Father RICHARD ENRIGHT admitted to "rocking" his son two-month-old son violently when the baby was crying. Dad also admitted that he had "anger management problems" and to handling the baby "roughly" in the past, despite his wife telling him not to do so. The baby ended up hospitalized with a subdural hematoma in his brain and a retinal hemorrage. Dad was facing a first-degree assault charge, but killed himself during a standoff with the Durham, New Hampshire police.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Durham+suicide+victim+faced+charges+for+shaking+his+baby&articleId=8ba16b7d-deb5-4d72-8f0b-2b2dc63a75c5
Durham suicide victim faced charges for shaking his baby
By ROGER AMSDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent Friday, Jun. 12, 2009
Franklin – The Sanbornton man who killed himself during a standoff with police in Durham late Thursday night was facing a first degree assault charge for allegedly shaking his two-month-old son violently.
Richard Enright, 38, then of Hill, was taken into custody by State Police on Feb. 11 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon after threatening to take his own life after having been questioned in connection with an apparent shaken baby syndrome incident.
State Trooper John Marasco said in an affidavit that Enright called himself a "monster" who was going to have to answer in court for what he had done.
Police were called into the investigation on Feb. 11 by Dr. Kent Hymel, a pediatrician who had treated the infant at the hospital. He told them the baby had suffered a subdural hematoma in his brain as well as a retinal hemorrhage, indicative of a shaken baby type of injury, according to the affidavit.
The baby’s mother, Jennifer Enright, told police that the incident took place on Sunday, Feb. 8. The baby had been crying and was very agitated. She said that her husband came into the room and took the baby from her so she could put her other child to bed.
According to the affidavit, the baby stopped crying shortly thereafter as her husband was carrying him. When the mother said that the baby didn’t look right, her husband replied that the child was just sleeping.
She said that when she took the baby, the infant’s breathing was "very labored and that he was very pale and not moving.’’ Jennifer Enright then placed the baby on a dressing table and called 911. The baby was later taken to the Lebanon hospital.
Marasco’s affidavit says that when the father was questioned on Feb. 11 he said that he did not intentionally hurt the baby but admitted to "rocking’" him violently, which could have caused the injuries.
Enright also admitted that he had anger management problems and had handled the baby roughly in the past and had been told by his wife not to handle the baby in that manner.
After the State Police interview was completed, the officers met with Jennifer Enright and a Division of Children, Youth and Families social worker. It was decided that the child would remain in the hospital for further testing and that Richard Enright would go home with his parents until the tests were conclusive.
According to the affidavit, after the father left, he "indicated that he was not going to be around to hurt the baby anymore. He further stated to his family members that he could not promise his wife that he would not hurt himself."
It was shortly after that that Richard Enright was taken into custody. He was arrested on Feb. 12 at 1:30 a.m. by Trooper Marasco and held at the Merrimack County jail until he was arraigned later that day in Franklin District Court.
Probable cause was found by Judge Edward Gordon to bind the case over to Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord.
The case had not yet been scheduled for trial.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Judge orders mental review for custodial dad accused of eating eyes (Bakersfield, California)
What can you say about dad ANGELO MENDOZA, SR. that hasn't been said before? This PCP-using father-freak left his four-year-old son bloody and naked, after biting his body--and the child's eyes. And although this latest news update doesn't mention it, Mendoza--despite having more than 20 prior criminal cases in his name--had FULL CUSTODY of the little boy. Yup, it's really hard for dads to get custody, right?
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49111786.html
Judge orders mental review for dad accused of eating eyes
Angelo Mendoza Sr. is seen earlier this month during a brief court appearance.
Story Created: Jun 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jun 25, 2009 at 8:12 PM PDT
By BakersfieldNow.com Staff
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A judge has ordered a mental competency review for Angelo Mendoza Sr., who is accused of biting out his 4-year-old son's eyes. Mendoza, who faces charges of mayhem, torture and child cruelty, was a no-show during the Thursday hearing. His arraignment has been delayed multiple times because he was reportedly in poor medical condition and uncommunicative.
