dysfunctional heroin addict had custody, who gave it to him, or what happened to the mother. As often happens, the mother is erased from the story. The children are now in the custody of an unnamed "relative."
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/father-left-kids-in-deplorable-conditions-palm-bay-police-say/32239508
Father left kids in 'deplorable' conditions, Palm Bay police say
Cops: Infestation of cockroaches, trash, cigarette butts found all over home
Author: Justin Warmoth, Reporter, Published On: Apr 07 2015 06:41:27 PM EDT
PALM BAY, Fla. - A Brevard County father was arrested on felony child neglect charges Monday after allegedly making his children live in deplorable conditions.
It was inside of a home on Creel Street in Palm Bay where police say Jonathan Nethercutt, 34, badly neglected his three children.
"When we got there, we documented some conditions that were absolutely deplorable," said Yvonne Martinez with Palm Bay police. "You wouldn't expect any human to live in that, much less children."
According to Nethercutt's arrest report, detectives found cigarette butts, trash on the floors and couches, and dirty dishes everywhere, along with an infestation of German cockroaches.
There were so many roaches, that police say they would scatter from the rug when stepped on.
But the tipping point, according to Martinez, were syringes left out in the open, used by Nethercutt because of his heroin addiction. "Drugs, paraphernalia, the environmental hazards in the house, infested with roaches and food. It was just not anything that you would want a child to have to be exposed to," said Martinez.
The children wrote on their bedroom walls how much they hated their father, according to the report. One of them apparently writing, "Giving up hope. I hate my dad."
Palm Bay detectives were notified about the neglect allegations by the Department of Children and Families a few weeks ago after an anonymous caller tipped them off.
After an investigation, Nethercutt was arrested Monday on charges of child neglect and contributing to the dependency of a minor.
He went before a judge for the first time at the Brevard County Jail on Tuesday where a judge ordered he be held on $40,000 bail.
DCF said the three children are in protective custody and staying with a relative.
They're said to be in "good spirits."
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/father-left-kids-in-deplorable-conditions-palm-bay-police-say/32239508
Father left kids in 'deplorable' conditions, Palm Bay police say
Cops: Infestation of cockroaches, trash, cigarette butts found all over home
Author: Justin Warmoth, Reporter, Published On: Apr 07 2015 06:41:27 PM EDT
PALM BAY, Fla. - A Brevard County father was arrested on felony child neglect charges Monday after allegedly making his children live in deplorable conditions.
It was inside of a home on Creel Street in Palm Bay where police say Jonathan Nethercutt, 34, badly neglected his three children.
"When we got there, we documented some conditions that were absolutely deplorable," said Yvonne Martinez with Palm Bay police. "You wouldn't expect any human to live in that, much less children."
According to Nethercutt's arrest report, detectives found cigarette butts, trash on the floors and couches, and dirty dishes everywhere, along with an infestation of German cockroaches.
There were so many roaches, that police say they would scatter from the rug when stepped on.
But the tipping point, according to Martinez, were syringes left out in the open, used by Nethercutt because of his heroin addiction. "Drugs, paraphernalia, the environmental hazards in the house, infested with roaches and food. It was just not anything that you would want a child to have to be exposed to," said Martinez.
The children wrote on their bedroom walls how much they hated their father, according to the report. One of them apparently writing, "Giving up hope. I hate my dad."
Palm Bay detectives were notified about the neglect allegations by the Department of Children and Families a few weeks ago after an anonymous caller tipped them off.
After an investigation, Nethercutt was arrested Monday on charges of child neglect and contributing to the dependency of a minor.
He went before a judge for the first time at the Brevard County Jail on Tuesday where a judge ordered he be held on $40,000 bail.
DCF said the three children are in protective custody and staying with a relative.
They're said to be in "good spirits."
Dad tries to gas two kids to death during visitation time (Sacramento County, California)
Thank goodness the authorities got there in time.
But what judge gave this father his custody/visitation rights? Don't tell me that dad CHARLES LEE EWERS had zero signs of violence, instability, or volatility before this incident. These guys nearly always have a track record that's simply ignored.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-dad-children-failed-killing-20150408-story.html
Northern California dad accused of trying to kill kids with exhaust fumes
Man Accused Of Trying To Kill 2 Kids, Himself With Car Exhaust
A man was taken into custody by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, accused of trying to suffocate himself and his two kids with car exhaust.
By Veronica Rocha
Father tries to kill his children and himself in failed suicide-homicide attempt, authorities say
A Northern California man tried to kill himself and his children by poisoning with exhaust fumes from a running vehicle, sheriff’s officials said.
Charles Lee Ewers, 38, of Carmichael was taken into custody Tuesday after he was released from an area hospital, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
Ewers has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder and child endangerment in connection with the beating of his children before an attempt to kill them.
Authorities said they received a call from the custodial parent about 9 p.m. Saturday after the two children, ages 8 and 10, had not returned home from their scheduled visit with Ewers.
When deputies went to Ewers’ home, it was dark and no one answered the front door.
But authorities said deputies heard a car engine running inside the home's garage.
Deputies forced their way into the garage and found the vehicle running with a hose attached from the exhaust pipe to the inside of the car, the sheriff's department said.
