The custodial dad is identified as EVERTON BIDDERSINGH.
There are an amazing number of cases like this. Poor mothers in imporverished countries who lose custody to fathers in the wealthier countries. Fathers who can presumably provide these children with a "better life." And the "better life" turns out to be torture and death.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Canada.
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/10/28/trial-starts-for-dad-charged-in-daughters-murder-after-body-found-in-suitcase.html
Melonie’s terrible last days unroll in courtroom as her father’s trial begins
The Crown outlines its case against Everton Biddersingh, whose daughter was found burned in a suitcase in 1991.
By:Rosie DiManno
Columnist, Published on Wed Oct 28 2015
Melonie Biddersingh came to Canada from Jamaica in early 1991 with nothing more than a single suitcase.
Whether this was the same suitcase in which her charred remains were found three years later, behind a Vaughan commercial building, is unknown.
The known details are gruesome: 21 healing fractures discovered on autopsy, when that pitiful corpse was examined by a coroner; weight of 50 pounds, far below the normal body index range for a 5-foot-2 teenager, indicating severe malnourishment; an ante-mortem — before death — head contusion that had resulted from trauma or blunt force injury; fluid in the nostrils and bone marrow, indicative of drowning as either a cause of death or major contributing factor — the liquid from a freshwater source, not tap water, perhaps pooling rain.
All of these details were related in a Toronto courtroom Wednesday, as the prosecution laid out its case against Melonie’s biological father.
To the death roll of Randal Dooley and Jeffrey Baldwin, children starved to death and grotesquely mistreated while alive, right in our midst, add now the name of this 17-year-old who lived and died with nobody taking notice.
All but held prisoner, the court was told, in a one-room apartment she shared with her father, her stepmother, two brothers, two half-brothers and, eventually, an infant half-sister for whom she was responsible. When the baby’s diaper needed changing, Melonie would be summoned with a buzzer.
She was not allowed to attend school, though furthering her education — her ambition to one day become a nurse — was the main reason Melonie had been excited about moving to Canada, leaving behind a mother and four other siblings, living in abject poverty in a slum shack.
The harshness of Melonie’s existence was only summarily outlined by Crown Attorney Anna Tenhouse in her opening address to the jury. The details here are all from that address:
At times, the teen was kept in a closet, “hidden from the outside world.”
She was made to shower on the balcony in summer, was at times locked out there as punishment, and forced to use a bucket to relieve herself.
She was called names like “the devil,” told that she’d brought evil to the family.
Made to sleep on a piece of cardboard on the living room floor, though there was a sofa bed nearby.
Had her head placed in the toilet and the toilet flushed, as punishment.
Was kicked and punched about her body, dragged by the hair and stomped upon.
Was at times chained to furniture.
Deprived of food, she became so weak she could no longer hold her baby sister. Enfeebled to the point that her older brother had to help her bathe after the girl urinated or defecated on herself.
That brother, Cleon, was allegedly forced to sell drugs and warned that, if he ever told anyone about it, or about the abuse in their home, “harm would come to him and his family in Jamaica,” Tenhouse told the jury.
Cleon got out by and by, ran away. Melonie’s other brother, Dwayne — 12 when he arrived in Toronto, a year younger than Melonie — died in an accident 17 months later.
Melonie died, court was told, on Sept. 1, 1994. This is not yet evidence. It is the prosecution’s claim.
But the photograph displayed on a screen in the courtroom — that’s evidence.
Blackened, curled into a pathetic heap of limbs, bits of singed hair still visible on the death scalp.
In the front row, Melonie’s mother, Opal Austin, choked on a sob and wept. Melonie’s sister, Racquel Ellis, was overcome: “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.”
Who could do this terrible thing?
Melonie’s father, Everton Biddersingh, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. His wife, Elaine Biddersingh — Melonie’s stepmother — has also been charged with first-degree murder but will be tried separately next year.
On Aug. 31, 1994, Det. Steven Seabrook, then a constable with the canine unit of York Regional Police, was patrolling in the Highway 7 area when he noticed a plume of black smoke. He tracked it to a spot behind an industrial area. What he saw, at first, were flames a couple of metres high, emanating from a pile close to a garbage bin. At the base of the fire was a tire, largely melted — source of the black smoke, from the burning rubber.
