Police in Florida have detained a 62 year old mother
whose 6 year old son beat his 13 day old newborn
babysister to death after she left her children
unattended in a minivan
Kathleen Marie Steele who previously starred in a US
reality TV show called '55 and Pregnant' in 2011, has
been charged with aggravated manslaughter in relation
to the death of her 13-day-old daughter, also named
Kathleen. Steele gave birth to the baby after being
artificially inseminated with preserved sperm from her
husband, who died of cancer in 2011
Police said Kathleen left her three children- the
baby, her 6 year old son and her 3-year-old daughter- in
the car for at least half-an-hour to run several errands
when the attack took place.
It was learned that while the mother was gone the baby
began crying, which annoyed the six-year-old.
Officials in Largo, Florida, say he then removed the
baby from her car seat before 'flipping her multiple
times back and forth, dropping her on the floor,
slamming her head against the ceiling and striking her
in the face multiple times. After the vicious attack, the
boy put his sister back in the seat before his mother got
back in the car.
Authorities said that when Steele returned, her son tried
to tell her something was wrong with his sister, saying,
“It’s serious.” Steele at first ignored him and stopped at
another store before noticing the infant’s injuries, cops
said.
“I’m telling you this kid’s face was a mess,”
Gualtieri said. “There’s no mistaking the condition
this baby was in.”
The mother didn't call for medical assistance until two
hours later, after she had asked her neighbour, who is a
nurse, for help.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri at a news
conference on Thursday said:
"The skull was cracked in numerous places,
described as probably mush ... one of the worst
things that I've ever seen.”
The baby was immediately taken to St Petersburg
General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The boy allegedly told police investigators, “Sometimes
people make very big mistakes.” And told them how he
killed his sister, according to KHOU.
“‘I took the baby, and I slammed her like this, and
slammed her down, and pushed her up into the
ceiling.’ What he was talking about when he
pushed her up into the ceiling, he was holding her
up, then he said he was flipping her this way and
flipping her that way and she would fall. The way
he was describing it is he was tossing that baby
around like a ragdoll,” Gualtieri said.
“The baby was beaten and traumatized,” Gualtieri
said. “There was gross swelling in her face. Her
skull was cracked in numerous places.”
The six-year-old boy admitted the attack but will not
face charges due to his age. He has since been taken
into care and reportedly has been reported to
have serious behavioural issues.
Steele was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated
manslaughter and neglect. She is being held in the
Pinellas County jail on $100,000 bond.
whose 6 year old son beat his 13 day old newborn
babysister to death after she left her children
unattended in a minivan
Kathleen Marie Steele who previously starred in a US
reality TV show called '55 and Pregnant' in 2011, has
been charged with aggravated manslaughter in relation
to the death of her 13-day-old daughter, also named
Kathleen. Steele gave birth to the baby after being
artificially inseminated with preserved sperm from her
husband, who died of cancer in 2011
Police said Kathleen left her three children- the
baby, her 6 year old son and her 3-year-old daughter- in
the car for at least half-an-hour to run several errands
when the attack took place.
It was learned that while the mother was gone the baby
began crying, which annoyed the six-year-old.
Officials in Largo, Florida, say he then removed the
baby from her car seat before 'flipping her multiple
times back and forth, dropping her on the floor,
slamming her head against the ceiling and striking her
in the face multiple times. After the vicious attack, the
boy put his sister back in the seat before his mother got
back in the car.
Authorities said that when Steele returned, her son tried
to tell her something was wrong with his sister, saying,
“It’s serious.” Steele at first ignored him and stopped at
another store before noticing the infant’s injuries, cops
said.
“I’m telling you this kid’s face was a mess,”
Gualtieri said. “There’s no mistaking the condition
this baby was in.”
The mother didn't call for medical assistance until two
hours later, after she had asked her neighbour, who is a
nurse, for help.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri at a news
conference on Thursday said:
"The skull was cracked in numerous places,
described as probably mush ... one of the worst
things that I've ever seen.”
The baby was immediately taken to St Petersburg
General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
The boy allegedly told police investigators, “Sometimes
people make very big mistakes.” And told them how he
killed his sister, according to KHOU.
“‘I took the baby, and I slammed her like this, and
slammed her down, and pushed her up into the
ceiling.’ What he was talking about when he
pushed her up into the ceiling, he was holding her
up, then he said he was flipping her this way and
flipping her that way and she would fall. The way
he was describing it is he was tossing that baby
around like a ragdoll,” Gualtieri said.
“The baby was beaten and traumatized,” Gualtieri
said. “There was gross swelling in her face. Her
skull was cracked in numerous places.”
The six-year-old boy admitted the attack but will not
face charges due to his age. He has since been taken
into care and reportedly has been reported to
have serious behavioural issues.
Steele was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated
manslaughter and neglect. She is being held in the
Pinellas County jail on $100,000 bond.
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