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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 01:05 AM Oct 2017

Police: Man kills girlfriend's toddler son, then robs her

Source: Associated Press

Updated 6:35 pm, Sunday, October 15, 2017




HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police say a man killed his girlfriend's 17-month-old son and stole her car stereo and laptop while she was in the hospital with her dying child.

The Bradenton Herald reports that 31-year-old David Vickers is being held without bail on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.

Authorities say Vickers was taking care of Luca Sholey while the child's mother was at work. Vickers claims he put the boy to bed and found him unresponsive when he checked on him an hour later.

An autopsy determined Sholey's death to be from blunt-force trauma to his brain. The toddler also had bruises on his chest and six broken ribs.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-Man-kills-girlfriend-s-son-then-robs-her-12279447.php

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Police: Man kills girlfriend's toddler son, then robs her (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2017 OP
Horrible. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #1
gpd forbid we should provide decent child care as a culture Stargazer99 Oct 2017 #2
Or decent boyfriends.....n/m RhodeIslandOne Oct 2017 #11
OMG...poor baby iluvtennis Oct 2017 #3
There's no fixing someone like that and no justice to be had for it... Baconator Oct 2017 #4
The mother is a poor judge of character JohnnyRingo Oct 2017 #5
I'm not surprised someone would point their fingers at her LanternWaste Oct 2017 #10
He's a modern day personification of... JohnnyRingo Oct 2017 #13
He'd been released from prison on May 18, 2017 janterry Oct 2017 #6
But Mom he's such a loving and caring tattooed freak. ileus Oct 2017 #7
Well, isn't he the picture of the superior race? sinkingfeeling Oct 2017 #8
+1 great comment kimbutgar Oct 2017 #9
One less Trump voter is definitely a good thing! Initech Oct 2017 #12
Your post just reminded me of the article several years ago about a Republican who got a Romney tat Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #14
Ha! I remember that guy! Initech Oct 2017 #16
He should suffer hard labor for the rest of his life! riversedge Oct 2017 #15

SunSeeker

(51,564 posts)
1. Horrible.
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 01:13 AM
Oct 2017

Although child Killers don't fare well in prison, there will never be true justice for little Sholey.


Baconator

(1,459 posts)
4. There's no fixing someone like that and no justice to be had for it...
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:22 AM
Oct 2017

Best thing for everyone is to just make them go away...

JohnnyRingo

(18,635 posts)
5. The mother is a poor judge of character
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:55 AM
Oct 2017

...to say the least.

I'm sorry, but I wouldn't let someone who looks like that sit with a potted plant.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
10. I'm not surprised someone would point their fingers at her
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 02:29 PM
Oct 2017

I'm not surprised someone would point their fingers at her. I won;t be surprised if someone pretends that the finger is relevant rather than petulance.

JohnnyRingo

(18,635 posts)
13. He's a modern day personification of...
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 11:04 PM
Oct 2017

..Atilla the Hun. There has to be some responsibility for bad judgement in child care, and it says something that she was attracted to the likes of him in the first place.

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
14. Your post just reminded me of the article several years ago about a Republican who got a Romney tat
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 12:13 AM
Oct 2017

on his own body, and wore it with pride for awhile.

No Regrets for Man With Romney Tattoo on His Face
November 13, 2012
By JILIAN FAMA via GOOD MORNING AMERICA, NIGHTLINE, WORLD NEWS



Campaign season is over, and it seems as if the biting battle between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney has faded away. But not for everyone. Eric Hartsburg, who got the Romney 'R' logo tattooed on his face for an eBay bid of $15,000 , will have a constant reminder of his losing candidate probably for the rest of his life.

But Hartsburg said that's fine with him.

"I am college educated, and I am not an idiot," Hartsburg, a professional wrestler, told ABC News. "Getting the tattoo was a decision that I made, and I am cool with."

When asked how he felt about having a losing candidate's logo permanently stamped near his right temple, Hartsburg said, joking, "Wait, did the election already happen? Did Romney lose?"

Hartsburg, 30, who got the tattoo after auctioning off the prime real estate on his face, said, "Of course I am disappointed about the election results. I wanted Romney to win, obviously, but I am proud of the voters and the record turnout in certain places. And most of all, I am proud of the effort that I made."

More:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/11/no-regrets-for-man-with-romney-tattoo-on-his-face/

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