Mom 'pins down' and 'yanks' out teeth from 5-year-old daughter
A mom from West Viriginia was arrested and accused of tearing our her child's front teeth while screaming 'you've got a demon'
A West Virginia mother was arrested and is accused of attacking her five-year-old daughter by pinning her down and 'yanking out' her teeth.
Rebecca Lee Bailey, 40, is facing child abuse charges, according to a social media update from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office. The authorities began investigating reports of child abuse in the Lester area on June 19 after receiving a call.
Deputies disclosed that Bailey allegedly held down a 5-year-old girl and forcibly removed two of her teeth. Witnesses at the scene reported that Bailey was yelling at the child, accusing her of "having a demon in her" while wielding a cross.
The Sheriff's Office stated they notified Child Protective Services and emergency services to ensure the child received medical care and was safe. Bailey is currently being held at Southern Regional Jail with bail set at $50,000 surety/cash.
Meanwhile, child abuse cases continue to surface in West Virginia. In another recent case, a father was arrested after unintentionally causing his infant's death 'out of frustration.'
Zachary Williams, 27, confessed to throwing the baby against the bed frame because he couldn't calm the child, who had a cold. The frustrated mother woke Williams for help.
On May 25, around 9 a.m., Jane Lew police responded to a call about an unresponsive infant approximately 100 miles northeast of Charleston. Upon arrival, state troopers found paramedics performing CPR on the baby.
The child was immediately rushed to the hospital where, tragically, he was pronounced dead within an hour by medical staff, as per an affidavit.
In a distressing report viewed by Law and Crime, the involved child lived with his parents and grandparents, who all gave their accounts of the incident.
The grandmother and grandfather noticed that apart from a usual cold, the toddler seemed in good health when they last saw him at 8 a.m. before leaving for work.
The little boy's mother noted he only suffered from a common cold, causing him to be irritable and cry more often, leading her to ask Williams for assistance while she momentarily stepped out, only to rush back when urgently called to discover her son's lifeless.
Stricken with fear as her child struggled to breathe, she called 911, following the operator's guidance to position the infant on his side, which was when he ceased breathing completely. Performing CPR until help arrived, EMS took over the life-saving efforts upon arrival.
Initially, Williams claimed to law enforcement that he had been attempting to calm the distressed baby when suddenly the infant "went rigid and then limp and became unresponsive."
But an autopsy disclosed a tragic fact – the baby died due to a "severe skull fracture on the rear of the head."
Police confronted Williams once more, this time to administer his Miranda rights, during which he admitted in a recorded confession that he threw the child in exasperation, resulting in the young one hitting his head against both a bed frame and the floor, according to the affidavit.