The heat was so intense Seabrook could come no closer than 4 or 5 metres.
Another officer arrived with a fire extinguisher, but that only put the blaze out temporarily. The flames sprung back.
Next came the firefighters, who were able to douse the pyre with water. And then they all saw, amidst the charred heap, a grisly sight.
“At that point, it was obvious to us there was a body lying on the tire, in the fetal position. No flesh on the legs, the head was very black and charred,’’ Seabrook testified yesterday. “I noticed a metal square shape around the body, looked like the frame of a suitcase.’’
The Suitcase Girl, as she became known in the media, once it was determined that the corpse was female.
No name. And no one came forward with information about a missing teenage girl.
Those with long memories may recall, as the years went by, the occasional press conferences as police continued attempts to identify her. The artist’s depiction of how she may have looked. The forensic sculpture of a female head, which triggered no public recognition either.
They never gave up but they never came close to solving the mystery.
Eighteen years would pass, longer than the length and breadth of Melonie’s sad life.
And then, as Tenhouse told court, the secret was exposed, the plotline that police have never revealed. On Dec. 11, 2011, Elaine Biddersingh confessed to her pastor, court heard, that the girl in the suitcase was her step-daughter. The minister took that information to police, and the Toronto Police cold case unit took carriage of the matter.
Opal Austin, living in Jamaica, was contacted. For nearly 20 years she had wondered what had become of her daughter and sought information. Everton Biddersingh told her Melonie had run away to New York.
DNA from the mother was matched to The Suitcase Girl, confirming her identity. She had a name. She claimed her history.
Outside court, Racquel Ellis told reporters: “It’s like the hole of my belly button dropped out. I couldn’t breathe. I had to come out of the courtroom. It’s like my heart was going to stop beating.’’
Everton and Elaine Biddersingh were arrested on March 5, 2012, in Welland, Ont.
Yesterday, the father never appeared to even once glance at the mother of their dead and desecrated daughter.
Melonie.
Rosie DiManno usually appears Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Child Abuse and Neglect Journal Study: Dads More Likely to Kill Children Than Moms (Canada)
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/28/dads-more-likely-to-kill-their-kids-than-moms-and-gap-growing-study-finds_n_8410712.html
Child Abuse And Neglect Journal Study: Dads More Likely To Kill Children Than Moms
CP | By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
Posted: 10/28/2015 3:37 pm EDT Updated: 10/28/2015 3:59 pm EDT
TORONTO — Contrary to popular perception, Canadian dads are more likely to kill their children than moms are, according to an extensive new study that also finds the gender gap appears to be growing.
The research published in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect could help in devising strategies to prevent the horrors of filicide, study author Myrna Dawson said Wednesday.
"People who kill their children tend not to be evil, they tend to be people who are struggling with very real life events," Dawson, a University of Guelph sociology professor, said in an interview. "Social supports can help reduce the number of these cases."
Dawson, a Canada research chair in criminal justice and public policy, looked at Statistics Canada data from between 1961, when the agency started its annual homicide survey, and 2011, the most recent year for which the information was available. In that time — one of the longest periods for any study of this kind — parents killed at least 1,612 children under 18.
Overall, 57 per cent of the accused child killers were men, although the ratio jumps to 90 per cent for stepfathers, according to the research.
While the study did not attempt to delve into details of individual homicides, Dawson said the higher incidence of fathers killing children may simply reflect the fact that men, in general, are more violent than women.
"Another explanation may be that an increasing gender gap in filicidal mothers and fathers is the result of changes in parenting or child-care responsibilities," the research states. "It is believed that fathers spend more time with children than in the past, arguably increasing their time at risk."
Dawson said she was surprised by the size of the gender gap.
"Even research has focused more on female accused," Dawson said. "It may be that there is more horror if a mother kills a child than a father, because we don't expect violence as much from women."
Another finding was that killer fathers tend more than mothers to be motivated by revenge or sexual jealousy.