They immediately removed the hose, opened a car door and found the two children, who were semi-conscious, according to the sheriff's department. Ewers was also in the car and was removed, the sheriff's department said.
The children suffered significant physical trauma because Ewers beat them before placing them in the backseat of his car, sheriff’s officials said.
But what judge gave this father his custody/visitation rights? Don't tell me that dad CHARLES LEE EWERS had zero signs of violence, instability, or volatility before this incident. These guys nearly always have a track record that's simply ignored.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-dad-children-failed-killing-20150408-story.html
Northern California dad accused of trying to kill kids with exhaust fumes
Man Accused Of Trying To Kill 2 Kids, Himself With Car Exhaust
A man was taken into custody by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, accused of trying to suffocate himself and his two kids with car exhaust.
By Veronica Rocha
Father tries to kill his children and himself in failed suicide-homicide attempt, authorities say
A Northern California man tried to kill himself and his children by poisoning with exhaust fumes from a running vehicle, sheriff’s officials said.
Charles Lee Ewers, 38, of Carmichael was taken into custody Tuesday after he was released from an area hospital, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
Ewers has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder and child endangerment in connection with the beating of his children before an attempt to kill them.
Authorities said they received a call from the custodial parent about 9 p.m. Saturday after the two children, ages 8 and 10, had not returned home from their scheduled visit with Ewers.
When deputies went to Ewers’ home, it was dark and no one answered the front door.
But authorities said deputies heard a car engine running inside the home's garage.
Deputies forced their way into the garage and found the vehicle running with a hose attached from the exhaust pipe to the inside of the car, the sheriff's department said.
They immediately removed the hose, opened a car door and found the two children, who were semi-conscious, according to the sheriff's department. Ewers was also in the car and was removed, the sheriff's department said.
The children suffered significant physical trauma because Ewers beat them before placing them in the backseat of his car, sheriff’s officials said.
Father arrested for beating 5-month-old baby during custody time (Chico, California)
Wonder if dad DAVID BASSETT has a history of domestic violence and/or child abuse, and still got custody rights anyway. Who was the judge behind this travesty?
http://www.orovillemr.com/general-news/20150409/chico-father-arrested-for-allegedly-beating-baby-causing-bleeding-in-brain
Chico father arrested for allegedly beating baby causing bleeding in brain
By Almendra Carpizo, Chico Enterprise-Record
Posted: 04/09/15, 4:15 PM PDT |
Chico-- Police have arrested a Chico man on suspicion of child abuse after he allegedly hit his 5-month-old baby causing bleeding and swelling in the child’s brain.
David Bassett, 26, was taken into custody Thursday at his home in the 2100 block of Robailey Drive after an investigation into the injuries of a baby treated at Enloe Medical Center on March 24.
According to police, the mother, who is separated from the father, and grandmother of the 5-month-old baby boy took the child to the hospital after he suffered seizures.
“After a custody exchange, the mother and the baby’s maternal grandmother observed physical injury to the child and noticed that the child was not acting normal,” according to a police press release. “Soon after, the baby began suffering from seizures and was transported to the hospital.”
The baby, who had to be transferred to UC Davis Medical Center’s pediatrics department in Sacramento, was in serious condition and had bleeding and swelling in his brain, police said.
Specialists determined the injury was caused by blunt force trauma.
Chico police detectives took over the case and were reportedly able to determine the baby was injured while Bassett was taking care of him, police said. Investigators developed probable cause and obtained an arrest warrant for Bassett’s arrest.
Bassett was booked into Butte County Jail with bail set at $50,000.
The baby has been placed in the custody of his maternal grandmother and is expected to make a full recovery.
http://www.orovillemr.com/general-news/20150409/chico-father-arrested-for-allegedly-beating-baby-causing-bleeding-in-brain
Chico father arrested for allegedly beating baby causing bleeding in brain
By Almendra Carpizo, Chico Enterprise-Record
Posted: 04/09/15, 4:15 PM PDT |
Chico-- Police have arrested a Chico man on suspicion of child abuse after he allegedly hit his 5-month-old baby causing bleeding and swelling in the child’s brain.
David Bassett, 26, was taken into custody Thursday at his home in the 2100 block of Robailey Drive after an investigation into the injuries of a baby treated at Enloe Medical Center on March 24.
According to police, the mother, who is separated from the father, and grandmother of the 5-month-old baby boy took the child to the hospital after he suffered seizures.
“After a custody exchange, the mother and the baby’s maternal grandmother observed physical injury to the child and noticed that the child was not acting normal,” according to a police press release. “Soon after, the baby began suffering from seizures and was transported to the hospital.”
The baby, who had to be transferred to UC Davis Medical Center’s pediatrics department in Sacramento, was in serious condition and had bleeding and swelling in his brain, police said.
Specialists determined the injury was caused by blunt force trauma.
Chico police detectives took over the case and were reportedly able to determine the baby was injured while Bassett was taking care of him, police said. Investigators developed probable cause and obtained an arrest warrant for Bassett’s arrest.
Bassett was booked into Butte County Jail with bail set at $50,000.
The baby has been placed in the custody of his maternal grandmother and is expected to make a full recovery.
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