The 34-year-old man is accused of attacking his son, Angelo Mendoza Jr., on April 28. The child, who was discovered by a neighbor lying naked in a bloody heap on the floor of an Ohio Drive apartment, told officers, "My daddy ate my eyes," and, "Daddy bit my eyes and hands," according to Bakersfield police reports.
Mendoza is in a wheelchair with a spinal cord injury, and police said he rolled away from his apartment after allegedly attacking his son and started hacking away at his leg with an ax.
Police reported that Mendoza was showing signs of being under the influence of the psychedelic drug best known as PCP or angel dust during the alleged abuse.
Criminal proceedings have been suspended pending the outcome of the mental competency hearing on July 23, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office.
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/49111786.html
Judge orders mental review for dad accused of eating eyes
Angelo Mendoza Sr. is seen earlier this month during a brief court appearance.
Story Created: Jun 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM PDT
Story Updated: Jun 25, 2009 at 8:12 PM PDT
By BakersfieldNow.com Staff
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A judge has ordered a mental competency review for Angelo Mendoza Sr., who is accused of biting out his 4-year-old son's eyes. Mendoza, who faces charges of mayhem, torture and child cruelty, was a no-show during the Thursday hearing. His arraignment has been delayed multiple times because he was reportedly in poor medical condition and uncommunicative.
The 34-year-old man is accused of attacking his son, Angelo Mendoza Jr., on April 28. The child, who was discovered by a neighbor lying naked in a bloody heap on the floor of an Ohio Drive apartment, told officers, "My daddy ate my eyes," and, "Daddy bit my eyes and hands," according to Bakersfield police reports.
Mendoza is in a wheelchair with a spinal cord injury, and police said he rolled away from his apartment after allegedly attacking his son and started hacking away at his leg with an ax.
Police reported that Mendoza was showing signs of being under the influence of the psychedelic drug best known as PCP or angel dust during the alleged abuse.
Criminal proceedings have been suspended pending the outcome of the mental competency hearing on July 23, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office.
Dad to be tried for murder after son's death linked to childhood abuse (Banning, California)
Eight years ago, father JOSE ROGELIO MONCADA was sentenced to prison after he beat his infant son "to the point of paralysis, blindness, and retardation." Later on, the child also developed cerebral palsy.
Needless to say, the baby was crying, which apparently annoyed Moncado, so he slammed the baby's head into the couch and shook him until the baby stopped breathing. The baby had skull fractures and bleeding.
Now the child has died from long-term health complications related to his injuries, so Dad will be tried for murder.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/banning/stories/PE_News_Local_E_echarges19.447eaf1.html
Banning man to be tried for murder after son's death linked to childhood abuse
10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009
By JOHN ASBURY
The Press-Enterprise
Jose Rogelio Moncada was sentenced to prison eight years ago after he confessed to beating his son Joseph to the point of paralysis, blindness and retardation when the infant wouldn't stop crying.
After the Banning boy died suddenly last fall and a pathologist said it was from the injuries he suffered as an infant, Moncada will be tried for murder.
Moncada, 30, who was serving a sentence of 10 years and four months in state prison, was returned to a Riverside County jail this week after prosecutors filed charges against him in his son's death in September.
"Joseph would probably not have died had it not been for the brain injuries that he suffered as an infant at the hands of his father," a pathologist told police and prosecutors, according to the arrest declaration.
In 2001, Moncada pleaded guilty to child abuse, in exchange for prosecutors dismissing an attempted murder charge, according to court records.
Moncada told police that when Joseph wouldn't stop crying, he slammed the infant's head into the couch and shook him until he stopped breathing, according to a declaration in support of an arrest warrant.
Joseph suffered skull fractures and hemorrhaging from the beating, became blind and paralyzed, and developed cerebral palsy, according to court documents.
On Sept. 25, Joseph Moncada -- by then 8 years old -- was riding the bus to school when he died. Coroner's officials notified Banning police, Lt. Mike West said.
An autopsy concluded the cause of death was a ruptured stomach, which was a result of complications from shaken-baby syndrome, according to the arrest warrant declaration.
