Mom Killed Infant ... By Putting Him --- In Refrigerator

Source: cbslocal.com
Published: Aug 23, 2016
Author: Meg Kinnard
Post Date: 2016-08-23 17:43:46 by BorisY
Views: 2652

Mom Killed Infant By Putting Him In Refrigerator

August 23, 2016

By Meg Kinnard

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina mother charged with killing her newborn son by putting him in the refrigerator was expected to appear before a judge on Tuesday.

Angela Blackwell was expected to have a bond hearing at 2 p.m. at the Chester County jail, according to Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse.

Blackwell, 27, was arrested by State Law Enforcement Division agents on Monday on a charge of homicide by child abuse after a lengthy investigation. She could face life in prison if convicted. Sprouse said he didn’t know if she had an attorney.

Deputies said Blackwell put her 4-day-old son in her refrigerator and shut the door for three hours before taking him out and seeking medical attention on February 27.

First-responders tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy showed that the boy, William David Blackwell, died from hypothermia with asphyxiation from being placed in the cold, according to Chester County Coroner Terry Tinker.

According to an online obituary for her infant son, Blackwell has another child. A Facebook profile that appears to belong to Blackwell shows her posing with a toddler and a newborn in photos posted the day after William’s birth. READ: McDonald’s Recalls Happy Meal Fitness Trackers After Burns Authorities haven’t said what they think may have led Blackwell to act as she did, and there was no answer at a phone number listed for the home where she and her family live.

The boy’s father, who is not charged in connection to his death, has a lengthy arrest record. Jeffery Paul Lewis, 35, has theft convictions in South Carolina dating back to 2005 and served more than two years in prison after a probation violation, Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens said. There was no answer Tuesday at phone numbers listed for Lewis.

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Larry Evans

August 23, 2016

Just 4 days earlier, it would have been perfectly legal to suck the kid’s brains out and take from the womb bit by bit.

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#1: nolu chan    To: BorisY (#0)

Just 4 days earlier, it would have been perfectly legal to suck the kid’s brains out and take from the womb bit by bit.

Uh, no.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1531

18 U.S. Code § 1531 - Partial-birth abortions prohibited

(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. This subsection does not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. This subsection takes effect 1 day after the enactment.

(b) As used in this section—

(1) the term “partial-birth abortion” means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion—

(A) deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and

(B) performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus; and

(2) the term “physician” means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery by the State in which the doctor performs such activity, or any other individual legally authorized by the State to perform abortions: Provided, however, That any individual who is not a physician or not otherwise legally authorized by the State to perform abortions, but who nevertheless directly performs a partial-birth abortion, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

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nolu chan posted on 2016-08-23 17:50:34   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Stoner    To: BorisY (#0)

Take her to the north / south pole, dump her out there.

Stoner posted on 2016-08-23 21:07:35   Reply   Private Reply

#3: goldilucky    To: BorisY (#0)

This is just plain cold-blooded. I think this woman should get the death penalty for what she did to this infant.

goldilucky posted on 2016-08-25 00:46:59   Reply   Private Reply

#4: BorisY    To: goldilucky (#3)

The
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ps

sad

BorisY posted on 2016-08-25 02:28:36   Reply   Private Reply

#5: HomerBohn    To: BorisY (#0)

The face of a heartless murderess

HomerBohn posted on 2016-08-26 10:31:59   Reply   Private Reply