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Walfrido Pina was simply supposed to drive his girlfriend's son to day care, but along the way police say he took the crying 3 1/2-year-old to a motel room and shook him so violently, he died.
Pina, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the shaking death of Alias Geronimo, according to Lantana police. Pina dropped the boy's mother off at work Thursday morning and should have been on the way to day care. But by 9 a.m., Alias was bruised and unresponsive in room 129 at the Motel 6 on West Lantana Road.
When the child's mother, Tabatha "Tina" Geronimo, returned to the motel, she accompanied Alias and Pina to JFK Medical Center. Doctors immediately transferred the toddler to Delray Medical Center, where he later died, Rundle said.
"Alias was a very happy child. It's a shock when you see the baby to think 24 hours before, he was riding his bike, playing with cats and he was happy. His forehead is black and blue. He has bruises on shoulders, neck and legs. All from one day," Sepulveda said.
Alias is older than most children who suffer from shaken baby syndrome, expert Michele Poole said.
"You get an innocent child who does not know how to prevent the whiplashing. It's more the size than the age that's going to be a factor," said Poole, president of the National Shaken Baby Coalition from her home in western Lake Worth.
It is estimated that 1,500 children die each year from shaken baby syndrome and thousands more will survive with long-term health effects.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005/07/10/s1c_BABYDEATH_0710.html
Pina, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the shaking death of Alias Geronimo, according to Lantana police. Pina dropped the boy's mother off at work Thursday morning and should have been on the way to day care. But by 9 a.m., Alias was bruised and unresponsive in room 129 at the Motel 6 on West Lantana Road.
When the child's mother, Tabatha "Tina" Geronimo, returned to the motel, she accompanied Alias and Pina to JFK Medical Center. Doctors immediately transferred the toddler to Delray Medical Center, where he later died, Rundle said.
"Alias was a very happy child. It's a shock when you see the baby to think 24 hours before, he was riding his bike, playing with cats and he was happy. His forehead is black and blue. He has bruises on shoulders, neck and legs. All from one day," Sepulveda said.
Alias is older than most children who suffer from shaken baby syndrome, expert Michele Poole said.
"You get an innocent child who does not know how to prevent the whiplashing. It's more the size than the age that's going to be a factor," said Poole, president of the National Shaken Baby Coalition from her home in western Lake Worth.
It is estimated that 1,500 children die each year from shaken baby syndrome and thousands more will survive with long-term health effects.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005/07/10/s1c_BABYDEATH_0710.html
I read the article the mother doesnt seem as upset about it as I would imagine being in her situation.Everyone deals with grief diffrently I guess. Ive read alot of articles lately in the papers and watched alot of news stories on the news about children being hurt or killed by mothers boyfriend. Whats up ladies?? Is this a new trend? Little children are serious buisness they are the most important you will ever have in your whole life. They need to be cared for as such!!!!