Moncada is scheduled to be arraigned July 2. He could face life in prison if convicted.
Needless to say, the baby was crying, which apparently annoyed Moncado, so he slammed the baby's head into the couch and shook him until the baby stopped breathing. The baby had skull fractures and bleeding.
Now the child has died from long-term health complications related to his injuries, so Dad will be tried for murder.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/banning/stories/PE_News_Local_E_echarges19.447eaf1.html
Banning man to be tried for murder after son's death linked to childhood abuse
10:00 PM PDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009
By JOHN ASBURY
The Press-Enterprise
Jose Rogelio Moncada was sentenced to prison eight years ago after he confessed to beating his son Joseph to the point of paralysis, blindness and retardation when the infant wouldn't stop crying.
After the Banning boy died suddenly last fall and a pathologist said it was from the injuries he suffered as an infant, Moncada will be tried for murder.
Moncada, 30, who was serving a sentence of 10 years and four months in state prison, was returned to a Riverside County jail this week after prosecutors filed charges against him in his son's death in September.
"Joseph would probably not have died had it not been for the brain injuries that he suffered as an infant at the hands of his father," a pathologist told police and prosecutors, according to the arrest declaration.
In 2001, Moncada pleaded guilty to child abuse, in exchange for prosecutors dismissing an attempted murder charge, according to court records.
Moncada told police that when Joseph wouldn't stop crying, he slammed the infant's head into the couch and shook him until he stopped breathing, according to a declaration in support of an arrest warrant.
Joseph suffered skull fractures and hemorrhaging from the beating, became blind and paralyzed, and developed cerebral palsy, according to court documents.
On Sept. 25, Joseph Moncada -- by then 8 years old -- was riding the bus to school when he died. Coroner's officials notified Banning police, Lt. Mike West said.
An autopsy concluded the cause of death was a ruptured stomach, which was a result of complications from shaken-baby syndrome, according to the arrest warrant declaration.
Moncada is scheduled to be arraigned July 2. He could face life in prison if convicted.
Dad sentenced to jail for 2 years for violently shaking 3-month-old son (Winnipeg, Canada)
UNNAMED DAD has been sent to jail for two years after admitting to violently shaking his three-month-old son. The baby suffered significant retinal bleeding, a subdural hematoma, and brain atrophy. Of course, Dad was "caretaking" at the time (and may have been custodial; the news account is not clear). When his 14-month-old daughter rocked the crying baby in his car seat, Dad pushed the girl away and "angrily yanked" the baby, causing the baby's head to snap back and forth and bang against Dad's shoulder.
Here's the interesting part: the baby had been taken by Child and Family Services at birth and had "just recently been returned to this father's custody" at the time of the assault.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2009/06/18/9835946-sun.html
Baby-shaker receives two-year sentence
By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 18th June 2009, 4:40am
A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to two years in jail after admitting to violently shaking his three-month-old son.
Judge Tracey Lord gave the man double time credit of one year for time served, cutting his sentence in half.
The 21-year-old man can not be named to protect the identity of his son.
Court heard Tuesday the boy was seized by Child and Family Services at birth and had just recently been returned to his father's custody at the time of the December 2008 assault.
The man was at home with the boy and his 14-month old daughter when the girl started rocking the crying boy in a car seat, said Crown attorney Jennifer Mann.
The man pushed his daughter away and angrily yanked the baby from the car seat, causing his head to snap back and forth and bang into the man's shoulder, Mann said.
The boy suffered several seizures and was taken to hospital where a doctor determined he had suffered "significant trauma" consistent with shaken baby syndrome, including "significant" retinal bleeding, a subdural hematoma, and brain atrophy, Mann said.
Doctors say it is too early to tell if the boy's development will be impaired as a result of his injury, Mann told court.
The man initially declined to provide a police statement on the advice of his lawyer but later "came clean" in separate admissions to the boy's mother, a CFS worker, and police.
Lord sentenced the man to an additional two years supervised probation.
