Saturday, January 09, 2010
Clarksburg Couple Indicted
WEST VIRGINIA....
If convicted on charges of murder of a child by parent or guardian or custodian, 27-year-old William Echard and 22-year-old Amber Messenger of Clarksburg could spend most of their lives in prison. A Harrison County grand jury indicted them this past week for the murder of their 4-month-old daughter, along with six counts of child abuse resulting in injury, three counts of child neglect resulting in injury and giving false information about a child's injuries. Harrison County Prosecutor Joe Shaffer says, last July, the couple shook the infant and threw her against a wooden deck. The baby died of head trauma.
If convicted on charges of murder of a child by parent or guardian or custodian, 27-year-old William Echard and 22-year-old Amber Messenger of Clarksburg could spend most of their lives in prison. A Harrison County grand jury indicted them this past week for the murder of their 4-month-old daughter, along with six counts of child abuse resulting in injury, three counts of child neglect resulting in injury and giving false information about a child's injuries. Harrison County Prosecutor Joe Shaffer says, last July, the couple shook the infant and threw her against a wooden deck. The baby died of head trauma.
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