The research also found:
— Female accused tend to be under 18 and likely single or never married;
— Males dominate older age groups and tend to be divorced, separated or widowed;
— Most accused are biological parents;
— When stepchildren are killed, nine of 10 accused are the stepfathers;
— Fathers are more likely than mothers to commit suicide after killing a child.
Dawson said further research is needed on parental-leave policies in terms of stresses on parents and the changing roles of mothers and fathers in child care. Experts also need to pay more attention to family violence involving stepchildren given the increasing numbers of blended families.
"We've learned that domestic homicides are actually probably one of the most preventable types of homicide," Dawson said.
Several child-killings have made the news in recent months: A Winnipeg woman was charged with killing her two-month-old daughter, a Montreal man killed his 10-month-old-son and then himself, a woman threw her six-month-old child from an apartment in New York City.
"There are often risk markers, there are often situational factors; if there was public and professional awareness of the risks to children, there may have been more immediate interventions."
Child Abuse And Neglect Journal Study: Dads More Likely To Kill Children Than Moms
CP | By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
Posted: 10/28/2015 3:37 pm EDT Updated: 10/28/2015 3:59 pm EDT
TORONTO — Contrary to popular perception, Canadian dads are more likely to kill their children than moms are, according to an extensive new study that also finds the gender gap appears to be growing.
The research published in the journal Child Abuse and Neglect could help in devising strategies to prevent the horrors of filicide, study author Myrna Dawson said Wednesday.
"People who kill their children tend not to be evil, they tend to be people who are struggling with very real life events," Dawson, a University of Guelph sociology professor, said in an interview. "Social supports can help reduce the number of these cases."
Dawson, a Canada research chair in criminal justice and public policy, looked at Statistics Canada data from between 1961, when the agency started its annual homicide survey, and 2011, the most recent year for which the information was available. In that time — one of the longest periods for any study of this kind — parents killed at least 1,612 children under 18.
Overall, 57 per cent of the accused child killers were men, although the ratio jumps to 90 per cent for stepfathers, according to the research.
While the study did not attempt to delve into details of individual homicides, Dawson said the higher incidence of fathers killing children may simply reflect the fact that men, in general, are more violent than women.
"Another explanation may be that an increasing gender gap in filicidal mothers and fathers is the result of changes in parenting or child-care responsibilities," the research states. "It is believed that fathers spend more time with children than in the past, arguably increasing their time at risk."
Dawson said she was surprised by the size of the gender gap.
"Even research has focused more on female accused," Dawson said. "It may be that there is more horror if a mother kills a child than a father, because we don't expect violence as much from women."
Another finding was that killer fathers tend more than mothers to be motivated by revenge or sexual jealousy.
The research also found:
— Female accused tend to be under 18 and likely single or never married;
— Males dominate older age groups and tend to be divorced, separated or widowed;
— Most accused are biological parents;
— When stepchildren are killed, nine of 10 accused are the stepfathers;
— Fathers are more likely than mothers to commit suicide after killing a child.
Dawson said further research is needed on parental-leave policies in terms of stresses on parents and the changing roles of mothers and fathers in child care. Experts also need to pay more attention to family violence involving stepchildren given the increasing numbers of blended families.
"We've learned that domestic homicides are actually probably one of the most preventable types of homicide," Dawson said.
Several child-killings have made the news in recent months: A Winnipeg woman was charged with killing her two-month-old daughter, a Montreal man killed his 10-month-old-son and then himself, a woman threw her six-month-old child from an apartment in New York City.
"There are often risk markers, there are often situational factors; if there was public and professional awareness of the risks to children, there may have been more immediate interventions."
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Three months after gaining custody, dad beats 7-year-old daughter to death for saying "I don't love you" (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
The mother losing custody when her daughter turned seven is directly related to sharia law. Father custody is MANDATED by law--and we see what the horrible results are for women and children again and again. This is the "utopia" the fathers rights folks want for us.
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/saudi-dad-beats-7-year-old-daughter-death-saying-i-dont-love-you-650499
Saudi dad beats 7-year-old daughter to death for saying 'I don't love you'
By Johnlee Varghese | Updated: October 14, 2015 15:09 IST
A Saudi man reportedly beat his seven-year-old daughter to death in Riyadh after she told him that she does not love him. The incident took place on the day of Eid Al Adha, the feast of Sacrifice on 24 September, police sources said.