Here's the interesting part: the baby had been taken by Child and Family Services at birth and had "just recently been returned to this father's custody" at the time of the assault.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winnipeg/2009/06/18/9835946-sun.html
Baby-shaker receives two-year sentence
By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA
Last Updated: 18th June 2009, 4:40am
A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to two years in jail after admitting to violently shaking his three-month-old son.
Judge Tracey Lord gave the man double time credit of one year for time served, cutting his sentence in half.
The 21-year-old man can not be named to protect the identity of his son.
Court heard Tuesday the boy was seized by Child and Family Services at birth and had just recently been returned to his father's custody at the time of the December 2008 assault.
The man was at home with the boy and his 14-month old daughter when the girl started rocking the crying boy in a car seat, said Crown attorney Jennifer Mann.
The man pushed his daughter away and angrily yanked the baby from the car seat, causing his head to snap back and forth and bang into the man's shoulder, Mann said.
The boy suffered several seizures and was taken to hospital where a doctor determined he had suffered "significant trauma" consistent with shaken baby syndrome, including "significant" retinal bleeding, a subdural hematoma, and brain atrophy, Mann said.
Doctors say it is too early to tell if the boy's development will be impaired as a result of his injury, Mann told court.
The man initially declined to provide a police statement on the advice of his lawyer but later "came clean" in separate admissions to the boy's mother, a CFS worker, and police.
Lord sentenced the man to an additional two years supervised probation.
"Primary caretaker" stepdad shakes 15-week-old baby girl; she's in intensive care (Lafayette, Indiana)
"Primary caretaker" and stepdad MATTHEW D. SCHULTZ has been arrested for shaking his 15-week-old stepdaughter "four or five" times, causing blood on the brain and retinal hemorrhages. The baby is now in intensive care. Schultz, who is unemployed and is serving as the "primary caretaker" while his wife is working, says he was "stressed." He has admitted to being "verbally degrading" and "getting frustrated" with the baby's crying. (There's that thing with dads and crying again....)
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090624/NEWS03/906240333
Baby hospitalized, stepfather jailed
By SOPHIA VORAVONG • svoravong@jconline.com • June 24, 2009
A 15-week-old Lafayette girl is being treated for severe head injuries, allegedly caused when she was shaken four to five separate times by her stepfather.
Chloe Schulz had blood on her brain and retinal hemorrhages when she was examined last week by doctors at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, according to court documents.
She was placed in intensive care after initial treatment in the emergency room, Detective Joe Clyde of the Lafayette Police Department said Tuesday.
"Her survivability, we hope, is good," he said. "As far as permanent damage, that's unknown as of right now. ... Her injuries were pretty serious."
Chloe's stepfather, Matthew T. Schulz, 20, was arrested late Monday afternoon. He is charged in Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 with neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury, a Class B felony.
Schulz was being held Tuesday in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a $50,000 surety bond.
Tippecanoe County's online court database does not indicate whether Schulz has been appointed or obtained an attorney.
Jennifer Strempka, a spokeswoman for Clarian Health, which operates Riley, said Tuesday that she could not confirm or deny whether Chloe was a patient there.
Clyde said Schulz and his wife, Valerie, also 20, took Chloe to St. Elizabeth Medical Center on Friday afternoon. The girl was foaming at the mouth and her eyes were crossed, according to a probable cause affidavit filed with the criminal charge.
Chloe had already been flown via helicopter to Riley by the time investigators arrived.
Clyde said Schulz, who is not employed, was Chloe's primary caregiver while his wife was at work. The family lived in an apartment on Lafayette's south end.
He said Chloe's various levels of injury indicate that she was shaken on different occasions over the past two months.
According to the affidavit, Schulz at first denied harming the girl -- explaining that there were instances when she fell from a swing and a bed and when he accidentally dropped Chloe into her car seat.
He later admitted to getting frustrated and verbally degrading the girl and shaking Chloe to stop her crying. Schulz allegedly said he was stressed from being unemployed and by his marriage, the baby and his in-laws' expectations.
Clyde said Schulz is not Chloe's biological father, though he is listed as her father on the girl's birth certificate. He said the investigation is ongoing.
