news a very sad story dont read if you dont want to cry
By ansmellayisa
@ansmellayisa (504)
Australia
December 1, 2006 1:13am CST
30 November 2006
http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=world-qqqm=world-qqqa=world-qqqid=19535-qqqx=1.asp
By James Hannah Dayton, Ohio
A WOMAN has been arrested in the US on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the infant in an oven.
China Arnold, 26, was placed in custody in Dayton, Ohio, on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set at $1 million (€760,000).
“We have reason to believe, and we have some forensic evidence that is consistent with our belief, that a microwave oven was used in this death,” said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery county coroner’s office.
He said the evidence included high-heat internal injuries and the absence of external burn marks on the baby, Paris Talley.
Arnold, who has three other children, was arrested soon after the baby’s death last August, then released while authorities investigated further. Betz said the case was difficult because “there is not a lot of scientific research and data on the effect of microwaves on human beings”.
The death was ruled murder by hyperthermia, or high body temperature. The absence of external burns ruled out an open flame, scalding water or a heating pad as the cause, Betz said.
Arnold’s lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, said his client had nothing to do with her child’s death and was stunned when investigators told her that a microwave might have been involved.
“China — as a mother and a person — was horrified that such an act could occur,” Rion said.
The night before the baby was taken to the hospital, Arnold and the child’s father went out for a short time and left Paris with a babysitter, Rion said. The mother did not sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious.
The baby’s father, Terrell Talley, 26, said his daughter was fine when he and Arnold arrived home after leaving her in the care of the babysitter, his sister Lionda Talley.
“When I went in the house, my baby was sitting in the car seat; she was asleep and she was alive,” he said. “The babysitter ain’t had nothing to do with it.”
Rion told local media that Arnold’s three sons, aged nine, seven and four, are being cared for by their grandmother.
I THINK THAT IS SO SAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK. SOME PEOPLE SHOULDNT HAVE KIDS
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30 responses
@scorpius (1792)
• India
1 Dec 06
i agree with you.some people sjooul not jus thave any kids at all.what makes this case so heart breaking is that the baby never had a chance at a decent life.this mother if she did not want her baby or if she was suffering from some form of postpartum depression should have seeked medical help or given her baby up for adoption.there are so many loving couples in the world who do not have a child and who would have loved taking care of china's baby like thier own.
people like china if proven to be guilty should not be shown any mercy on any account.what she did is not only heinous but utterly disgusting.i do not think that she is even a human being!
@ansmellayisa (504)
• Australia
1 Dec 06
No they didnt thats all they have so far i think they are still trying to prove it.
poor baby makes me cry when babys get hurt
@nanhegujral (4632)
• India
1 Dec 06
So sad... We all can't even think of this. How can a women a mother do this to her own child.
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@kaspyv (1011)
• United States
1 Dec 06
you are right some people just should not have kids!! its so sad to see parents do these kind of things to their kids! If they don't want the kids...adopt them out don't kill them!I have 3 kids and 6 grandkids and this just breaks my heart to read things about this kind of parent.
@Kscott (634)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I watched this on the news a few days ago and was so sickened by it. I would really like to know what possess a mother or any human being to treat another like this especially a a fragile newborn who cannot defend itself and relies on the mother for everything....Did she absolutely lose her mind? I agree, some people aren't cut out for children...why didn't she just give her child up....so many people want children and cant have them....this world has such a sick side. And, ya know how you cook stuff in the microwave and accidentally burn it, and the whole house stinks forever...what the heck did the childs father think she was cooking? Crazy people....I sure hope she gets ALL she has coming from this.....if she dont......I will definately loose what little faith I have left in our judicial system.
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@malsun (1528)
• United States
1 Dec 06
this is so sad. someone is some other discussion had mentioned about this incident and said it was a case of post partum depression.. but didnt know the entire story behind this incident. I hope the investigations can put some light on this horrific murder of an infant.
@browneyedfatima (481)
• Philippines
1 Dec 06
the woman is probably suffering from postpartum depression. there was one incident also where a woman drowned her 5 kids in the bath tub. women who g through difficult pregnancy are usually the ones who experience this kind of depression.sad but it still happens.
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@browneyedfatima (481)
• Philippines
1 Dec 06
the woman is probably suffering from postpartum depression. there was one incident also where a woman drowned her 5 kids in the bath tub. women who g through difficult pregnancy are usually the ones who experience this kind of depression.sad but it still happens.
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
2 Dec 06
It is unbelieveable to me the horrors that are happening to children today. For pity's sake! She could have dropped the baby off in a shopping mall, grocery store, church, hospital, or anywhere and someone would have called the authorities. Even if you have to wear a ski mask and drive to another town so nobody recognizes you it can be done. There is no reason for this kind of nonsense. There are tons of people who cry themselves to sleep at night because they can't have children. Give the baby away if you need to but don't hurt it!
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
2 Dec 06
That is very sad, why a mother would do this to such an innocent child, her own child is beyond me, she's mentally ill. I can't get it, the people who don't want kids have them by the quarter dozens and the people who want and love kids struggle to even get pregnant and have babies. I had a had time with both my pregnancies and would like another baby but it would be putting my life at risk so I don't think I could have another baby, I cherish the two I have and thank God every day for blessing me with two beautiful children.
@wwfn2223 (109)
• United States
2 Dec 06
I think that everyone needs to pass an exam in order to beable to have kids. Some people are don't want the kids anyways. They want to have the so called fun of making them but not actually have to raise them. This story is sad and that woman should be ashamed of herself. That baby was helpless and depended on her and for her to do this is terrible. I hope that she rots in prision for a very very long time. Or maybe someone should do that to her so that she will know what her baby went threw before she passed away.