FL - Parents charged with biting and squeezing twin girls causing one to die - Oct 8, 2023

[Ebon]

Parents abused twin infants causing one to die, the other to suffer serious injuries: Cops

Two Florida parents are behind bars after their alleged abuse caused one infant girl to die and another to suffer severe injuries, the Cocoa Police Department said.

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Two Florida parents are behind bars after their alleged abuse caused one infant girl to die and another to suffer severe injuries, the Cocoa Police Department said.

Quentin Smith and Hannah Jones were arrested on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect with great bodily harm. Jones faces an additional charge of battery domestic violence while Smith faces a failure to report charge. The infants were 3-month-old twins, reported Orlando CBS affiliate WKMG. Additional charges are expected, WKMG reported.

According to a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, officers were called to a home in reference to an unresponsive infant around 11 a.m. Thursday. The child was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Photographs showed the infant had multiple circular bruises to the face, head and body. In addition there were also bruises to the upper back and left rib area, along with swelling to the left arm, the affidavit said.

The surviving twin also had visible injuries to her face and head. There was also a large bite imprint near her buttocks, according to the affidavit.

 

[Irishknit]

Parents abused twin infants causing one to die, the other to suffer serious injuries: Cops

Two Florida parents are behind bars after their alleged abuse caused one infant girl to die and another to suffer severe injuries, the Cocoa Police Department said.

lawandcrime.com

Two Florida parents are behind bars after their alleged abuse caused one infant girl to die and another to suffer severe injuries, the Cocoa Police Department said.

Quentin Smith and Hannah Jones were arrested on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect with great bodily harm. Jones faces an additional charge of battery domestic violence while Smith faces a failure to report charge. The infants were 3-month-old twins, reported Orlando CBS affiliate WKMG. Additional charges are expected, WKMG reported.

According to a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, officers were called to a home in reference to an unresponsive infant around 11 a.m. Thursday. The child was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Photographs showed the infant had multiple circular bruises to the face, head and body. In addition there were also bruises to the upper back and left rib area, along with swelling to the left arm, the affidavit said.

The surviving twin also had visible injuries to her face and head. There was also a large bite imprint near her buttocks, according to the affidavit.

I live near this. This is sickening

 

[airportwoman]

If Smith & Jones didn't want their babies, they should have placed them for adoption. This is disgusting.

RIP, sweet baby.

 

[Ebon]

They both look like zombies. I wonder what drugs they were on?

 

[beubeubeu]

If Smith & Jones didn't want their babies, they should have placed them for adoption. This is disgusting.

RIP, sweet baby.

This does not sound like these people had access to the tiniest bit of sanity that could allow them to make such decision.
They should never be allowed to even get close to any child, not to mention "take care" of two newborns.
BITING a newborn? Lifting a baby by the limb? Squeezing their faces in attempt to feed them so hard that it left bruises? And to feed them with what? They should eat only breastmilk or baby formula, and that does not sound like it.
They sound brain damaged in a way that does not happen overnight or since the babies were born.
This guy looks dirty. Definitely not like he's taking shower frst thing in the morning.
And after all that abuse they just called for help when baby died. So what: they were somewhat sure that it wont put them in prison?! So their previous actions were, in their minds within a range of normal behaviour?
Were they constantly on drugs or what?
Who raised those people?
Florida has no obligatory checkups with the doctor every few weeks to test if baby is growing up okay?

 

[LadyL]

disgusting
aggravated child abuse is not enough
they knew what they did could cause death - they should be charged with murder!

 

[Irishknit]

disgusting
aggravated child abuse is not enough
they knew what they did could cause death - they should be charged with murder!

More charges are pending

 

[PayrollNerd]

The horror these babies endured in such a short amount of time. Sickening beyond belief. I hope they both get the death penalty without delay.

 

[Ebon]

disgusting
aggravated child abuse is not enough
they knew what they did could cause death - they should be charged with murder!

