Negress Starves Stepchild to Death

[The Bobster]

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Starvation Case: UPDATE


PHILADELPHIA (AP) July 9, 2004 --An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her attorney said Thursday.

Prosecutor Yvonne Ruiz is seeking a first-degree murder conviction, saying Audrey McDaniels intentionally starved 18-year-old Brahim Dukes because she was overwhelmed by having to care for the severely disabled teenager along with all of her other children.

The defense maintains that Brahim, perhaps upset because his father was gone _ he was in jail for thousands of dollars worth of unpaid traffic tickets _ stopped eating, and McDaniels didn't realize he was sick. A defense witness said Wednesday that an abnormal brain condition may have reduced the teenager's food and fluid intake.

Defense attorney Samuel Stretton said his client may take th

e stand, though a final decision hadn't be
en made.

Paramedics said the 5-foot-9 teen weighed only 94 pounds and was covered with sores when they found him dead four days after Christmas in 2001.

Homicide investigator David Baker testified in Common Pleas Court that McDaniels said she made food for the youth only three or four times during his father's 16-day incarceration.



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[Rick Dean]

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It's not uncommon to hear stories of negroes starving their kids. I guess they don't want to share their food, not even with their offspring. Silly negroes. :tongue:

 

[Arheel's Uncle]

The jury of her peers. She is probably out of prison.

Audrey McDaniels v. Warden Cambridge Springs SCI, No. 14-3485 (3d Cir. 2017)

Audrey McDaniels v. Warden Cambridge Springs SCI, No. 14-3485 (3d Cir. 2017) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Although the jurors in Audrey McDaniels’ case initially miscommunicated to the trial judge that they were unable to return a verdict on the charge of third degree murder, they subsequently confirmed in open court that in fact they had unanimously found McDaniels not guilty of that charge. The trial court then recorded a not guilty verdict. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania successfully appealed the trial court’s refusal to set aside the not guilty verdict. Thereafter, the Commonwealth tried McDaniels a second time. The second jury found McDaniels guilty of third degree murder, and she received a sentence of 15 to 30 years of imprisonment. Eventually she filed a habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court concluded that the retrial violated McDaniels’ rights under the Double Jeopardy Clause of our Constitution and granted relief. The Commonwealth appealed.3 For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the judgment of the District Court.

McDaniels served one year and eight months by the time the trial court denied the Commonwealth’s motion to set aside the not guilty verdict in the first trial. Together with the years of imprisonment served since her May 2007 conviction, she has already served more than eleven years of her sentence. It is worth noting that a conviction for involuntary manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the first degree subject to only a five year term of imprisonment.

 

[Arheel's Uncle]

Audrey McDaniels’ case

Audrey McDaniels (Stepmother); convicted of third degree murder; conviction was later reversed due to violation of double jeopardy rule, and she was released.

Brahim Dukes – Disability Day of Mourning

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Brahim Dukes

Name: Brahim Dukes Died: December 29, 2001 Age at death: 18 Cause of death: Starvation Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Details: Brahim’s birth mother abandoned him when he was an in…

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