GUILTY FL - Babysitter sentenced after 35-year old man dies from disabilities caused by being shaken as a baby - 8/22/24

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He died decades after being shaken as an infant. Now, Florida babysitter admits to 1984 crime.

Loved ones gathered in the courtroom, some weeping during the emotionally grueling testimony.

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For 40 years, babysitter Terry McKirchy denied shaking 5-month-old Benjamin Dowling, leaving him with a lifetime of severe mental and physical disabilities.

But on Wednesday, 62-year-old McKirchy — stoic and unassuming in a red jumpsuit and shackles — admitted to causing Dowling’s death before Broward Circuit Court Judge George Odom, Jr. Loved ones gathered in the courtroom, some weeping during the emotionally grueling testimony.

 

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she also hit him several times

Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2019 death of Florida man injured as a baby in 1984

A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago and was sentenced to three years in prison, finally admitting that she hit him numerous times.

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RIP Benjamin

 

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“Benjamin never enjoyed a traditional school setting, never went to a homecoming dance, senior prom or graduation. He never drove a car, had a girlfriend, or got to play with his sister or brother,” Dowling said. “Benjamin was never able to say he loved his mother or father, or any member of his family.”

“Benjamin was profoundly disabled every minute of every day, all 35 years that he lived, because of what Terry McKirchy did to him while he was in her care on July 3, 1984,” she continued.

After a head injury as a baby, Benjamin Dowling died more than three decades later. His former babysitter just pleaded guilty in his death - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

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