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Re: Toddler Beaten to Death With Video Game Controller
Cops: Toddler Beaten to Death With Video Game Controller
Tuesday , April 08, 2008
AP
YORK, Pa. —
A 2-year-old girl died after being beaten with a video game controller by her mother's boyfriend and new charges are expected, police said Tuesday.
Darisabel Baez was pronounced dead late Monday at Hershey Medical Center, police Lt. Ron Camacho said.
The girl's mother, Neida E. Baez, 19, called for an ambulance Sunday saying her boyfriend, Harve L. Johnson, had brought the unconscious child to her, limp and wet from an attempt to revive her in a bathtub, a police affidavit said.
Johnson acknowledged beating the girl with a video game controller but did not say why, police said. Baez said Johnson had abused the girl in the past and said she heard the girl scream after Johnson beat her Sunday, according to the affidavit.
Johnson, 26, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and other counts.
Baez was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Detective Dana Ward said Baez was charged because she did not intervene or try to get help for Darisabel.
Camacho said that because of the girl's death new charges would be filed.
Johnson and Baez remained in custody Tuesday. His bail was set at $200,000; hers was $25,000.
Through police, family members declined requests for interviews Tuesday. Court officials said they did not know whether Johnson and Baez had lawyers to speak for them.
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I'm sure this was posted back when it happened, but I cant find it anywhere. Here is the updated story.
Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Beating 2-Year-Old Girl To Death
Havre Johnson Found Guilty In 2-Year-Old's Death
WGAL.com
updated 7:21 a.m. ET, Mon., Nov . 16, 2009
YORK, Pa. - WGAL.com
A York jury has found Havre Johnson, 28, guilty of first degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend's 2-year-old child.
The jury got the case just before noon on Friday. By 1:30 p.m. the guilty verdict was in.
"Justice has been served. Thats what we were expecting … and that's what we got," said the victim's grandfather, Louis Leon.
The verdict followed four days of testimony about the beating death of Darisabel Baez, who was killed in April 2008.
Her mother, Neida Baez, pleaded guilty last month to third-degree murder as part of a plea bargain. Johnson beat the girl for up to an hour, York police said. She suffered severe injuries to her head, brain and lungs. Testimony revealed she was struck with an X-box controller. She died a day after she was taken to the hospital.
Forensic nurse Patti O'Brien testified during the trial.
"What I saw was the most horrific thing I've ever seen -- covered from head to toe, badly beaten and unconscious," she said.
The child's murder happened in a house on West Philadelphia Street in York. Johnson lived there with the little girl's mother.
Darisabel's grandparents said she had been a happy toddler, an angel.
"Quite frankly when a 2-year-old is murdered, the community weeps forever. That's the bottom line for it," said prosecutor Tim Barker.
Johnson showed no emotion during the reading of the verdict. He could face the death penalty.
Neida Baez faces 5 to 10 years in prison.
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Re: Toddler Beaten to Death With Video Game Controller
I'm sure this was posted back when it happened, but I cant find it anywhere. Here is the updated story.
http://www.gnrevolution.com/viewtopic.p … 12#p110412
Sincerest sympathies to the victims family.
Re: Toddler Beaten to Death With Video Game Controller
polluxlm wrote:The world is filled with empty souls. Horrible yes, but hardly shocking anymore.
This however is:
A York jury has found Havre Johnson, 28, guilty of first degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend's 2-year-old child.
But wait dear reader, you'll be able to relish in these horrible news soon enough, we just want you to take a look at this first:
Then of course we have the standard mugshot confirming that, yes, he's black. Like the race or appearance of the perp has any relevance what so ever.
I don't know what's worse, fucked up poor people killing each other off or tanned and well educated suits trying to squeeze as much monetary gain out of it as possible.