I wonder if sexual abuse is on the table. Who would bite a child on the buttocks?

 

[PayrollNerd]

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[PayrollNerd]

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[ChatteringBirds]

Why are there so many cases like this?
Drugs, perhaps, but it's still so hard to understand.

I guess neither one had anyone in their lives who came to visit the babies or invited them over? Just tragic.

 

[PayrollNerd]

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Police in Cocoa arrested the parents of a 3-month-old infant after the child died and the baby’s twin was found with severe injuries.

 

[LovesPeace2]

Just my gosh those poor littles

 

[LadyL]

I'm confused about the 'child neglect with great bodily harm' charge
isn't that abuse?
strange wording

 

[tlcya]

After interviewing multiple witnesses and gathering physical evidence from the home, detectives obtained enough probable cause to arrest both parents.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are likely.
Cocoa Parents Charged with Multiple Counts of Child Abuse Following Death of 3-Month-Old Twin - Space Coast Daily

At first, Jones is alleged to have told police that the two juveniles constantly bang their heads against bassinet lining. After further questioning, she stated that Smith used his hands to “squeeze together” the face of the children to feed them.

Jones is then alleged to have changed her statement by police, stating that Smith “bites” the children and that he picked up the infant victim by one arm, which she thinks led to an injury there.


Jones is alleged to have admitted to knowledge of some of the injuries to both children while never reporting them.

While in the booking area at the Cocoa Police Department, Jones later is alleged to have admitted to picking up victims by their leg “in a careless and reckless manner,” per the report.
Florida parents arrested after 3-month-old dies, twin sibling severely hurt, Cocoa police say

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SHE PICKED HERSELF A REAL WINNER AND THEN DOUBLED DOWN BY FAILING TO ACT TO PROTECT HER OWN BABIES
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[beubeubeu]

Why are there so many cases like this?
Drugs, perhaps, but it's still so hard to understand.

I guess neither one had anyone in their lives who came to visit the babies or invited them over? Just tragic.

And what exactly is done to prevent such things from happening again?
Cause harsh punishments are not effective at all here. It's like yeah, sure, what else can you do with people like this, when other people are angry about the horrific things they've done to these poor babies.

But there is obviously a long, long list of things that went wrong with these two along the way, and it surely could be prevented on many, many occasions.

1. Did they both grew in loving families where they were taken care of and respected, taught how to care of others and themselves?
2. Where they were constantly exposed to healthy relationships between their parents and other people?
3. Have they received proper sex education to know how to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the absolute basics of how to properly take care of a baby?
4. Did they have responsible friends around (friends that they could ask for support OR ended up reported as not capable of providing proper care to the babies)?
5. Did they have access to physical and mental healthcare?
6. Did they have access to support from social services who had time, will and money to do at least few basics checkups at their home to make sure that everything at least SEEMS to be allright in the weeks after twins were born?

I don't know about them, but in most cases like that it's usually NO, NO, NO, NO, NO and NO.
Most people have at least some common sense, but most people have at least one "YES" there.
Luckily even most of those who can't say that they had any of the above are NOT horrifically neglecting or/and abusing their kids.
BUT we're not coming to this World with equal chances of developing as human beings. Some of us are, excuse my language, doomed from the beginning.
And yeah, even those "doomed" can still grow into amazing, smart and good people... if they have most of 1-6. Yet, if they don't... well they don't know how to care of others, they don't respect themselves or others, they are unable to find and build healthy relationships, they can't find or keep good friends, they are unable to control and understand theit urges, they're often suffering from undiagnosed mental issues that affect their lives in the bad way, and they're doing bad, bad things, often learning that fear and violence are the best and only ways of communication.

 

[Irishknit]

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Her 11-02-23 arraignment has been postponed

 

[Trublue21]

Oh my, sweet, innocent babies. I’m so sorry, you little ones had to suffer. I hope the surviving twin is placed in a safe and loving home.

 

[PayrollNerd]

JONES HANNAH RENEE
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