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Today's Poll!Boyfriend charged in SW Mo. child abuse death
Monday, August 6, 2012
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man has been charged with killing his girlfriend’s 18-month-old daughter.
The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/RbQt4m ) reported that the Newton County prosecutor’s office filed a second-degree murder charge Monday against 24-year-old Bryant L. Sykes Jr. He had been in custody since Wednesday on a charge of first-degree assault, with his bond set at $250,000.
The 24-year-old is accused of physically abusing Ada Bowman at a rural Joplin mobile home park. The toddler never regained consciousness after being hospitalized Tuesday and died Saturday morning at Kansas City hospital. Ada suffered bleeding in her brain and injuries to her liver, spleen and ribs.
The girl’s mother, 22-year-old Gina Salazar, has been charged with child endangerment and hindering prosecution.
No attorneys are listed for Sykes or Salazar in online court records.
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Information from: The Joplin Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com
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herekitty 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Bond was set TOO low. And it needs to be a cash bond only
JCLifer 9 months, 2 weeks ago
They always set bond real low when children are abused or murdered. Don't ask me why, but the courts have always valued a child's life much less than an adult life.
Hugs 9 months, 2 weeks ago
This guy should be getting the death penalty and be put to death within 90 days. But I don't know about the mother, I think that she has taken a loss that will never be replaced.
wayneman11 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The $250,000 was for the first degree assualt charges. The bond will likely go up now that the child has died.
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