Posted on 12/28/2009 4:05:10 PM PST by Coleus
A 22-year-old township woman is facing an aggravated manslaughter charge in connection to the asphyxiation death of her newborn child. Keri Barry, of Alps Road, was home alone when she gave birth on Dec. 11 to a full-term baby boy. She did not seek medical attention, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.
Her family realized later on that there was a problem and brought her to Chilton Memorial Hospital, in Pompton Plains. Staff there determined that she had recently given birth, Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Robert Pringle said. The whereabouts of the baby was not known, at which point the Wayne Police Department was notified and an investigation was launched. A consent search of Barry's home was conducted and police confiscated garbage bags outside containing the afterbirth.
As stated in a press release from the Prosecutor's Office, authorities found the baby while they searched the bags at police headquarters. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation, as per an autopsy that took place on Dec. 15. Barry was arrested after answering questions at the prosecutor's office in Totowa, on Dec. 16. She was charged with aggravated manslaughter, an allegation that carries a potential maximum sentence of up to 30 years in prison, said Pringle. She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, which holds a maximum sentence of up to 10 years.
She was being held at the Passaic County Jail on $200,000 bail at the time of her arrest. As of press time Monday, The Record reported that Barry had made a first appearance before state Superior Court Judge Raymond A. Reddin in Paterson, where she pled not guilty. Her bail was reduced to $150,000 by Reddin per the request of defense attorney John J. Bruno Jr., of Rutherford, to no objection from Passaic County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Robert Pringle.
Additional information collected by The Record states that Barry was experiencing a medical issue and that Reddin agreed to contact the jail's chief doctor. The reason was not specified by Bruno. According to The Record, Barry is a graduate of Cliffside Park High School, where she ran track. A district administrator there described her as a "track star and overall good kid."
It was also learned that Barry received a full scholarship to college however it was unclear if she attended. The Record also reported that she was employed as a supervisor in the photo lab at a CVS pharmacy at the Preakness Mall on Hamburg Turnpike.
Employees were unable to comment on the matter. A person is considered guilty of aggravated manslaughter if they recklessly cause the death of another under circumstances displaying extreme indifference to human life. In Barry's case, the allegations involve asphyxiation, and is veered different, said Pringle. Further details were not available at this time. "The investigation is ongoing and it may reveal further information pertaining to the case, at which time the charges could become more serious," he added.
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Sounds like a candidate for an 0bama regime position. There’s no difference in their respective regards for life.
Procrastination?
As scared as a young one can be about the fallout, how can you kill your child, or even willingly allow one to die?
30 years is kind of harsh.
Couldn’t they just seal her in a giant garbage bag and leave her out in the cold?
Unreal. Anyone who could take the life of a little baby should be considered the most vile criminal imaginable.
Happens every day via abortion. And you are right BTW.
She should have killed the baby before the placenta was expelled. It would have only been an abortion. /s
“So, I’ll be the first to ask. What are they going to charge her with, again?”
Practicing medicine without a license.
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This Obama Momma needs to be charged with first degree murder.
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