Sadly, this baby is probably better off dead, with a piece of sh*t for a father and a moron for a mother. Unfortunately, they've already had one kid together. He needs a vasectomy and she needs her tubes tied.
Published Tuesday March 14, 2006
Man charged with murder in stillbirth
BY LYNN SAFRANEK
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
An Omaha man has been charged with murder of an unborn child - the first time such a charge has been used in Douglas County when a woman survived an assault but her unborn child did not.
Delayno Shackelford
Delayno Shackelford, 19, of Omaha appeared in court today on charges of murder of an unborn child, attempted first-degree assault and false imprisonment. He is being held on $1 million bail. He must pay 10 percent - or $100,000 - to be released from jail.
Shackelford was arrested Friday after Omaha police investigated an assault on Crystal Lilly, 18, his live-in-girlfriend, who was eight months pregnant.
The prosecutor alleged in court that Shackelford woke Lilly about 2 a.m. and accused her of cheating on him. Shackelford then picked her up, threw her on the bed, straddled her and began choking her, the prosecutor said.
At some point, the prosecutor said, Shackelford told Lilly that he didn't want the baby and that she didn't deserve the child.
Lilly was treated at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs for injuries that police attribute to an assault.
Lilly returned to the hospital later and gave birth to a stillborn girl. The baby's preliminary cause of death was reported as severe blunt trauma to the head, police said.
The prosecutor said the trauma was severe enough to causes massive fractures to the baby's skull.
Shackelford and Lilly have been in a long-standing relationship and already have a child together, according to Shackelford's brother, Peere Shackelford.
The two share an apartment near 72nd Street and Interstate 80. Shackelford told a judge today that he doesn't have a regular job. He said he supports himself with a record label.
Peere Shackelford said he knew the couple got into an argument but didn't believe that the baby died as a result of the fight and didn't think his brother should be prosecuted.
"Domestic abuse is a given," he said. "He should never have put his hands on a pregnant woman."
Friday's events weren't the first time that Omaha police have been called to a dispute between the couple.
Officers called to their apartment on Sept. 10 took photographs of Lilly's injuries, according to police reports.
Lilly told officers that she and Shackelford had gotten into a fight, but she was reluctant to press charges, the reports said. Officers saw bruises, red marks and small cuts on Lilly's face, neck and arm, the reports said.
Shackelford was charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct. The case was dismissed, however, because Lilly didn't show up to testify at his trial.
Prosecutor Shelly Stratman said Lilly was the only person who could identify Shackelford in court because she was the only witness.
Nebraska's fetal homicide law was passed in 2002. It provides for a criminal charge if a fetus dies when a pregnant woman is assaulted or injured.
Douglas County prosecutors have used the charge twice in homicides of pregnant women.
William Floyd was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 20 years for shooting into a house in October 2003. The shots killed 20-year-old Destiny Davis, who was several months pregnant.
In August, Bobby Moss was sentenced to 65 to 100 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Michelle Harlan and the manslaughter of her unborn child.
The law also was used in June 2004 in a motor vehicle case in which a pregnant woman's unborn baby died.
The other car's driver was convicted of driving while intoxicated and causing the death of an unborn child.
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His brother is obviously a moron, too. They said the baby died of skull fractures, yet he doesn't believe his brother killed it?!?!? Did it smash its own head in?!?!?
And yet another tubal ligation candidate--Published Tuesday March 14, 2006
Mom now pleads not guilty in death of daughter
LINCOLN (AP) - A mother accused of smothering her 17-month-old daughter changed her plea to not guilty from "not responsible by reason of mental defect."
Jodi Yager, 22, of Cedar Bluffs, changed her plea at a status hearing Monday morning in Saunders County District Court.
She will continue to be held at the Lincoln Regional Center, said Saunders County Attorney Scott Tingelhoff. A status hearing was set for March 27, and a trial date was set for April 11.
Saunders County Judge Mary Gilbride had previously ruled Yager incompetent to stand trial after two psychiatrists said she did not understand the court system and why she was being charged.
But in late January, Yager was declared competent after undergoing psychological evaluation and therapy at the Lincoln Regional Center for about two months.
Yager is charged with intentional child abuse resulting in the death of her daughter, Andrea Yager, in November. Yager could face up to 20 years to life in prison if convicted.
A court affidavit said Yager placed one of her hands over her daughter's mouth and nose for at least five minutes, causing the child to stop breathing.
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if she's too freeking stupid to "understand the court system" and why she's being charged for killing her child, she shouldn't be allowed to breed anymore. And of course, there's no mention of the father...
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