Yara, the victim, was living with her father in Riyadh for the last three months. Her mother had separated from her father and has been raising the child till she was seven years old. "Her father refused to allow her live with me and three months ago, she went to live with him in Riyadh as per the regulations. She did not wish to move in with him, and she was very unhappy," the mother told Saudi daily Al Watan.
On 24 September, the father asked the child if she loved him, to which she replied "I don't love you". Furious at the reaction, the angry father ripped off a pipe from the air conditioner in the room and hit her with it. He then smashed her head with a metal can, police said.
The father in his statement told the police that he was trying to educate her. After punishing the child, he locked her up in a room. But later when he checked up on her, he saw that her condition had deteriorated. The child died on the way to the hospital, he told police.
The case is still pending in the court and the investigation is still on. The father is yet to be arrested.
But as the reports of the incident appeared in media, many in Saudi reacted with outrage against the actions of the father. "This is a most heinous crime and the criminal should be buried alive," Gulf News quoted a social media user, Abu Nawas.
Another social media user, Noor said "He should be put to death without delay."
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/saudi-dad-beats-7-year-old-daughter-death-saying-i-dont-love-you-650499
Saudi dad beats 7-year-old daughter to death for saying 'I don't love you'
By Johnlee Varghese | Updated: October 14, 2015 15:09 IST
A Saudi man reportedly beat his seven-year-old daughter to death in Riyadh after she told him that she does not love him. The incident took place on the day of Eid Al Adha, the feast of Sacrifice on 24 September, police sources said.
Yara, the victim, was living with her father in Riyadh for the last three months. Her mother had separated from her father and has been raising the child till she was seven years old. "Her father refused to allow her live with me and three months ago, she went to live with him in Riyadh as per the regulations. She did not wish to move in with him, and she was very unhappy," the mother told Saudi daily Al Watan.
On 24 September, the father asked the child if she loved him, to which she replied "I don't love you". Furious at the reaction, the angry father ripped off a pipe from the air conditioner in the room and hit her with it. He then smashed her head with a metal can, police said.
The father in his statement told the police that he was trying to educate her. After punishing the child, he locked her up in a room. But later when he checked up on her, he saw that her condition had deteriorated. The child died on the way to the hospital, he told police.
The case is still pending in the court and the investigation is still on. The father is yet to be arrested.
But as the reports of the incident appeared in media, many in Saudi reacted with outrage against the actions of the father. "This is a most heinous crime and the criminal should be buried alive," Gulf News quoted a social media user, Abu Nawas.
Another social media user, Noor said "He should be put to death without delay."
Drunk, abusive formerly custodial dad assaults daycare worker for not handing over kids (Ronan, Montana)
It appears that this drunken lunatic of a father had custody before he lost it to CPS. Notice that there is NO MENTION of the mother. The unnamed girlfriend does not appear to be the mom, and I think daycare would have recognized the mother of these kids had she been caring for them.
So what happened to Mom? Who gave the idiot custody to begin with?
http://thenewsreports.com/day-care-worker-assaulted-for-not-handing-over-children-to-drunken-father/25451/kevin-sawyer
Day Care Worker Assaulted for Not Handing Over Children to Drunken Father
October 14, 2015
By Kevin Sawyer
A Montana day care worker was severely beaten and injured when she tried to protect three young children form a drunken father. A day care worker in Ronan, Montana was violently attacked when she refused to hand over three of her charges to the father of the children because he had no legal custody and because he was drunk. Martha McClure has been hospitalized for her injuries and remains afflicted with double vision due to the attack.
Francis Jackson, 31, father of three children who attend Martha’s Mini Day Care Center, showed up there last week accompanied by a woman who has not been identified. He demanded that his three children, all of whom are younger than 4 years old, be handed over to him, according to The Huffington Post.
When Jackson showed up at the day care center, he demanded that McClure release his children into his custody. McClure told police that she could smell alcohol on Jackson and refused to let the children go. McClure was aware that the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Child Protective Services had recently revoked Jackson’s custody rights and that he was not allowed to be anywhere near his children. The Child Protective Services agency currently has the legal custody of Jackson’s children.
