WV - Brooke Kessler charged with killing 16-day old daughter - June 24, 2024

[Clearsky]

Hurricane mother charged in death of child

HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Putnam County mother is charged with killing her 16-day-old baby girl. Brooke Kessler (WVRJA) State police charged Brooke Kessler, 33, of Hurricane, Monday with death of a child by parent. Troopers originally charged Kessler last week with child abuse causing serious bodily...

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State police charged Brooke Kessler, 33, of Hurricane, Monday with death of a child by parent.

 

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During the interview, troopers said Kessler told them she put her hand around the baby's neck and on the back of her head when she was burping her because she was "irritated with the baby and herself and probably squeezed too hard causing those injuries."

"Ms. Kessler stated she did not intend to squeeze that hard," Fisher wrote in the criminal complaint. "Ms. Kessler also stated that the ribs may have broken when she picked the baby up by the chest to burp her and she was irritated and squeezed the baby too hard, possibly breaking the ribs."
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In an interview with Kessler's husband, troopers said he told them that his wife had been struggling with postpartum depression and had been aggressive with the infant.

"Mr. Kessler stated that he has had to stop her a few times from shaking the baby and that he would take the baby from her and have her cool off," Fisher said. "This officer asked Mr. Kessler about the accusations of breaking his baby's arm by picking her up, to which he replied he would pick her up and let her bounce on his chest, but he was never aggressive with her."
Putnam County mother charged after her 16-day-old infant dies from serious injuries

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[MissMalowe]

So, if the husband knew she had a history of both PPD & "BEING AGGRESSIVE with the infant" why did he ever allow the baby to be alone with her?

 

[LadyL]

16 days old

 

[BrownRice]

So, if the husband knew she had a history of both PPD & "BEING AGGRESSIVE with the infant" why did he ever allow the baby to be alone with her?

Right? And his mother watched the baby for 5 days because of her PPD.