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Another manslaughter should be murder moo November 11, 2015 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 7,760 |
Has to go looking for wallet
baby dies, kid kills.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-8-year-old-charged-in-beating-death-of-1-year-old/ar-CCebnh?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp
Police: 8-year-old charged in beating death of 1-year-old
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An 8-year-old boy is being charged with beating a 1-year-old girl to death while they were left home alone as their mothers went to a nightclub, Alabama police said Tuesday.
The boy beat and killed 1-year-old Kelci Devine Lewis when she wouldn't stop crying, Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards said. The mother of the toddler, 26-year-old Katerra Lewis, also is charged with manslaughter, he said.
"This is by far one of the saddest cases that I have witnessed and been a part of since I became a police officer," Edwards said. "This type of irresponsibility on behalf of a parent is totally unacceptable."
Police said a murder warrant has been obtained for the boy, who is now in the care of Alabama's child welfare agency, the Department of Human Resources. His case will go through the family court system. There is no minimum age for prosecution in Alabama, said Tobie Smith, of the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham.
The 8-year-old was the oldest of six children left alone as his mother, who has not been charged or identified, and Katerra Lewis went to a nightclub on Oct. 11, Edwards said.
A woman who answered a call to a number listed for Lewis referred questions to attorney Emory Anthony.
"The only thing I can say at this time is to allow the process to play out," Anthony said in an email. "I think there will be new information coming out at the hearing."
A 6-year-old who was in the home told police what happened and the details were consistent with the toddler's injuries, Edwards said.
Kelci Lewis suffered severe head trauma and major damage to her internal organs, Edwards said. Her body was found in her crib.
"I believe the 8 year-old is going to require some intense counseling for the next several years," Edwards said. "It's gonna take some extreme intervention."
Smith, who is also co-director of the Southern Juvenile Defender Center, said she believes there "are going to be very serious questions about whether an 8-year-old has the rational capacity for the proceedings against him."
"They're gonna take a real look at whether maybe this is more a matter of parental culpability than child culpability," Smith said.
rest at link
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baby dies, kid kills.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-8-year-old-charged-in-beating-death-of-1-year-old/ar-CCebnh?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp
Police: 8-year-old charged in beating death of 1-year-old
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An 8-year-old boy is being charged with beating a 1-year-old girl to death while they were left home alone as their mothers went to a nightclub, Alabama police said Tuesday.
The boy beat and killed 1-year-old Kelci Devine Lewis when she wouldn't stop crying, Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards said. The mother of the toddler, 26-year-old Katerra Lewis, also is charged with manslaughter, he said.
"This is by far one of the saddest cases that I have witnessed and been a part of since I became a police officer," Edwards said. "This type of irresponsibility on behalf of a parent is totally unacceptable."
Police said a murder warrant has been obtained for the boy, who is now in the care of Alabama's child welfare agency, the Department of Human Resources. His case will go through the family court system. There is no minimum age for prosecution in Alabama, said Tobie Smith, of the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham.
The 8-year-old was the oldest of six children left alone as his mother, who has not been charged or identified, and Katerra Lewis went to a nightclub on Oct. 11, Edwards said.
A woman who answered a call to a number listed for Lewis referred questions to attorney Emory Anthony.
"The only thing I can say at this time is to allow the process to play out," Anthony said in an email. "I think there will be new information coming out at the hearing."
A 6-year-old who was in the home told police what happened and the details were consistent with the toddler's injuries, Edwards said.
Kelci Lewis suffered severe head trauma and major damage to her internal organs, Edwards said. Her body was found in her crib.
"I believe the 8 year-old is going to require some intense counseling for the next several years," Edwards said. "It's gonna take some extreme intervention."
Smith, who is also co-director of the Southern Juvenile Defender Center, said she believes there "are going to be very serious questions about whether an 8-year-old has the rational capacity for the proceedings against him."
"They're gonna take a real look at whether maybe this is more a matter of parental culpability than child culpability," Smith said.
rest at link
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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
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Re: Another manslaughter should be murder moo November 11, 2015 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 1,981 |
Moos are at fault for putting the kids in that situation. But it has to be asked, what kind of eight year old reacts to stress by beating a smaller child to death?
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Re: Another manslaughter should be murder moo November 11, 2015 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 7,760 |
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Moos are at fault for putting the kids in that situation. But it has to be asked, what kind of eight year old reacts to stress by beating a smaller child to death?
One that is beaten themself.
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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
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