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Day-care death trial in motion - Bieber gave kids cold/allergy meds make them sleepy, boy died
The Gazette ^ | August 17, 2005 | GREG TUTTLE

Posted on 08/17/2005 8:58:28 AM PDT by Former Military Chick

Opening statements and testimony are expected today in Yellowstone County District Court, where a Laurel day-care owner is on trial for negligent homicide.

After a day of jury questioning, Judge Gregory Todd ended the first day of Sabine Bieber's trial at 4:30 p.m. He asked prospective jurors to return this morning for a final round of questioning from attorneys before a panel is chosen. Todd said he hopes to have 12 jurors and two alternates in place by mid-morning.

Bieber is on trial for the Jan. 31, 2003, death of 1-year-old Dane Heggem. Prosecutors say Bieber gave the boy and other children a cold and allergy medicine to make them drowsy. Authorities said the Heggem boy died of a lethal dose of the drug diphenhydramine, which is commonly known by the brand name Benadryl.

Bieber owned Tiny Tots Day Care in Laurel, a residential facility that was licensed to care for up to 12 children. The day care was closed by state officials after the boy's death.

Bieber and her former business partner, Denise Le Smith, were charged two years ago with negligent homicide and three counts of criminal endangerment. The criminal endangerment charges allege the women gave three other children ages 8 months to 4 years the medication to manage their sleep time.

Bieber also is charged with a felony count of tampering with evidence. Prosecutors say she tossed a medicine dose cup in a sink when being questioned by a state investigator.

The charges against Smith were later dismissed. She is expected to testify at Bieber's trial for the prosecution.

Bieber pleaded guilty to the negligent-homicide charge and one count of criminal endangerment last year but then asked to withdraw the guilty pleas days before she was to be sentenced.

The trial began Tuesday with jury selection and is scheduled to last two weeks.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allergymedicine; daycare; fromcradletograve; negligenthomicide
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I had a friend who would dab brandy on the lips/gums during teething. Taking care of children is a serious and important job. The trust is imperative and acting in the interest of the child is basic to this job.

It will be interesting to see how this case plays out.

1 posted on 08/17/2005 8:58:29 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
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I had a friend who would dab brandy on the lips/gums during teething. Taking care of children is a serious and important job. The trust is imperative and acting in the interest of the child is basic to this job.

Yep. IRonicaly many would call that child abuse, which it is not.

Remember, we are the stupid ones hiring a government to gun us down if we do not agree to sign an agreement stating we are hired as their self-declared incompetent nitwit slaves.... and the harassment goes on.

By the way, I thought daycares were meant to kill children of communication with their parents, raised to be little revolutionarian zombies coming home. So this does not surprize me at all.

2 posted on 08/17/2005 9:01:25 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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To: Former Military Chick

Day care, sadly, is a necessary "evil" -- we don't have the extended family, friends and neighbors to watch our kids as we did in the old days.

But you have to be careful who you leave your children with. Sounds like this gal was not a very good caregiver, to say the least.


3 posted on 08/17/2005 9:02:16 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: JudgemAll

Oh, and expect the judge and the media to say: "many questions, little answers, let us hug each other and move on".

Move on what? A pile of rotten bodies?


4 posted on 08/17/2005 9:02:19 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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To: Former Military Chick

Bieber and Heggem. An peculiar confluence of unusual names.


5 posted on 08/17/2005 9:04:35 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Officially around the bend, at least for now.)
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To: fatnotlazy

Day Care is part of the EVIL PLAN

Day care is part of the feminist "ecosystem" which hires child murdering proabortion "daycarers"

I have not seen yet them attacked the way they attacked the boyscouts simply because the boyscout is not part of the whore program of child murder or young women recruitment communist cannon fodder for power maniacs


6 posted on 08/17/2005 9:04:49 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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The criminal endangerment charges allege the women gave three other children ages 8 months to 4 years the medication to manage their sleep time.

Unlawful administration of medicine to other people's children just for their own convenience? Throw the book at 'em!

7 posted on 08/17/2005 9:04:59 AM PDT by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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I had a friend who would dab brandy on the lips/gums during teething...