Schulz appeared before a magistrate Tuesday afternoon for his initial hearing. The prosecutor's office also filed paperwork Monday ordering that Schulz not contact his wife or stepdaughter.
Clyde said no other children lived in the home.
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090624/NEWS03/906240333
Baby hospitalized, stepfather jailed
By SOPHIA VORAVONG • svoravong@jconline.com • June 24, 2009
A 15-week-old Lafayette girl is being treated for severe head injuries, allegedly caused when she was shaken four to five separate times by her stepfather.
Chloe Schulz had blood on her brain and retinal hemorrhages when she was examined last week by doctors at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, according to court documents.
She was placed in intensive care after initial treatment in the emergency room, Detective Joe Clyde of the Lafayette Police Department said Tuesday.
"Her survivability, we hope, is good," he said. "As far as permanent damage, that's unknown as of right now. ... Her injuries were pretty serious."
Chloe's stepfather, Matthew T. Schulz, 20, was arrested late Monday afternoon. He is charged in Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 with neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury, a Class B felony.
Schulz was being held Tuesday in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a $50,000 surety bond.
Tippecanoe County's online court database does not indicate whether Schulz has been appointed or obtained an attorney.
Jennifer Strempka, a spokeswoman for Clarian Health, which operates Riley, said Tuesday that she could not confirm or deny whether Chloe was a patient there.
Clyde said Schulz and his wife, Valerie, also 20, took Chloe to St. Elizabeth Medical Center on Friday afternoon. The girl was foaming at the mouth and her eyes were crossed, according to a probable cause affidavit filed with the criminal charge.
Chloe had already been flown via helicopter to Riley by the time investigators arrived.
Clyde said Schulz, who is not employed, was Chloe's primary caregiver while his wife was at work. The family lived in an apartment on Lafayette's south end.
He said Chloe's various levels of injury indicate that she was shaken on different occasions over the past two months.
According to the affidavit, Schulz at first denied harming the girl -- explaining that there were instances when she fell from a swing and a bed and when he accidentally dropped Chloe into her car seat.
He later admitted to getting frustrated and verbally degrading the girl and shaking Chloe to stop her crying. Schulz allegedly said he was stressed from being unemployed and by his marriage, the baby and his in-laws' expectations.
Clyde said Schulz is not Chloe's biological father, though he is listed as her father on the girl's birth certificate. He said the investigation is ongoing.
Schulz appeared before a magistrate Tuesday afternoon for his initial hearing. The prosecutor's office also filed paperwork Monday ordering that Schulz not contact his wife or stepdaughter.
Clyde said no other children lived in the home.
Boyfriend called "dad" on trial for torturing, beating to death two-year-old boy (Escondido, California)
JOSE MAURICE CASTENADA, the man that his girlfriend's children called "Dad," is on trial for the beating death of her two-year-old son in 2005. "Dad" is charged with torture and first-degree murder. According to the autopsy, the little boy had a torn liver, a fractured skull, bruises and red marks all over his body, and "long, thin welts" on his genitalia. On the fatal day, Castenada apparently punched the boy, strangled him, and slammed him into a wall.
The girlfriend's daughter has testified that Castenada made the little boy live in a closet and habitually beat him. The sicko even videotaped the boy while naked, with the boy being forced to point out his bruises and welts.
As for the mother, she has testified that Castenada also beat her from Christmas 2004 to June 2005, and that she had screamed at Castenada to stop during the final beating. But she will be serving 16 years for voluntary manslaughter anyway, 'cause somehow she was supposed to stop this sadist.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/06/25/news/sandiego/z597d6f9929bf7d1f882575e0005c8cb7.txt
ESCONDIDO: Trial of man accused in toddler killing nearing end
The girlfriend's daughter has testified that Castenada made the little boy live in a closet and habitually beat him. The sicko even videotaped the boy while naked, with the boy being forced to point out his bruises and welts.
