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sl8

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Fri Mar 31, 2023, 04:24 PM Mar 2023

Mississippi babysitter indicted for allegedly beating 2-year-old to death with infant sister in ...

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Mississippi babysitter indicted for allegedly beating 2-year-old to death with infant sister in the home

JERRY LAMBE
Mar 31st, 2023, 12:33 pm

A 23-year-old babysitter in Mississippi already facing a capital murder charge for allegedly killing a 2-year-old boy in her care last year has been indicted on a swath of new felony criminal charges in connection with the death and abuse of the child and his younger sister.

In addition to one count of capital murder, a grand jury in Alcorn County has indicted Makallie E. Durham on four counts of child abuse over the September 2022 incident that left an 11-month-old girl severely injured and her 2-year-old brother dead, authorities confirmed to Law&Crime.

According to a copy of the indictment, the charges alleged that Durham abused the children over the course of several days, beginning on Sept. 9, 2022.

Two of the child abuse counts allege that Durham on both Sept. 9 and Sept. 12 “intentionally” caused bodily harm to the 2-year-old by striking him “in the face or head.” The remaining two abuse counts allege that Durham similarly struck the boy’s younger sister in the face or head on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.

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Mississippi babysitter indicted for allegedly beating 2-year-old to death with infant sister in ... (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2023 OP
Over the course of several days... what did the parents think about the children's condition? Karadeniz Mar 2023 #1
Perhaps they were out of town and left her to care for the children? SharonAnn Mar 2023 #2
You're probably right... Karadeniz Mar 2023 #3

SharonAnn

(13,782 posts)
2. Perhaps they were out of town and left her to care for the children?
Fri Mar 31, 2023, 05:45 PM
Mar 2023

My parents occasionally left for a few days and left a "responsible adult"us in charge of us.

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