GUILTY FL - Jaquez Mason, 3, scalded to death, Deerfield Beach, 25 Dec 2005

[eve]

The system should have to answer in some way for this one too. OMG. I am glad they are charging both of them. Those poor children and that poor, poor little boy. Burning is the WORST. This makes me furious.

Eve

 

[Details]

Mom killed him - and grandma killed him. Of the two, grandma tortured him longer, but mom probably hurt him more. They deserve the same charge.

 

[Belinda]

Valerie Kennedy decided to go with the “defective hot water heater” defense, which is much like the Chewbacca defense except there’s no Chewbacca and no Johnnie Cochran, so it didn’t work.

Valerie Kennedy was found guilty and was sentenced to 60 years in prison in November of 2007.

The best defense Annie Williams has managed is her husband, Charles, stating to the court:

I love my wife. She didn’t hurt anybody. She was helping that baby, taking care of him.

Well, that’s fine then, Mr. I-don’t-believe-in-hospitals-despite-a-dying-baby-in-the-house.

Annie Williams has pled no contest to aggravated manslaughter and will be sentenced in March of 2008. She could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

Update:

In a negotiated plea deal, prosecutors agreed to a sentence of no more than 15 years in prison.


http://pysih.com/2008/01/12/valerie-kennedy-and-annie-williams/

 

[Kymistry35]

That deserves way more than 15 years! Life would be to good for the so-called mother or grandmother. Anyone know what happened to the other 7 children? I hope they are safe somewhere being spoiled and loved.

 

[BOZGAL]

I'll make sure to have a tub of water drawn for them when they are released.

jmho

 

[kbl8201]

imo grandma should have gotten more then the mom..........mom caused the injuries, grandma caused his death.

life for mom, death penalty for grandma

 

[PommyMommy]

"Grandma"

Inmate Release Information Detail

DC Number: L74290
Name: WILLIAMS, ANNIE
Race: BLACK
Sex: FEMALE
Custody: MINIMUM
Release Date: 10/17/2018

Aliases:
ANNIE LAURA LOVE KEY, ANNIE WILLIAMS, ANNIE LAURA WILLIAMS

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
12/25/2005 AGG.MANSL.-CHILD 03/07/2008 BROWARD 0600051 15Y 0M 0D
12/25/2005 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE 03/07/2008 BROWARD 0600051 15Y 0M 0D

Inmate Release Information Detail

"Mom"

Inmate Population Information Detail

DC Number: L72944
Name: KENNEDY, VALERIE
Race: BLACK
Sex: FEMALE
Initial Receipt Date: 11/21/2007
Current Facility: HOMESTEAD C.I.
Current Custody: MEDIUM
Current Release Date: 04/04/2033

Aliases:
VALERIE KENNEDY, VALERIE LOVE KENNEDY, VALERIE D LOVE, VALERIE DEANNE LOVE

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
12/25/2005 AGG.MANSL.-CHILD 11/16/2007 BROWARD 0600052 30Y 0M 0D
12/25/2005 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE 09/02/2011 BROWARD 0600052 30Y 0M 0D

Inmate Population Information Detail

 

[PommyMommy]

Three adults were in the home at the time this little guy was scalded by that monster. Then Grandma whisks him off only to sedate him with Children's Tylenol and treat his third-degree burns with petroleum jelly and diaper rash cream. Out of FOUR ADULTS, none of them cared enough to save his life.

I'm so sorry, Jaquez.

Fly high with the angels, precious baby.

APR 8, 2006
CHILD'S FATAL SCALDING RECOUNTED
[…]

A clearer picture of the events leading to the boy's death emerged Friday as the prosecutor's office released 164 pages of case records and documents.

[…]

The girl said her mother then drew a bath. When Jaquez got into the tub he screamed, "It's hot, it's hot," his sister told police, but his mother made him stay in the water. She noticed the boy's feet bleeding and told detectives the "skin was coming off," according to police reports. A 9-year-old brother gave a similar account.

Shemetras Spencer, who rents a bedroom in the apartment, told police Kennedy yelled, "Don't nobody want to smell your nasty diaper," then heard Jaquez get a spanking, followed by the boy's screams. Spencer went into the bathroom and saw Kennedy holding the boy out of the water. Kennedy told Spencer her son, "jumped into the water," according to the records.

In the midst of the chaos, Ellis Kennedy arrived at the Coral Springs apartment. He said he yelled at Kennedy to call an ambulance but she called her mother. Arriving quickly, Williams wrapped Jaquez in a blanket and left. Ellis Kennedy, who has a 1-year-old with Kennedy, told detectives he assumed Williams took Jaquez to the hospital.

Instead, during the next six days in her Deerfield Beach home, Williams applied a mixture of petroleum jelly, diaper rash cream and ointment to the boy's burns and gave him Children's Tylenol Cold Nighttime medicine, according to reports. Jaquez's brothers and sisters later told police he was in so much pain he remained bed-ridden.

The boy stopped breathing on New Year's Day and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The medical examiner noted Jaquez, who was also considerably underweight at 26 pounds, had third-degree burns over 60 to 70 percent of his body, from ribs to toes.

[…]

 

[Lmustang89]

How awful. He suffered so much May Karma take care of both of those evil pigs.

 

[PommyMommy]

 

[PommyMommy]

He's dancing with the angels for all eternity but my heart still hurts for this little guy. He deserved so much better.

Merry Christmas, little one.

 

[PommyMommy]

I stumbled onto this thread two years ago and was heartbroken by what this little boy endured. I think of him often but especially at Christmas. I hope his siblings are safe, happy, and living their best lives.

 

[PommyMommy]

Thinking about Jaquez today and wondering what his life would be like at 20 years old. A bit late, but Merry Christmas little one!




Mom is still locked up. Thank God.

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