Parents Charged After 5 Y.O. Found Dead in Septic Tank April 03, 2015 | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 1,685 |
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The parents of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found inside a septic tank in Virginia last month have been charged with felony child abuse and neglect.
Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis announced the arrests of Ashley Jennifer White, 30, and Paul Thomas, 32, Thursday afternoon – a week to the day after the tragic discovery.
Their 5-year-old son, Noah Thomas, went missing from their home in rural Dublin on the morning of March 22 as his mother slept with her infant daughter.
After an intense-five days search, the child's body was found in a septic tank on White and Thomas' property.
'It came to a point where the evidence that we had we felt was sufficient to arrest them for probable cause,' said Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Fleenor of Pulaski County, reported Indianapolis Star.
The couple's 6-month-old daughter was removed from their home and placed in the custody of social services the day after Noah's body was recovered.
White and Thomas were each charged with two counts of neglect and abuse involving Noah and his baby sister.
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During their arraignment via teleconference Friday, both suspects objected to the presence of reporters in the courtroom.
'This is the saddest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life,' White was quoted as saying. 'I don’t feel people should be able to enjoy it over dinner.'
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Zzelda
How weird. Not to be looks - ist - but in the first pix they look much older than their ages. Hard drugs?
But in the lower pix - they look - "normal". I must be getting old because one thought that popped in my head was - "They look like nice kids".
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A Virginia woman whose 5-year-old son was found dead in a septic tank was charged on Wednesday with felony murder.
Ashley White faces the charge in connection with the March death of her son Noah Terry Thomas, said Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis.
Noah's body was found in the septic tank on March 26 earlier this year.
White appeared before a magistrate Wednesday and is being held without bond, according to records from the New River Valley Regional Jail. Neither Davis nor the records revealed any details.
Cynthia Dodge, the Pulaski County public defender, declined to comment.
In a statement on Wednesday, Sheriff Davis addressed the felony murder accusation and said, 'Under Virginia law this charge is defined as the accidental killing, contrary to the intention of the parties, while in the commission of some other felonious act. That other felonious act listed is the abuse and/ or neglect of her child.'
White and the child's father, Paul Thomas, already were facing two felony child abuse and neglect charges. One count is related to Noah, the other to the couple's infant daughter, Abigail.
Thomas and White are accused of leaving the children home alone on March 22.
Re: Parents Charged After 5 Y.O. Found Dead in Septic Tank June 11, 2015 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,975 |
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bookworm
It could be that the boy was in the septic tank from the beginning but the contents hid the scent until decomp/putrification overwhelmed the smell. Then the dog would have gone nuts.
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bookworm
It could be that the boy was in the septic tank from the beginning but the contents hid the scent until decomp/putrification overwhelmed the smell. Then the dog would have gone nuts.
That's what I was thinking. Septic tanks are so rank with all kind of biological stuff and bacteria. I would think bones would cause problems with the septic eventually or be discovered when it is pumped. What a horrible place to put anyone, even dead.
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bookworm
It could be that the boy was in the septic tank from the beginning but the contents hid the scent until decomp/putrification overwhelmed the smell. Then the dog would have gone nuts.
That's what I was thinking. Septic tanks are so rank with all kind of biological stuff and bacteria. I would think bones would cause problems with the septic eventually or be discovered when it is pumped. What a horrible place to put anyone, even dead.
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In a statement on Wednesday, Sheriff Davis addressed the felony murder accusation and said, 'Under Virginia law this charge is defined as the accidental killing, contrary to the intention of the parties, while in the commission of some other felonious act. That other felonious act listed is the abuse and/ or neglect of her child.'
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Thomas and White are accused of leaving the children home alone on March 22. White initially told authorities that she left Noah watching cartoons while she took a nap with Abigail. Pulaski County Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Fleenor later said in court that the couple told investigators they left their children at home while White drove Thomas to his job.
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Shiny
Please have been already dead before they put you in the septic tank.
That's all I can focus on with this story. He was so cute and looked so happy