Posted on 03/16/2002 7:41:28 AM PST by codebreaker
Prosecutors will weigh a number of factors that may lead them to prosecute Andrea Yates husband Russell for either child endangerment or negligent homicide. ABC News has learned.
No decision has been made, but it is being seriously considered, sources said. Prosecutors would charge Russell Yates if an when the evidence warrants, but do not have the evidence now, sources said.
Andrea Yates 37, was convicted Tuesday of two capital murder charges filed in the killings of her children last June.
Which might be the reason he figured he had to stay with a homocidal maniac and make his marriage and family work out no matter what. I don't know if it was from religion or some other committment he believed he had with her ---but she was a danger to kids and most likely to him, he should have dumped her and moved on. You can't cure the insane by being married to them, not even the psychiatrists can cure insanity.
A parent's first obligation is to their CHILDREN.
I have lived with someone who is seriously mentlly ill: my brother.
The fact is that if I felt that my spouse was in any way a danger to my children, we would be outta here.
That, sir, is called the mother instinct, and it is obviously not something Andrea Yates had.
Wrong address bud! It is rintense who is enthusiastic about homosexuality in prison. Write to him.
My first wife used to get depressed. I'd leave for work in the morning and she was happy as a lark. We'd been "close" that morning and she would have adoration written all over her face as we hugged and said good-bye with a peck on the cheek. I'd walk up the hill thinking life doesn't get better than this. Then four hours later I'd return home for lunch to a person that wouldn't even talk to me. She wouldn't even tell me what was wrong.
I don't know this woman's frame of mind when he left. She may have been totally fine one minute and wigged out the next. I dont' know.
I can tell you that when I was a young parent I used to think my own shortcomings were the cause for the depression. It wasn't until decades later that I realized it was a medical problem for which she never recieved treatment.
I realize that depression is different than skitzoid maladies, but I'll bet they come and go in about the same manner. I'd be willing to bet that if this woman's charts were opened up, there'd be a wealth of information that should have prevented this tragedy.
Groups sessions, private interviews and the history of the patient had to have been ignored by the professionals in this case. I'd like to know where this physician obtained his license. Where was he from? I'll bet there's a story waiting to be reported here.
May want to check that profile...
Prosecutors will weigh a number of factors that may lead them to prosecute Andrea Yates husband Russell for either child endangerment or negligent homicide. ABC News has learned.
No decision has been made, but it is being seriously considered, sources said. Prosecutors would charge Russell Yates if an when the evidence warrants, but do not have the evidence now, sources said.
Andrea Yates 37, was convicted Tuesday of two capital murder charges filed in the killings of her children last June.
Sorry budrick, no can do. Firstly, you were the first one to start hurling insults.
Secondly, him ain't a him. Him is a her. Try doing some research before you start making assumptions about people and tossing off insults.
Now go sit down in the corner and let the adults talk.
The free time was to provide some relief for his wife, Mr. Yates said. "I guess that's what we decided," he said.
Mrs. Yates is a diagnosed schizophrenic predisposed to pitch-black depressions that followed the births of her last two children.
He knew about her problem 2 kids ago! No REAL parent would allow someone, even a mother or father to raise children when they are diagnosed so severely! I would never take that risk! Case Closed!
I wonder if there any statistics that show a relationship between attempted suicide and and the prospects of future murder(s)? I think attempted suicide used to be illegal, which maybe if it was still, she would of been under the jurisdiction of a court.
Excuse me, but could you tell me exactly what is "anti-family" about expecting a father and husband to care for a wife who is suffering from a mental disorder and protecting his children?
This man could have taken paid leave (the government provides plenty) and made sure that his family was safe and cared for.
Absolutely...though if he is as controlling as the article about Andrea's "strict schedule" seems to indicate, it sounds as though he's a few beers short of a sixpack himself.
Oh so Russell Yates is a series of electron and audio impulses, whats he wife?? He's just an automaton and shes Hitler jr. right? But hes normal and shes insane? So much for your argument!
As for expert opinions, the psycologist that was treating her said under oath that she warned both of them not to have anymore children. Then came baby #5.
Now, whether or not Mr Yates is culpable to a criminal level is subject to conjecture but I fear it plays directly into the hands of responsibility shifting....a common theme in our ragged society.
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