Daycare worker kills 16 month old, IL.

sinagua · #1 01-22-2009, 12:01 PM

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2...ater-dies.html

This is an awful story. I guess we take a chance every time we leave our children anywhere.

I hope this facility had mandatory drug testing.

Sorry, I see this is being discussed in Current Crimes.

#2 01-22-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RachelRose

The article states that another adult was in the room, as well as a number of children.

As horrible as this story is, that is just plain bizarre. Who would throw a child down on his head with so many witnesses?

What a sad story.

Who would give two false accounts of what happened knowing there were so many witnesses?

cantstandnuts · #3 01-22-2009, 07:56 PM

From the article:

"He rolled over, grabbed his blanket, which was in reach, and crawled to a bouncy chair and passed out."

Annie143 · #4 01-23-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cantstandnuts

From the article:

"He rolled over, grabbed his blanket, which was in reach, and crawled to a bouncy chair and passed out."

Oh my God ! This brought a sob from me, seriously. My heart broke.

Elle · #5 01-24-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CalifMermaid

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...e1002RpTUHAwMD

Wow that is one ugly woman. I hope she gets hers in prison

A 16-month-old toddler -- Benjamin Kingan -- dies after a frustrated day care worker throws him to the ground. Police investigating the case say that the little boy picked himself up from the floor, grabbed his blanket and pacifier and crawled to his favorite bouncy chair to die.
I cannot get past this, I read this article about an hour or so ago, I tried to clear my head a little bit. I cannot get the visualization and the words I read out of my head. I am at a loss.

Benjamin

Annie143 · #6 01-24-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Elle

A 16-month-old toddler -- Benjamin Kingan -- dies after a frustrated day care worker throws him to the ground. Police investigating the case say that the little boy picked himself up from the floor, grabbed his blanket and pacifier and crawled to his favorite bouncy chair to die.
I cannot get past this, I read this article about an hour or so ago, I tried to clear my head a little bit. I cannot get the visualization and the words I read out of my head. I am at a loss.

Benjamin

the same for me. I keep going back to it, trying to grasp this......and I cant. It breaks my heart.

i4doors · #7 01-24-2009, 10:21 AM

this just breaks my heart...prayers for this family

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...ng-Mother.html

grieving mom speaks at tots funeral...

More than 100 mourners gathered at a Wheeling funeral home Wednesday, many of them wiping away tears as Amy Kingan spoke emotionally of her son Benjamin's life and his death.
more at link.

Elle · #8 01-24-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Elle

A 16-month-old toddler -- Benjamin Kingan -- dies after a frustrated day care worker throws him to the ground. Police investigating the case say that the little boy picked himself up from the floor, grabbed his blanket and pacifier and crawled to his favorite bouncy chair to die.
I cannot get past this, I read this article about an hour or so ago, I tried to clear my head a little bit. I cannot get the visualization and the words I read out of my head. I am at a loss.

Benjamin

******edited to add that the 1st half was supposed to be in quotations, for it is an exerpt from an article linked in CalifMermaids post I was responding to********

cantstandnuts · #9 01-24-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Elle

A 16-month-old toddler -- Benjamin Kingan -- dies after a frustrated day care worker throws him to the ground. Police investigating the case say that the little boy picked himself up from the floor, grabbed his blanket and pacifier and crawled to his favorite bouncy chair to die.
I cannot get past this, I read this article about an hour or so ago, I tried to clear my head a little bit. I cannot get the visualization and the words I read out of my head. I am at a loss.

Benjamin

Me too. It's so sad. Poor little boy was trying to comfort himself with his blanket, pacifier and bouncy chair. I can't imagine being his mother, knowing that.

Elle · #10 01-24-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by i4doors

this just breaks my heart...prayers for this family

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...ng-Mother.html

grieving mom speaks at tots funeral...

More than 100 mourners gathered at a Wheeling funeral home Wednesday, many of them wiping away tears as Amy Kingan spoke emotionally of her son Benjamin's life and his death.
more at link.

Thanks for posting this. So very heartbreaking.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Amy · #11 01-25-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CalifMermaid

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local...e1002RpTUHAwMD

Wow that is one ugly woman. I hope she gets hers in prison

She had "issues" with the children in the room? I guess poor Benjamin just happened to be the unlucky one closest to her.

She told a friend she "loves children." Well, anyone can say anything. Doesn't necessarily make it true.

JD1974 · #12 01-26-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cantstandnuts

Me too. It's so sad. Poor little boy was trying to comfort himself with his blanket, pacifier and bouncy chair. I can't imagine being his mother, knowing that.

I am not his mother but when I read that it brought me to tears. How can anyone not be horrified by that???

cantstandnuts · #13 01-26-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JD1974

I am not his mother but when I read that it brought me to tears. How can anyone not be horrified by that???

I agree. I feel so bad for the mom, knowing her poor little baby was trying to comfort himself and she wasn't there to provide that. It brought me to tears, too. I just can't imagine living with that knowledge. God bless her. This is just too sad for words, really.

LESSAV · #14 01-29-2009, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Annie143

the same for me. I keep going back to it, trying to grasp this......and I cant. It breaks my heart.

Me too. I just can't get passed that, and my heart hurts so bad.

tv4me · #15 02-09-2009, 03:16 AM

I'm not familar with this case. How could this have happened with ANOTHER aid in the room? How many children were in that room at the same time for this to happen and have no one notice?! How long was the poor boy left to die in his favorite chair before the aid that killed him noticed he had finally died? (You can't tell me she didn't know the child wouldn't be severly hurt if she threw him down on his head. I think that's why she's been charged with first degree murder.)

One of the articles said that her sister got her the job at that daycare. Where had she been working before? It wouldn't surprise me to find out that she has hurt other children there as well...you know, pinches, slaps, bruised on arms from being grabbed, the sort of thing that might not get noticed right away. I wonder if that will come out at trial.

The fact that this happened with another aid in the room, makes me think that A. there are too many children and too few adults in one classroom B. the staff is unqualified and not very observant C. Where was the "teacher" when this happened? D. What sort of qualifications did one need to work at this school? Was anyone there, professionally trained?

I do hope this woman gets jail time. I wonder if the school will get sued or closed down? I wouldn't send a child there.