FL - Joseph Napier charged with shoving baby wipe down 2-months old daughter's throat because she wouldn't stop crying - Aug 28, 2023

[Ebon]

Dad killed 2-month-old by shoving baby wipe 'all the way down' her throat: Sheriff

Joseph Troy Napier was arrested for allegedly killing his 2-month-old daughter by shoving a baby wipe "all the way down" her throat.

lawandcrime.com

A 30-year-old father in Florida has been arrested after police say he killed his 2-month-old daughter by shoving a baby wipe all the way down the infant’s throat, choking her to death. Joseph Troy Napier was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count of aggravated manslaughter of a child in connection with the 2021 death of young Iris Napier, authorities announced.

 

[tlcya]

Iris' maternal grandfather, Joe Miller, who also spoke at the news conference, said he agrees.

Miller said he left Iris with Napier to go to dinner with another one of his grandchildren shortly before she died. Miller said he believes that Napier killed the girl because he couldn't handle the crying, saying there was "a lot of anger" the day the girl died.

"As I was getting dressed, Joe [Napier] was screaming at the top of his lungs at the baby, 'Why can't you shut the eff up?!'" Miller said. "That was the last thing I heard."

Miller, who was visibly emotional as he addressed the media, said Iris' death is an open wound that he and his family still carry but said that Napier's arrest brings some closure.

"We struggle with it every day. It doesn't go away," Miller said. "Just like anything else, we like to see closure, too."

Iris' sister, the 18-month-old who is now almost four, has been placed in the care of a family member.
https://www.newsweek.com/dad-fatally-shoved-baby-wipe-down-infant-throat-shut-her-1822933

Iris's grandfather was present and spoke at the news conference. He was visibly shaken, upset and angry as his voice wavered when he answered questions.

The grandfather explained how he couldn't fathom how someone could do that to a child.
Florida father arrested for fatally shoving baby wipe down infant's throat: Deputies

 

[borndem]

SMH -- I guess there are all kinds of ways to make a baby stop crying -- and I guess it worked. Grrrrrr.
Just saw this:
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Florida Man Accused of Stuffing Baby Wipe Down Infant’s Throat and Killing Her: Authorities​

Joseph Napier’s two-month daughter had turned ‘blue’ when officers arrived at the residence following a 911 call in May 2021.
By Samira Asma-Sadeque
Published on August 29, 2023 02:44PM EDT
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Police in Florida arrested a 30-year-old man late last week, more than two years after he allegedly killed his infant daughter by stuffing her throat with a baby wipe.
According to a statement from the Indian River County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, detectives arrested Joseph Napier of Vero Beach, Fla.
According to the online jail records, he was arrested on Thursday.
Napier, a cook, reportedly called 911 in May 2021 to report an “unresponsive” two-month old, the statement said.
[...]
An examination conducted on the child revealed a baby wipe stuck deep in her throat, which the statement said resulted in “airway obstruction.”
Officers allege that the evidence at hand that he was the only person who could’ve likely placed the baby wipe in the infant’s throat was Napier.
[...]
His arraignment has been set for October 13, the Courthouse told PEOPLE.
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More info in the article --
Source -- Florida Man Accused of Stuffing Baby Wipe Down Infant’s Throat and Killing Her: Authorities

 

[bombardier]

why did this take 2 years??

 

[mickey2942]

I have never understood people who kill children and babies. There must be something really wrong with them. Yelling at a baby is not going to make it "Shut Up".

 

[Bostongirl]

I needed to see this baby. Just how??? How does this happen?!

Sweet Iris. You deserved so much more. Obituary for IRIS NOELLE NAPIER at Strunk Funeral Home - Vero Beach

 

[tlcya]

Joseph Napier Facebook

this particular post makes me vomit

 

[mickey2942]

Joseph Napier Facebook

this particular post makes me vomit

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0NSgFg2e3XunD1nj1BkC8DdJxquNDDG73hSdExiNtNCi8PkFNh1bJi76buJTnW7anl&id=100001895677707&mibextid=Nif5oz

Creepy doesn't even begin to describe this. Read the comments on the page below the picture.

 

[Teche]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0NSgFg2e3XunD1nj1BkC8DdJxquNDDG73hSdExiNtNCi8PkFNh1bJi76buJTnW7anl&id=100001895677707&mibextid=Nif5oz

Creepy doesn't even begin to describe this. Read the comments on the page below the picture.

Awful. Didn't family and friends not know he shoved a baby wipe down his infant’s throat??

 

[Bostongirl]

Awful. Didn't family and friends not know he shoved a baby wipe down his infant’s throat??

There was mention in one of the above articles that the father said the 18 month old might have done it. The announcement of her death being purposeful was just recently, charges filed yesterday even.

Jmo

 

[PayrollNerd]

Case Number: 2023 CF 001151 A
Joseph Troy Napier
DOB 2/4/1993
AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER OF A CHILD (782.07(3))

 

[tlcya]

ARRAIGNMENT SET FOR 10/19/2023 AT 8:45 AM IN 5/ , JDG: MEADOWS, ROBERT
Access Denied

I like this court site, allows you to open pdf's of the documents (Indian River County portal)