When Jackson became agitated, McClure managed to push Jackson out of the room they were in and secured the door behind him. Jackson, then, became enraged and began hurling children’s toys, which included a small tricycle, at the dividing windows in an effort to get in. McClure, then, went out into the other room to confront Jackson and the woman that was with him.
McClure and Jackson were having angry words when the other woman smashed McClure in the face with a snow shovel. Jackson, right after, punched McClure in the face and then both Jackson and the woman hurried from the building without taking the children.
Jackson was arrested by police on the Kalispel Indian Reservation and was immediately charged with aggravated burglary. The woman who was with Jackson has yet to be arrested or identified. Police say charges and decisions are pending regarding the woman who hit McClure in the face with a snow shovel.
McClure had surgery done to her eyes and face and a social media photo shows her with two black eyes and some severe facial bruises and injuries. Her stepdaughter stated that McClure is “still in high spirits” and is anxious to return to work.
So what happened to Mom? Who gave the idiot custody to begin with?
http://thenewsreports.com/day-care-worker-assaulted-for-not-handing-over-children-to-drunken-father/25451/kevin-sawyer
Day Care Worker Assaulted for Not Handing Over Children to Drunken Father
October 14, 2015
By Kevin Sawyer
A Montana day care worker was severely beaten and injured when she tried to protect three young children form a drunken father. A day care worker in Ronan, Montana was violently attacked when she refused to hand over three of her charges to the father of the children because he had no legal custody and because he was drunk. Martha McClure has been hospitalized for her injuries and remains afflicted with double vision due to the attack.
Francis Jackson, 31, father of three children who attend Martha’s Mini Day Care Center, showed up there last week accompanied by a woman who has not been identified. He demanded that his three children, all of whom are younger than 4 years old, be handed over to him, according to The Huffington Post.
When Jackson showed up at the day care center, he demanded that McClure release his children into his custody. McClure told police that she could smell alcohol on Jackson and refused to let the children go. McClure was aware that the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Child Protective Services had recently revoked Jackson’s custody rights and that he was not allowed to be anywhere near his children. The Child Protective Services agency currently has the legal custody of Jackson’s children.
When Jackson became agitated, McClure managed to push Jackson out of the room they were in and secured the door behind him. Jackson, then, became enraged and began hurling children’s toys, which included a small tricycle, at the dividing windows in an effort to get in. McClure, then, went out into the other room to confront Jackson and the woman that was with him.
McClure and Jackson were having angry words when the other woman smashed McClure in the face with a snow shovel. Jackson, right after, punched McClure in the face and then both Jackson and the woman hurried from the building without taking the children.
Jackson was arrested by police on the Kalispel Indian Reservation and was immediately charged with aggravated burglary. The woman who was with Jackson has yet to be arrested or identified. Police say charges and decisions are pending regarding the woman who hit McClure in the face with a snow shovel.
McClure had surgery done to her eyes and face and a social media photo shows her with two black eyes and some severe facial bruises and injuries. Her stepdaughter stated that McClure is “still in high spirits” and is anxious to return to work.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
"Primary caretaker" dad pleads guilty to involutary manslaughter in death of 3-month-old son; threw baby into because he was "frustrated" (Macon, Georgia)
Dad is identified as RICHARD ALLEN HICKS.
http://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article38849418.html
Macon father sentenced to prison in infant son’s 2012 death
Richard Allen Hicks, 28, of Macon, pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2012 death of his infant son, Desmond.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by two years on probation.
By AMY LEIGH WOMACK
A little more than two years after Richard Allen Hicks was injured in a grenade attack in Iraq, he was charged with murder in the death of his 3-month-old son.
Hicks had served about five years in the U.S. Army.
After receiving the purple heart and other awards, he was honorably discharged in July 2011, his lawyer, Mark Beberman said during a Monday hearing in Bibb County Superior Court.
After finding it difficult to land a job, Hicks became the primary caregiver for his three children.
July 14, 2012, the mother of his youngest child, 3-month-old Desmond, came home and found the boy seemingly asleep on Hicks’ chest, said prosecutor Kevin Ströberg.