As for the mother, she has testified that Castenada also beat her from Christmas 2004 to June 2005, and that she had screamed at Castenada to stop during the final beating. But she will be serving 16 years for voluntary manslaughter anyway, 'cause somehow she was supposed to stop this sadist.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/06/25/news/sandiego/z597d6f9929bf7d1f882575e0005c8cb7.txt
ESCONDIDO: Trial of man accused in toddler killing nearing end
By SARAH GORDON - sgordon@nctimes.com
Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:35 PM PDT
VISTA ---- On Thursday, the grim anniversary of an Escondido toddler's death, a prosecutor told a North County jury that the boyfriend of the child's mother murdered him in a vicious beating that followed months of sadistic abuse.
"Four years ago at this time, a little boy was being beaten to death at the hands of a man he believed was his father," prosecutor Lucy Weismantel told the jury in the Vista courtroom.
The remarks came as part of the closing arguments in the more than monthlong trial of Jose Maurice Castenada, 24, accused of inflicting the fatal blows on 2-year-old Cesar Razo in the family's Escondido apartment on June 25, 2005.
If convicted of first-degree murder and an allegation of torture, Castenada could face the death penalty.
In his closing arguments, defense attorney Allen Bloom argued the boy’s mother, Maria Razo, could have administered the fatal beating, and that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Castenada was responsible.
"There isn’t any camera that was in that room at the time Cesar died," Bloom said.
The boy died about 20 minutes after the couple took him unconscious to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. The pair told doctors he had fallen from a swing set.
The child's mother has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse. She is serving a sentence of 16 years 8 months in prison and testified against Castenada during his trial.
On Thursday, Weismantel told the jury that Razo was a "doormat" who had been controlled by a bullying, violent Castenada.
The prosecutor said Razo did nothing to stop Castenada from beating her, Cesar or her daughter Dulce Razo, 5, at the time of her brother's death, and stood by while he administered Cesar's final beating. However, Weismantel argued, Razo's testimony about Cesar's death was believable, corroborated by Dulce's testimony and physical evidence.
"On June 25, he beat (Cesar), he punched him, he strangled him, he slammed him against a wall, Ms. Razo testified," the prosecutor said.
An autopsy revealed that Cesar, who had a torn liver and a fractured skull, died from injuries to his head and abdomen.
The jury on Thursday reviewed the boy’s autopsy photos showing bruising and red marks on nearly his entire body, with multiple bruises on his head and large bruises and welts covering his torso. There also were what appeared to be long, thin welts on his genitalia.
Weismantel also asked the jury to recall Dulce's videotaped testimony describing how Castenada had beaten her brother on the day he died.
The little girl also recalled how the man she called "Mauricio" made her brother live in a closet, habitually beat him with hangers, cords and belts and punched him until he threw up.
Maria Razo also testified to Castenada's violence during the trial, attorneys said, saying that he beat her from Christmas 2004 until June 2005.
Bloom, the defense attorney, began his closing arguments by asking the jury to question Maria Razo's credibility. He said she was depressed and had attempted suicide in the months before her son's death, suggesting she was mentally disturbed and not to be believed. And he cited a lack of independent evidence to support her account that Castenada was habitually abusive.
Bloom asked jurors to recall expert testimony that trace amounts of blood found in the closet refuted the notion that the boy was chronically beaten. And he pointed to a roommate's testimony that he heard nothing during the 20 minutes Castenada was allegedly beating Cesar, with Maria Razo screaming at him to stop.
Attorneys for both sides disputed the meaning of a video made by Castenada eight days before Cesar’s death. In the video, the naked boy points out numerous welts and bruises on his body.
According to Weismantel, the video is proof of Castaneda's sadism.
"He enjoyed doing every single vicious thing possible to this defenseless little child," she said. "I think it’s very obvious he enjoyed it; he enjoyed the control he had over this child. And he enjoyed documenting it."
Bloom recalled Castenada's trial testimony, in which he said he noticed the boy's injuries as he went to bathe him and made the video to show the child's mother.
Closing statements are scheduled to continue Friday.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Caretaking boyfriend arrested in beating death of 4-year-old (Sacramento, California)
JONATHAN LAMAR PERRY was supposed to be watching his girlfriend's 4-year-old son and his 18-month-old sister while the mom took the 3-year-old to the hospital for an illness. Perry apparently couldn't take the stresses of babysitting, so he beat the 4-year-old, who died of massive head and internal injuries.
