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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 01:26 AM Aug 2014

Florida man found guilty of throwing baby out of window of moving car

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was convicted of murder Thursday for tossing a 3-month-old boy out a moving car window along an interstate, killing the infant instantly.

According to prosecutors, 26-year-old Richard McTear attacked ex-girlfriend Jasmine Bedwell, 22, after she returned home with her son from a friend's house in 2009.

McTear blocked the door when Bedwell tried to flee and grabbed her son, Emanuel Wesley Murray, during the struggle. He then took off down Interstate 275 in Tampa, throwing the baby out of the window, prosecutors said. The baby's blood stains were found on McTear's shorts and in a car he was known to drive.

Defense attorneys argued that McTear was innocent and questioned the mother's credibility.

The jury deliberated for more than seven hours before finding McTear guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, battery and aggravated child abuse charges. They will return to court on Monday to begin the sentencing phase.


http://news.yahoo.com/fla-man-guilty-throwing-baby-car-window-220252692.html


I don't know what to say. I honestly don't know what drives such violence and rage, or especially why someone would take that out on a baby.
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Florida man found guilty of throwing baby out of window of moving car (Original Post) davidn3600 Aug 2014 OP
is that illegal in Florida? jberryhill Aug 2014 #1
Fark has a whole graphic for Florida, none for any other state. Warpy Aug 2014 #2
Baby such innocent victim And this lunasun Aug 2014 #3
omg In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4
i remember the story. really sad Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #5
How did he get the baby's blood on his clothing and in the car? Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #6

Warpy

(111,270 posts)
2. Fark has a whole graphic for Florida, none for any other state.
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 01:49 AM
Aug 2014

Just sayin'.

And my dad wondered why I didn't want to live there.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
3. Baby such innocent victim And this
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:45 AM
Aug 2014

Williams, who claims to be McTear's fiancée, sobbed throughout the hearing, doubling over when Harb made his announcement to seek the death penalty.

She said she met McTear in jail and the pair plan to marry as soon as they can.

"He's a sweet person," she said. "He tells me to do right by my kids. We talk a lot about God"

The last time McTear was in court last month, he was professing his love of Jasmine Bedwell.

"I love you, Jasmine," he said while being led out of the courtroom. Bedwell later collapsed outside the courthouse when asked about the comment.

Williams said there is another woman in the mix. She said another woman, whom she didn't know, had McTear's baby in the past couple of weeks.

"He loves children," she said.

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)
6. How did he get the baby's blood on his clothing and in the car?
Fri Aug 1, 2014, 10:25 AM
Aug 2014

Did he do something to the baby before he threw it out the window? This man is worse than an animal.

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