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At one time, this was the remedy of choice. Many years ago, one of my cousins had trouble with her son when he was teething -- she tried some prescription cream the pediatrician had prescribed. No luck. The child was crying 24/7. Finally, my cousin talked with her mother. Mom dabbed whiskey on the little guy's gums and bingo! He slept for the first time in days (and so did his parents).

I guess liquor for teething fell out of favor because the sugar rots the gums. But sometimes the old remedies work better than expensive prescriptions.


8 posted on 08/17/2005 9:07:14 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Tax-chick

Yep, reminds me of the movie: Invasion of the body snatchers. They all have a clone like cookie cutter similarity or coincidences.

You don't need to know your neighbor when all is programed from the top.


9 posted on 08/17/2005 9:07:20 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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Boy you have to give a lot of benadryl to kill a toddler.
This is really sad.


10 posted on 08/17/2005 9:08:38 AM PDT by MarMema
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So true. It is not like it will be used for the next 50 years. Well, not on the gums at least.

I am all for old remedies, they can work wonders.


11 posted on 08/17/2005 9:10:24 AM PDT by Former Military Chick (I salute all our Vets, those who walked before me and all those who walk after me.)
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Very sad situation. I can say that I have NEVER had a daycare problem - main reason - I DID MY HOMEWORK AND CHECKED THE PLACE OUT! I have always had a problem with them making the kids take naps. Ours used to let them nap 'til they woke up, thus making it very hard getting them to sleep at a proper hour at night.


12 posted on 08/17/2005 9:12:01 AM PDT by Cyclone59 (If you can read this thank a teacher... since it's in English, thank an American Soldier!)
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To: MarMema
My thoughts precisely; How much did the boy get? I had an aquaintance a few years back that did the same thing; Of course, she also demanded prozac for her 9-month old daughter, because she must be hyperactive if Mommy can't keep up with her...
13 posted on 08/17/2005 9:17:12 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs ("Nuthin' ain't worth nuthin', but it's free.")
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I had a friend who would dab brandy on the lips/gums during teething.

Gee, my kid always preferred sucking on a gin-soaked washcloth.

(Just kidding, just kidding.)

14 posted on 08/17/2005 9:21:18 AM PDT by Maceman (Pro Se Defendant from Hell)
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"Day care, sadly, is a necessary "evil" --"

Wrong, wrong, wrong - it is a choice one makes after weighing alternatives.
We make do on one paycheck (we do without a lot of things most people seem to take for granted), and my wife stays at home with our daughter (although in the work-place she commands a salary near mine).
We gladly halve our income to ensure the safety of our daughter.

15 posted on 08/17/2005 9:25:09 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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Bieber gave kids cold/allergy meds...

and thy were stuned

16 posted on 08/17/2005 9:34:43 AM PDT by 70times7 (An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
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To: LongElegantLegs

I'm betting in the 100 mg range.


17 posted on 08/17/2005 9:35:38 AM PDT by MarMema
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"Day care is part of the feminist "ecosystem" which hires child murdering proabortion "daycarers"

Wow! Judgem indeed!

I have a daughter who is the director of a daycare. She got into that work because she loved kids. Stayed in it because it was a place where she could support herself and her 2 kids (no support from the dad) and have her kids with her. Lots of mothers work in daycare, because they can continue to be with their kids while they are working.

Just because there is one (or many) bad apples doesn't mean all are. My daughter is a loving, giving, pro-life, Christian non feminist who would like nothing more than to be a stay at home mom. Unfortunately, she can't. She says of her work "Where else can you get paid to receive unconditional love all day?"

18 posted on 08/17/2005 9:37:23 AM PDT by Grammy
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What are you talking about??????????


19 posted on 08/17/2005 9:41:27 AM PDT by Gabz (Smoking ban supporters are in favor of the Kelo ruling.)
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To: Grammy

The vast majority of daycare providers are very much like your daughter.......


20 posted on 08/17/2005 9:43:07 AM PDT by Gabz (Smoking ban supporters are in favor of the Kelo ruling.)
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