WA - Couple Arrested After Infant Dies: 'This Baby Was Tortured' - 20 December 2015

[tlcya]

Nineteen-year-old Jerrica D. Schreib and her 42-year-old boyfriend, Donald Coons, were arrested on Friday, two weeks after Schreib's 3-month-old daughter died at Seattle Children's Hospital.

The child, who in court documents is referred to as MMS, arrived at the hospital on December 18 with "multiple broken bones, including varying vintage rib fractures, a healing broken arm, and numerous other unexplained injuries to include a laceration underneath her chin," according to police.

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The child also suffered from several rib fractures, a lacerated liver, pneumonia and meningitis

http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_32669.shtml?wap=0

 

[tlcya]

The baby, identified in court papers only by the initials M.M.S., appeared to have suffered long-term abuse. She had a severely broken arm. The baby had never received medical attention for the injury, which appeared to be weeks old, according to a police report.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160104/NEWS01/160109665

 

[kaen]

From the same article---


"Police also interviewed Coons' daughters, who are 14- 13- and 11-years-old. The girls, who had been living with Coons and Schreib, told detectives MMS had been "constantly crying" for weeks and that their father and Schreib were giving the infant Tylenol. The girls thought the child's arm was broken and they asked Coons and Schreib to take her to the doctor, according to court documents."

What is crazy is that these girls knew..... It had to have been apparent to anyone who had seen this child. I just have no words anymore.

 

[pappa rob]

It's to bad that they can't be given back a little of what they dished out. That would be cruel and unusual punishment. I hope they get life sentences.

 

[3kgirlsmommy]

This is a horrible story - I can't imagine the pain that poor baby experienced in her short, little life.

I wonder what happened to the "mom"'s (I use that term very loosely) older daughter...looks like she would be about 3 1/2 now. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Jerrica took advantage of the programs being offered to her two years ago.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/13373678/

 

[MsMarple]

This is a horrible story - I can't imagine the pain that poor baby experienced in her short, little life.

I wonder what happened to the "mom"'s (I use that term very loosely) older daughter...looks like she would be about 3 1/2 now. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Jerrica took advantage of the programs being offered to her two years ago.
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/13373678/

Ugh. Yes, what happened to Jerrica finishing school and maybe attending college? The shelter only houses girls up to 18 so I suppose she had to leave once she turned 19 and that's when she met up with the man 23 years older than her. What a shame - this story could have had a happy ending.

The girls also said Schreib rarely helped care for the baby and would become frustrated when the child cried. They said MMS was often left alone in a car seat.

http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_32669.shtml?wap=0

http://myeverettnews.com/2016/01/04...nd-held-on-500k-bail-in-death-of-3-month-old/

Here's the probable cause:

http://myeverettnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Criminal-Mistreatment-PC.pdf

ETA: Note that the probable cause states that Coons isn't the baby's father and he knew it.

 

[katydid23]

I am so sick of seeing these kinds of pathetic disgusting stories here. May both of these despicable people pay a heavy price. :rose:

 

[wendybtn]

No charges will be filed against dead infant’s caregivers - HeraldNet.com

EVERETT — Prosecutors are declining for now to file criminal charges in the December death of a 3-month-old Madilynn Schreib. The girl suffered multiple broken bones before succumbing to meningitis.

www.heraldnet.com

Unbelievable!!

 

[MsMarple]

No charges will be filed against dead infant’s caregivers - HeraldNet.com

EVERETT — Prosecutors are declining for now to file criminal charges in the December death of a 3-month-old Madilynn Schreib. The girl suffered multiple broken bones before succumbing to meningitis.

www.heraldnet.com

Unbelievable!!

What?? I can’t (don’t) believe there are no provable charges. It seems like everyone has an explanation: doctors, LE, the DA all are saying the “caregivers” meaning mother and older boyfriend acted appropriately in both caring for Madilynn’s meningitis AND the non accidental broken bones. They say they can’t prove who caused what injury.

All I can hope for is that charges will eventually be brought for something. From the link:

The baby had been living in an Everett motel with her teenage mother, the woman’s boyfriend and his three daughters, ages 11, 13 and 14. Madilynn died Dec. 20, a couple of days after she was airlifted to Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Doctors discovered that nearly every one of Madilynn’s ribs had been broken and were in various stages of healing. They also discovered that her left arm was fractured, likely from a twisting or pulling motion. She had a black eye and a deep gash under her chin. Madilynn’s urine tested positive for methamphetamine at the hospital.
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“Regrettably, we cannot overcome the basic premise that there is no evidence to show that any specific person’s actions resulted in the injury or death to (the infant),” Twitchell wrote. Schreib, Coons and his daughters shared caretaking duties for the girl. There is no way to pinpoint who is responsible for Madilynn’s broken bones, Twitchell wrote.
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Doctors explained that the pair provided reasonable treatment based on her symptoms. Initially meningitis often mimics the flu or a cold. The condition would worsen quickly in a child so young, Twitchell wrote.

Read more at: No charges will be filed against dead infant’s caregivers - HeraldNet.com

The entire article lists each excuse for not bringing charges. One excuse comes straight from Crazy Town: doctors noted that mother wrapped one of Madilynn’s broken bones with a bandage, which they deemed appropriate. Apparently they believe the bone would have healed just fine.

I just don’t get it. IMO

 

[charminglane]

The meth alone.
But no one can prove who administered it.