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1103784.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles
Mother's boyfriend arrested in beating death of 4-year-old
By Sam Stanton and Marjie Lundstrom
Published: Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 - 11:02 am
Last Modified: Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 - 5:54 pm
A 26-year-old former security guard has been arrested in the beating death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, sheriff's officials said today.
Sheriff's officials say little Jahmaurae Allen was beaten to death inside his mother's Foothill Farms apartment in the 4400 block of Oakhollow Drive early Monday.
Deputies and paramedics arrived at the apartment complex off Roseville Road after receiving a 911 call about an unconscious child at 3:41 a.m. Monday, sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said.
The boy, who was home with his 18-month-old sister and his mother's boyfriend, 26-year-old Jonathan Lamar Perry, was rushed to Mercy San Juan Hospital with massive head and internal injuries, Curran said.
At 9:30 that night, the boy was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:10 p.m.
The boy's mother, 26-year-old Tiffany Lacy, had left the apartment earlier Monday to take her other son, a 3-year-old, to the hospital for an illness, according to sources familiar with the case.
Detectives continued their questioning of Perry and arrested him at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home of a relative in Antioch, Curran said.
He was being held without bail at the Sacramento County Jail pending his arraignment Thursday on charges of murder and child endangerment.
Tiffany Lacy could not be located for comment today. No one answered the door at her ground-floor apartment, where a child's broken plastic basketball hoop, a plastic baseball bat and a Fisher-Price toy lawnmower sat in the tiny yard.
Neighbors said they did not know the residents of the apartment. Some said they had seen sheriff's cars and ambulances at the scene early Monday but knew nothing about the case.
A relative of Lacy's reached at home in Louisiana said the family had no comment on the case. Efforts to reach Perry's family were unsuccessful.
He was licensed by the state on Sept. 6, 2001, as a security guard but his license expired two years later and was never renewed. He had no disciplinary problems during that time, records show, and was not licensed to carry a weapon.
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1103784.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles
Mother's boyfriend arrested in beating death of 4-year-old
By Sam Stanton and Marjie Lundstrom
Published: Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 - 11:02 am
Last Modified: Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2008 - 5:54 pm
A 26-year-old former security guard has been arrested in the beating death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, sheriff's officials said today.
Sheriff's officials say little Jahmaurae Allen was beaten to death inside his mother's Foothill Farms apartment in the 4400 block of Oakhollow Drive early Monday.
Deputies and paramedics arrived at the apartment complex off Roseville Road after receiving a 911 call about an unconscious child at 3:41 a.m. Monday, sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said.
The boy, who was home with his 18-month-old sister and his mother's boyfriend, 26-year-old Jonathan Lamar Perry, was rushed to Mercy San Juan Hospital with massive head and internal injuries, Curran said.
At 9:30 that night, the boy was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:10 p.m.
The boy's mother, 26-year-old Tiffany Lacy, had left the apartment earlier Monday to take her other son, a 3-year-old, to the hospital for an illness, according to sources familiar with the case.
Detectives continued their questioning of Perry and arrested him at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home of a relative in Antioch, Curran said.
He was being held without bail at the Sacramento County Jail pending his arraignment Thursday on charges of murder and child endangerment.
Tiffany Lacy could not be located for comment today. No one answered the door at her ground-floor apartment, where a child's broken plastic basketball hoop, a plastic baseball bat and a Fisher-Price toy lawnmower sat in the tiny yard.
Neighbors said they did not know the residents of the apartment. Some said they had seen sheriff's cars and ambulances at the scene early Monday but knew nothing about the case.
A relative of Lacy's reached at home in Louisiana said the family had no comment on the case. Efforts to reach Perry's family were unsuccessful.
He was licensed by the state on Sept. 6, 2001, as a security guard but his license expired two years later and was never renewed. He had no disciplinary problems during that time, records show, and was not licensed to carry a weapon.
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