Boyfriend, mother held after baby dies, another child injured
The mother told officers her daughter had been bitten by a spider and was unconscious, the chief said.
Ive been a policeman for a long time and I have never seen a case of child abuse this severe, Lewis said. Anyone even without medical training could have walked in there and seen it was child abuse.
He said officers found the child had severe injuries to her face and neck and bruising over most of her body.
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We have filed this charge based on what we know, Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge said. The investigation is continuing.
According to the probable-cause statement, Fast told police her son had been limping for two to three days and told her that her boyfriend had hurt him. She acknowledged that she did not seek medical attention for her son or report the possible child abuse, the statement said.
A class B felony is punishable by five to 15 years in prison and a class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail.
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Festus child death: Mothers boyfriend charged with abuse
FESTUS, MO (KTVI) Police came to a Festus home Sunday morning for a report of a spider bite. What they found was one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen. A 17-month-old child was found beaten to death. A 3-year-old was also injured in the attack.
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The mother told officers her daughter had been bitten by a spider and was unconscious, the chief said.
Ive been a policeman for a long time and I have never seen a case of child abuse this severe, Lewis said. Anyone even without medical training could have walked in there and seen it was child abuse.
He said officers found the child had severe injuries to her face and neck and bruising over most of her body.
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/p...cle_1baa3926-e84d-11e4-8b8d-8bcf3488f103.html
We have filed this charge based on what we know, Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge said. The investigation is continuing.
According to the probable-cause statement, Fast told police her son had been limping for two to three days and told her that her boyfriend had hurt him. She acknowledged that she did not seek medical attention for her son or report the possible child abuse, the statement said.
A class B felony is punishable by five to 15 years in prison and a class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail.
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/p...cle_35e4a81e-e913-11e4-9089-7f760f7c84b4.html
Festus child death: Mothers boyfriend charged with abuse
FESTUS, MO (KTVI) Police came to a Festus home Sunday morning for a report of a spider bite. What they found was one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen. A 17-month-old child was found beaten to death. A 3-year-old was also injured in the attack.
http://fox2now.com/2015/04/22/festus-child-death-mothers-boyfriend-charged-with-child-abuse/