PA - Alayiah Spellman, 17 mos, beaten to death, Philadelphia, 7 Sept 2006

[mikeysmommom]

I really don't understand the 3rd degree murder or the 20-year sentence. Neither seems adequate to fit this crime. He punched this poor baby in the face and threw her around. He broke her skull and killed her. How is 20 year enough for that? Plus, with the way they get so much "good time" he is likely to be out in less than 10.

I never was a fan of the DP,unfortunately with the daily murders ,abuse,and molestation of children across the USA, I now believe the scum who are capable of this crimes need to be killed.1 strike your out and quickly no 20 years of appeals.20 years for taking a baby's life is insane!If life meant till they carried you out of prison in a body bag at least that would be Justice! Sentences that do not fit the crime just make's our system of so called Justice a joke IMO.If babies and minors could vote,then the Government would really care about the children.IMO and my experience with DYFS in NJ they do not care about the children.All the states have multiple deaths of children who's families have had abuse or neglect reported to their States so called Child Protection Services they leave the kids with the abusers.:furious:
The system is seriously not working for the children.

 

[mikeysmommom]

http://cbs3.com/local/Tyrone.Spellman.Xbox.2.676702.html

March 13, 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
A man who killed his 17-month-old daughter in a rage over a broken Xbox was sentenced Thursday to more than two decades in prison.

Tyrone Spellman, 27, of Philadelphia, killed Alayiah Turman with at least five blows to the head, prosecutors said. The force of the blows cracked the toddler's skull several times.

"I've been doing this 13 years, and this is one of the few cases that's ever left me at a loss for words," Assistant District Attorney James Berardinelli said. "There's never a good reason for this (murder), but this is just the pettiest of reasons."

A jury convicted Spellman of third-degree murder and child endangerment in January, and he was sentenced Thursday to the maximum 22 1/2 to 45 years in prison.


Alayiah was one of at least 20 children who died of abuse or neglect between 2003 and 2006 after coming to the attention of the city's Department of Human Services, according to an investigation by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

An autopsy showed that Alayiah had suffered a broken arm about two weeks before she died -- an injury that city social workers did not see on two visits to the house.

The city took custody of the couple's second daughter, born after Alayiah's death.

Great that the sister was saved,just to D:furious:mn bad It took Alayiah's murder when they both could have been saved if when people are reported to DHS,they train workers to carefully examine the children for signs of broken bones,they can do it by interacting with a baby being playful with the baby touching the arms ,legs,tickle the baby's tummy (ribs).Most abusers can seem normal to others , loving parent(s) in front of others only their victim(s)knows what happens when others are not around.How do you see a baby or child who yet can not form the words to tell but have a broken bone?Most if not all children would be cryin I broke my shoulder as a young child also a finger and it hurt like heck.