“She picked up Desmond and he wasn’t responsive. He wasn’t breathing,” Ströberg said.
After an unsuccessful attempt to revive the child by CPR, he was rushed to a local hospital where doctors discovered he had a fractured skull and a brain bleed.
The boy’s ribs also were fractured, Ströberg said.
Desmond was declared brain dead two days later, Ströberg said.
Hicks, 28, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by two years on probation.
Once released, Hicks also must complete Bibb County’s Veterans Court program as a condition of his probation.
Ströberg said Hicks initially denied knowing his son was ill, but later admitted he threw him into a bassinet after becoming “frustrated” by the child’s crying.
The injuries Desmond suffered couldn’t have been the result of an accident unless he’d “fallen from a height of two stories,” Ströberg said.
Had the case gone to trial, Beberman said he would have argued that Desmond’s death was an accident and his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The boy’s head struck a plastic music box attached to the bassinet, likely causing a slow brain bleed, he said.
Children suffering such an injury have been known to cry at first, but then get quiet and go to sleep and show no outward signs that something’s wrong as the brain swells, Beberman said.
There’s a good chance the rib injuries are a result of the CPR attempt, he said.
Hicks has been held at the county jail since his July 16, 2012, arrest, according to jail records.
http://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article38849418.html
Macon father sentenced to prison in infant son’s 2012 death
Richard Allen Hicks, 28, of Macon, pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2012 death of his infant son, Desmond.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by two years on probation.
By AMY LEIGH WOMACK
A little more than two years after Richard Allen Hicks was injured in a grenade attack in Iraq, he was charged with murder in the death of his 3-month-old son.
Hicks had served about five years in the U.S. Army.
After receiving the purple heart and other awards, he was honorably discharged in July 2011, his lawyer, Mark Beberman said during a Monday hearing in Bibb County Superior Court.
After finding it difficult to land a job, Hicks became the primary caregiver for his three children.
July 14, 2012, the mother of his youngest child, 3-month-old Desmond, came home and found the boy seemingly asleep on Hicks’ chest, said prosecutor Kevin Ströberg.
“She picked up Desmond and he wasn’t responsive. He wasn’t breathing,” Ströberg said.
After an unsuccessful attempt to revive the child by CPR, he was rushed to a local hospital where doctors discovered he had a fractured skull and a brain bleed.
The boy’s ribs also were fractured, Ströberg said.
Desmond was declared brain dead two days later, Ströberg said.
Hicks, 28, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by two years on probation.
Once released, Hicks also must complete Bibb County’s Veterans Court program as a condition of his probation.
Ströberg said Hicks initially denied knowing his son was ill, but later admitted he threw him into a bassinet after becoming “frustrated” by the child’s crying.
The injuries Desmond suffered couldn’t have been the result of an accident unless he’d “fallen from a height of two stories,” Ströberg said.
Had the case gone to trial, Beberman said he would have argued that Desmond’s death was an accident and his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The boy’s head struck a plastic music box attached to the bassinet, likely causing a slow brain bleed, he said.
Children suffering such an injury have been known to cry at first, but then get quiet and go to sleep and show no outward signs that something’s wrong as the brain swells, Beberman said.
There’s a good chance the rib injuries are a result of the CPR attempt, he said.
Hicks has been held at the county jail since his July 16, 2012, arrest, according to jail records.
Dad convicted of 1st-degree homicide in death of infant son (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Dad is identified as DAVID A. ALLEN SR.
http://www.channel3000.com/news/jury-convicts-milwaukee-father-in-shaken-baby-death-trial/35801882
Jury convicts Milwaukee father in shaken baby death trial
Published On: Oct 12 2015 03:53:56 PM CDT
MILWAUKEE - A jury has convicted a Milwaukee man accused of physical abuse that prosecutors said led to the 2013 death of his infant son.
Thirty-four-year-old David A. Allen Sr. was convicted Monday of first-degree reckless homicide, as well child abuse and child neglect, each causing great bodily injury.
The Journal Sentinel reports Allen faces up to 57 years in prison when he's sentenced Dec. 17.
