beating, charged, father, police, toddler
In domestic law on June 2, 2011 at 2:07 pm
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When officers arrived they found the child’s father, 22-year-old Nicholas Williams, holding the toddler.
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Despite an officer’s attempt to perform CPR, doctor’s pronounced the child dead at Dell Children’s Hospital.
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illiams told police that he disciplined the child shortly before her death for going to the bathroom in her pull ups.
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Williams told police that he disciplined the child shortly before her death for going to the bathroom in her pull ups.
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“He spanked her, but he said he spanked her approximately 10 times with a belt,” Sgt. Hector Reveles said. “The subsequent autopsy revealed that the child had a significant more injuries that he accounted for by that, by spanking
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According to the arrest affidavit, the medical examiner believes the toddler died from blunt force trauma and possibly suffocation.
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Detectives interviewed Williams’ girlfriend who said she witnessed Williams on at least five separate occasions hit the girl on the back and arms with a belt.
She told police she does not allow her boyfriend to spank their own children like he spanked the toddler, because she believes it is “excessive.”
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braces, inquiry, killing, mcintosh, toddler
In domestic law on June 2, 2011 at 1:53 pm
But the emotional journey toward next week’s fatality inquiry in Drumheller has been far more arduous, McIntosh said.
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“I don’t want to be here, but I have to see it through,” said McIntosh, who moved to Mexico shortly after her son Colton’s death in 2008.
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A fatality inquiry into Colton’s death is scheduled to begin in Drumheller next week, and McIntosh is hopeful it will provoke change and raise the profile of domestic abuse.
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McIntosh said she repeatedly warned the local RCMP about Saunders’ intimidating behaviour and potential for violence, to no avail.
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ezekiel mathis, girlfriend, killed, local news, toddler
In domestic law on May 21, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Tampa — Before Ezekiel Mathis was thrown across the room, before his 13-month-old body was beaten badly enough that his spleen was damaged and his liver bled, there were warning signs.
His 2-year-old sister had been removed because investigators suspected physical abuse and medical neglect. His mother was…
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