35-year-old Stacey Davis[/B] was sentenced to two years in prison for the death of her one-year-old son Ethan Davis. Prosecutor Simon Jones referred to the horrific six-inch fracture to little Ethan's skull. The cause of his death remains unknown.
Stacey Davis was convicted in the death of little Ethan. She left the one-year-old boy alone in the house and went out shopping. On a day when the temperature had reached 27 degrees Celsius and the windows in the house were all closed.
When Stacey Davis, who regularly smoked cannabis, returned home, she began texting a friend. She did not check on little Ethan for the next half hour. She later went into his room and found him unconscious in his crib.
The terrifying blow before fatal death
The unfortunate little boy, it was revealed in court, had a significant head injury. A six-inch fracture. Stacey Davis had told authorities that little Ethan fell and hit his head. But despite her swelling, bruising and concern, she did not take him to the hospital.
"Any parent would have sought medical attention," prosecutor Simon Jones stressed. Coroner Nicola Anderson who examined young Ethan found that there were high levels of cannabis in his hair.
Describing Stacey Davis' behaviour as "totally selfish", the court handed her a two-year jail sentence. The 35-year-old will serve half of her sentence.
[/P]"There is no evidence that you or his father caused Ethan's death. You did not seek medical attention for his head injury.
Any normal parent would put their child's health above all else. It is clear that you abandoned him on two occasions, including the day of his death. You left Ethan alone in a room with a closed window.
You sat on a bench, took a child to the park, and went to a store. You took your car for a wash on the way back. Clearly you were not in a rush.
What's particularly horrific about the tragic incident is that you spent half an hour on the phone, texting, until you went to check on Ethan. He had not checked him for three hours."
Source: in.gr
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