Defense attorneys had brought in experts who challenged the medical presumption of shaken baby syndrome and Allen's own confession to abusing his son, known as Junior.
Doctors who testified for prosecutors said Junior's injuries were a classic case of shaken baby syndrome.
In closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson called the testimony by defense experts a "courtroom controversy," not a real medical debate.
http://www.channel3000.com/news/jury-convicts-milwaukee-father-in-shaken-baby-death-trial/35801882
Jury convicts Milwaukee father in shaken baby death trial
Published On: Oct 12 2015 03:53:56 PM CDT
MILWAUKEE - A jury has convicted a Milwaukee man accused of physical abuse that prosecutors said led to the 2013 death of his infant son.
Thirty-four-year-old David A. Allen Sr. was convicted Monday of first-degree reckless homicide, as well child abuse and child neglect, each causing great bodily injury.
The Journal Sentinel reports Allen faces up to 57 years in prison when he's sentenced Dec. 17.
Defense attorneys had brought in experts who challenged the medical presumption of shaken baby syndrome and Allen's own confession to abusing his son, known as Junior.
Doctors who testified for prosecutors said Junior's injuries were a classic case of shaken baby syndrome.
In closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson called the testimony by defense experts a "courtroom controversy," not a real medical debate.
Dad charged in shooting of 7-year-old daughter (Kansas City, Missouri)
Dad is identified as CRAIG TINSELY.
http://www.kshb.com/news/young-girl-suffers-non-life-threatening-injuries-in-shooting
UPDATE: Father charged in shooting of his 7-year-old daughter
The victim is expected to be OK
Nick Sloan, Ali Hoxie , Gary Brauer, Jane Monreal
12:19 PM, Oct 11, 2015 6:04 PM, Oct 12, 2015
Father shoots 7-year-old daughter, Kansas City police say
KSHB KANSAS CITY, Mo. - UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said a 32-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of his 7-year-old daughter.
Craig Tinsely faces two counts of first-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action.
According to court records, police were dispatched to the 8400 block of E. 93rd Terrace on Sunday and found the 7-year-old girl bleeding from the left hand and crying. She was transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment. Officers reported it appeared she also had a gunshot wound to the lower left back. Witnesses told police that the girl had come crying into a bedroom in the residence and the defendant pulled a gun from under the mattress and fired at the child.
Tinsley was earlier convicted of child abuse.
One witness told police the defendant fired the weapon four or five times.
Prosecutors have requested a bond of $150,000 cash.
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Kansas City police are investigating after a young girl was allegedly shot by her father on Sunday.
The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. Sunday on the 8400 block of E. 93rd Terrace in Kansas City, Mo.
Investigators confirm the 7-year-old was shot in the hand.
In a tweet, Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forté said the father was "allegedly drug impaired."
http://www.kshb.com/news/young-girl-suffers-non-life-threatening-injuries-in-shooting
UPDATE: Father charged in shooting of his 7-year-old daughter
The victim is expected to be OK
Nick Sloan, Ali Hoxie , Gary Brauer, Jane Monreal
12:19 PM, Oct 11, 2015 6:04 PM, Oct 12, 2015
Father shoots 7-year-old daughter, Kansas City police say
KSHB KANSAS CITY, Mo. - UPDATE, Oct. 12: The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said a 32-year-old man has been charged in the shooting of his 7-year-old daughter.
Craig Tinsely faces two counts of first-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action.
According to court records, police were dispatched to the 8400 block of E. 93rd Terrace on Sunday and found the 7-year-old girl bleeding from the left hand and crying. She was transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment. Officers reported it appeared she also had a gunshot wound to the lower left back. Witnesses told police that the girl had come crying into a bedroom in the residence and the defendant pulled a gun from under the mattress and fired at the child.
Tinsley was earlier convicted of child abuse.
One witness told police the defendant fired the weapon four or five times.
Prosecutors have requested a bond of $150,000 cash.
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Kansas City police are investigating after a young girl was allegedly shot by her father on Sunday.
The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. Sunday on the 8400 block of E. 93rd Terrace in Kansas City, Mo.
Investigators confirm the 7-year-old was shot in the hand.
In a tweet, Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forté said the father was "allegedly drug impaired."
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