Monday, June 23, 2008
Grandfather Charged in Toddler's Heat Death (Pennsylvania)
In a case the prosecutor called "gross negligence," a Lansdowne man was charged yesterday with involuntary manslaughter in his grandson's death after he forgot the baby in his SUV during sweltering heat earlier this month. Edward M. Kanterman, 59, of Sayers Avenue, forgot to drop off his grandson at day care June 10 and instead drove to work, leaving 14-month-old Nicholas McCorkle in the back seat. He was strapped in a car seat for more than five hours as temperatures reached the mid-90s that day. By the time Kanterman returned, Nicholas, who was drenched in sweat, was blue and struggling to breathe, according to a police affidavit. His temperature was 107.2 degrees.
Police Blotter (Montana)
3:24 p.m. A 62-year-old woman locked the two children she was babysitting out of the house after she caught them cheating at a game they were playing. Deputies responded after she called to report the cheating and they counseled the woman, parents and children.
Other:
"The family had been in the process of building a fence around the pool but the materials hadn't arrived yet."
“You read about paedophiles and it is shocking but then you actually know one and realise how close you were to him, how close your children were to him. I just can't bring myself to think about it."
In a case the prosecutor called "gross negligence," a Lansdowne man was charged yesterday with involuntary manslaughter in his grandson's death after he forgot the baby in his SUV during sweltering heat earlier this month. Edward M. Kanterman, 59, of Sayers Avenue, forgot to drop off his grandson at day care June 10 and instead drove to work, leaving 14-month-old Nicholas McCorkle in the back seat. He was strapped in a car seat for more than five hours as temperatures reached the mid-90s that day. By the time Kanterman returned, Nicholas, who was drenched in sweat, was blue and struggling to breathe, according to a police affidavit. His temperature was 107.2 degrees.
Police Blotter (Montana)
3:24 p.m. A 62-year-old woman locked the two children she was babysitting out of the house after she caught them cheating at a game they were playing. Deputies responded after she called to report the cheating and they counseled the woman, parents and children.
Other:
"The family had been in the process of building a fence around the pool but the materials hadn't arrived yet."
“You read about paedophiles and it is shocking but then you actually know one and realise how close you were to him, how close your children were to him. I just can't bring myself to think about it."
1 Comments:
I feel so bad for that grandfather. Maybe he was doing his son/daughter a favor by dropping the child off at daycare that day. Because it was not routine he just forgot. I know it is so tragic the child died but this man will suffer with the guilt his whole life. I don't think criminal charges should be brought.
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