Posted on 11/28/2006 1:04:55 PM PST by presidio9
A mother was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven.
China Arnold, 26, was jailed Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million.
"We have reason to believe, and we have some forensic evidence that is consistent with our belief, that a microwave oven was used in this death," said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County coroner's office.
He said the evidence included high-heat internal injuries and the absence of external burn marks on the baby, Paris Talley.
Arnold was arrested soon after the baby's death in August 2005, then was released while authorities investigated further. Betz said the case was difficult because "there is not a lot of scientific research and data on the effect of microwaves on human beings."
The death was ruled homicide by hyperthermia, or high body temperature. The absence of external burns ruled out an open flame, scalding water or a heating pad as the cause, Betz said.
Arnold's lawyer, Jon Paul Rion, said his client had nothing to do with her child's death and was stunned when investigators told her that a microwave might have been involved.
"China — as a mother and a person — was horrified that such an act could occur," Rion said.
The night before the baby was taken to the hospital, Arnold and the child's father went out for a short time and left Paris with a baby sitter, Rion said. The mother didn't sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious, Rion said.
Arnold has three other children.
In 2000, a Virginia woman was sentenced to five years in prison for killing her month-old son in a microwave oven. Elizabeth Renee Otte claimed she had no memory of cramming her son in the microwave and turning on the appliance in 1999. Experts said that Otte suffered from epilepsy and that her seizures were followed by blackouts.
I can't argue with any punishment proposed for her.
My God.
The headline alone made me sick.
I know some, who cannot have a child, whom would be great parents, then we have these here who are given God's gift and they destroy it in a horrendous manner.
Free will + fallen nature = suffering
It was not God Who put evil into the world. We brought it in through our disobedience.
God is not a sugar daddy or the good fairy or santa claus. He permits us to choose between obedience and disobedience, between good and evil. Otherwise, we'd be nothing but puppets with no personal responsibility for anything we did. What would be the "point" of that?
Well since microwaves are a carcinogen, and enough continous exposure would cause cells to lyse(explode)(or in other words think of a toad in a microwave)..why would you want to attempt it?
Isaiah 45:7 (King James Version) King James Version (KJV)
7 "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
I believe that we won't truly understand the reasons for everything until the next life. But I've never bought into the old "God just can't whup the Devil" bit. And I don't think the Bible supports it either. Just my opinion, for what it's worth.
didn't need to see the photo to know....
she should claim to be a muzzie and she is being persecuted!!!!!
Frying this bee-itch is not good enough....it is getting so old...mothers killing their children and getting away with it on some trumped up mental defect...just look at that see you next tuesday...andrea yates....why she is not swimming with the fishes is beyond me!!!!
[The night before the baby was taken to the hospital, Arnold and the child's father went out for a short time and left Paris with a baby sitter, Rion said. The mother didn't sense anything out of the ordinary until the next morning, when the child was found unconscious, Rion said]
A one month old baby that sleeps through the night? And nothing seemed out of the ordinary? The baby's organs were burned and it was found dead in it's crib? Is the defense going to be alien abduction?
I can't stand it anymore!!!! I have 2 children..how can people do such things????!!!!
I'm not sure about the death penalty in God's eyes since it is his job to give and take life but this woman does not deserve to live.
You need a license to get married and one to drive but you don't need one to have kids....
Just when you thought human beings couldn't be any more disgusting.
My thought exactly, as soon as I read the title.
Agreed. And still, God has endowed us with conscience and holds us responsible for our choices. Either we obey Him or we disobey. It's up to us.
So the babysitter was cleared? And the dad? What evidence do they have that the mother is the one who did this sick twisted act?
Do you mean fetus in 8th month or 8 month old baby?
Arbitrary != Illogical.
In Gen 9:6, God delegates that job to us specifically for the crime of murder. That covenant extends for all the generations on earth for as long as we exist. See also Rom 13:4.
Democrats?... are social pariahs..
Local news report video is here.
Police say they have been pursuing this case without let-up since last summer, so it's not a cold case. The police also say they've developed new evidence in the past month that led to the arrest of Arnold. Just a guess, but I don't think they're planning to present that evidence until trial.
Remove the microwave meal and repeat process. Dead Bug if it ventures anywhere towards the center of the microwave.
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