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MORRISTOWN - A 28-year-old Morristown man has been charged with felony murder of a 3-year-old boy.
Joshua Matthew Darnell was charged Thursday after the boy, Zylin Seth Reese, died at East Tennessee Children's Hospital of injuries sustained while he was in the care of Darnell.
Darnell told authorities he was babysitting the child from about 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday while his mother, Terri Reese, 23, was working, Morristown Police Major Michelle Jones said today.
Darnell admitted spanking the boy, who was unresponsive when his mother returned home from work, Jones said. The boy's mother took him to Morristown Hamblen Hospital, and emergency room doctors notified authorities, Jones said.
The boy was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he died Thursday, according to Jones.
Darnell was initially charged with aggravated child abuse, and the felony murder charge was added Thursday after the child died, Jones said.
The boy suffered head injuries and bruises all over his body, Jones said.
more here
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/19/morristown-man-charged-death-3-year-old-boy/
This 'thing' was the boyfriend of the mother (per this link http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113649)
RIP, little Zylin :rose:
You can fly with angels now & nobody mean can ever hit you again.
Joshua Matthew Darnell was charged Thursday after the boy, Zylin Seth Reese, died at East Tennessee Children's Hospital of injuries sustained while he was in the care of Darnell.
Darnell told authorities he was babysitting the child from about 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday while his mother, Terri Reese, 23, was working, Morristown Police Major Michelle Jones said today.
Darnell admitted spanking the boy, who was unresponsive when his mother returned home from work, Jones said. The boy's mother took him to Morristown Hamblen Hospital, and emergency room doctors notified authorities, Jones said.
The boy was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he died Thursday, according to Jones.
Darnell was initially charged with aggravated child abuse, and the felony murder charge was added Thursday after the child died, Jones said.
The boy suffered head injuries and bruises all over his body, Jones said.
more here
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/feb/19/morristown-man-charged-death-3-year-old-boy/
This 'thing' was the boyfriend of the mother (per this link http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113649)
RIP, little Zylin :rose:
You can fly with angels now & nobody mean can ever hit you again.