GUILTY FL - Brodie Kent, 15 mos, shaken to death, Milton, 24 Oct 2014

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A Milton woman will face upgraded charges in connection to the death of an infant who allegedly suffered severe abuse at her home daycare.

State Attorney Bill Eddins said by the end of the day, the charge against Thelma Denise Lowery likely will be upgraded from aggravated child abuse to aggravated child abuse resulting in death, the equivalent of second-degree murder.

On Friday, 15-month-old Brodie Michael Kent reportedly suffered injuries consistent with violent shaking while being cared for at Lowery's daycare, Lowery's Little Angels...
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2014/10/30/new-charges-sought-following-milton-childs-death/18178773/
 
I know the family of little Brodie and this is a heartbreaking situation. I have been told that the grand jury has met and the charges will be upgraded to 1st degree murder very soon.
 
Update from November 12, 2014
Daycare owner Lowery indicted in death of toddler
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2014/11/12/lowery-update/18922921/
Brodie succumbed to his injuries the following week, and the State Attorney's Office upgraded the charges against Lowery to the equivalent of second degree murder. Last week, a grand jury reviewed the case and found sufficient grounds to up the charge again to first degree murder.

If convicted, Lowery now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. She currently is being held in Santa Rosa County jail without bond.
 
Trial starts for Milton day care provider accused of killing toddler

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/08/trial-starts-milton-day-care-provider-accused-killing-toddler/548831001/

Testimony in the murder case against a Milton day care provider started Tuesday with a medical expert saying the 15-month-old victim had injuries consistent with having been shaken.

Thelma Lowery, 58, faces the charge in connection to the death of Brodie Kent, who was in her care at her home day care, Lowery's Little Angels, when he was injured Oct. 24, 2014. Brodie died five days later.
 
Day care death trial: Toddler's doctor says child had no history of disease, seizures

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/09/day-care-death-trial-toddlers-doctor-says-child-had-no-history-disease-seizures/553133001/

During the trial Wednesday, Sacred Heart Hospital pediatric neurosurgeon Matthew Pearson said doctors tried to alleviate swelling in Brodie's brain by removing some external tissue around the brain and part of the skull, but it didn't work.

"It's rare we have to act in essentially desperation to save the child," he told the jury.

Brodie's pediatrician, John Vanostenbridge, said while Brodie was born preterm, he had met all developmental milestones. Vanostenbridge said the child's last visit to him had been about three months before Brodie's death, and he had no history of seizures or any other disease or condition.
 
'Everyone smiled around him': Milton family remembers toddler's life during trial

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/10/toddlers-death-thelma-lowery-trial-milton-day-care-brodie-kent/555400001/

For the Kent family — the ones dressed in orange as a nod to the toddler's love for bright colors — every day of the trial is a reminder of the baby who was lost, no matter how it happened.

"He was sweet, beautiful, and there is so much about him that will never be forgotten by anyone," said Brodie's mom, Ashley Kent. "My goal is for everyone to think of Brodie and see his sweet smile, wrinkled little nose and big blue eyes."

"(It's) devastating, painful, I don't really know if there's a word to explain it," his mom remembered about the call saying Brodie was in hospital. "I was confused, I didn't understand how he would go from a perfectly healthy 15-month-old to having to go through emergency surgery. No parent deserves to have to see their child suffer. Nobody should ever have to bury their baby."
 
Jury finds Milton day care worker guilty of murder in toddler's death

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/11/santa-rosa-jury-decide-if-toddler-died-because-day-care-worker/559767001/

A Santa Rosa County jury found a Milton day care owner guilty of murder Friday for the death of a toddler in her care.

Thelma Lowery, 58, was immediately sentenced by Judge Kelvin Wells to life in prison without the possibility of parole for an attack on 15-month-old Brodie Kent that left him with fatal brain swelling.

http://weartv.com/news/local/jury-find-daycare-owner-guilty-of-murder-in-childs-death

Perry said her mother has run a professional daycare for 23 years without incident. More than that, she said that Kent was family.

"He was not just a child in my mother's daycare," Perry said. "I also took care of Brodie in that daycare."

Kent's parents told WEAR-TV that their son received justice today and they were happy with the verdict.
 

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