Friday, August 27, 2010
Clarksburg Man Sentenced
WEST VIRGINIA....
A Harrison County Circuit Judge has sentenced 28 year old William Echard of Clarksburg to 40 years for the 2009 death of his 4-month-old daughter, Emily, plus another 11 to 49 years for seven counts of child abuse and neglect resulting in injury. Although Echard continues to proclaim his innocence, he was convicted of repeatedly injuring and ultimately shaking his daughter to death. Emily’s mother, 22 year old Amber Messenger, will be sentenced September 15th for child neglect resulting in death. Judge Thomas Bedell called Emily’s abuse as disturbing as any case he’s handled in more than three decades of practicing law and serving as a judge.
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