Dastardly Dads

The poor little "scared" dad is identifed as PAUL K. BROOKS SR.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-05/news/bs-md-ar-paul-brooks-20130205_1_child-abuse-severn-father-methadone

Severn father on trial for child abuse after boy drank methadone

Prosecutors say father waited until child lost consciousness to call 911

February 05, 2013|By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun

Police testified Tuesday that a Severn man, whose 5-year-old son lost consciousness last September after drinking methadone that the father acknowledged buying, waited more than an hour after the boy initially became ill to call for help because he "was scared."

The remark came as the trial of Paul K. Brooks Sr., 28, opened in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.

Brooks is facing child abuse and related charges. Three other charges in the case were dropped last month.

In opening statements, defense attorney Peter S. O'Neill conceded neglect and "poor judgment," but said Brooks was not guilty of child abuse.

This story is not very clear. Was dad CEDRIC MATAMOROS a custodial father? Was the mother's lawsuit to obtain custody and child support? Was this a "shared parenting" situation that the mother wanted to end in favor of sole custody? Who knows, as the reporter doesn't bother to clarify the matter for us.

At any rate, it's pretty hard to believe that it was a coincidence that the child was killed FIVE DAYS before the parents were to appear in court on this unexplained custody matter. Sure looks like an abuser daddy with big control issues to me.

.http://theadvocate.com/home/5035911-125/child-death-under-review


Child death under review

DA ‘reassessing’ 2006 case after suspect’s recent death

BY JOE GYAN JR.
Advocate staff writer
January 29, 2013

East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Monday his office is “reassessing” its case against Shelna Matamoros in the 2006 asphyxiation death of her 2-year-old stepdaughter now that Cedric Matamoros Sr. — her husband and the child’s father — has died.

A grand jury charged both Cedric and Shelna Matamoros with first-degree murder in May 2011 in the death of Malyasia Chante’ Matamoros. Moore’s office said last February it would seek the death penalty against Cedric Matamoros, who was being held without bond.

Cedric Matamoros, a long-term dialysis patient, died in early December. He was 33.

“It is our belief that Cedric was more culpable in the child’s death than Shelna,” Moore said. “We are reassessing our case against Shelna and the extent of her culpability in the child’s death.”

Shelna Jackson Matamoros, 37, has remained behind bars since her indictment. Her next scheduled appearance in Baton Rouge state court is Feb. 27.

Prosecutors said the charges against Cedric Matamoros will be dismissed Tuesday, which was to be his next scheduled court appearance.

Moore has said previously that Malyasia Matamoros was “killed for money.’’

The toddler was covered by five insurance policies totaling $185,000 at the time of her death, and Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were the beneficiaries, he noted. The child was pronounced dead Aug. 31, 2006. Two of the insurance policies totaling $110,000 were set to lapse Sept. 1, 2006, Moore has said.

After Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were indicted, the child’s mother, Shantel Fountain, said she always thought her daughter’s death had something to do with a lawsuit she filed against Cedric Matamoros for custody and child support. The former couple was due in court five days after their daughter’s death.

Cedric Matamoros claimed someone broke into his unit at the Brandywine Condominiums on Darryl Drive the night of Aug. 30, 2006, when his daughter was attacked in her bedroom. He said he fired a 9 mm handgun at the intruder. Shelna Matamoros was at the apartment that night.

In an interview Aug. 31, 2006, Cedric Matamoros said if anyone thought he killed his child, they were wrong.

“I don’t have those kind of guts. I love my child,” he said. “I did what any father would do; I protected my family.”

Matamoros said he did not get a good look at the intruder. He said he could not tell if the person was a man or woman.

Police were called about 4 a.m. Aug. 30, 2006, to the Matamoros’ apartment in reference to gunshots being fired, police have said.

Several gunshots had been fired inside the apartment, but no one was hit, police stated.

Cedric Matamoros pleaded no contest in September 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and workers’ compensation fraud. He was released from prison the day before he was arrested in his daughter’s slaying.

Shelna Matamoros pleaded guilty in March 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and other charges in the same string of arsons and frauds. She was released from prison a year later.

Dad is identified as KENNETH W. LARSON.

http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_22474460/wisconsin-father-pleads-not-guilty-death-infant-son

Wisconsin father pleads not guilty in death of infant son

Pioneer Press

Posted: 01/29/2013 12:01:00 AM CST January 30, 2013 3:41 AM GMT

Updated: 01/29/2013 09:41:12 PM CST

POLK COUNTY, WIS.

Man pleads not guilty in son's death

A Wisconsin man convicted of causing severe injuries to his infant son has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree reckless homicide charge that was filed after the boy died.

Kenneth W. Larson, 30, entered the plea Monday, Jan. 28, in Polk County Circuit Court. He was being held in the Polk County Jail, officials said Tuesday.

Larson was released in October from Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Oshkosh, Wis., having been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to child abuse recklessly causing great bodily harm in the death of his son.

The boy was 1 month old when his mother took him to a hospital emergency room in September 2007 with injuries that included a severe brain injury, according to the criminal complaint.

In an interview with police, Larson said his son had rolled off a bed in Balsam Lake, Wis., striking his head and cheek, and claimed that he did not harm the boy, the complaint states.

The child died in November 2011, the result of complications from the brain injury, and a medical examiner determined the death could be classified as a homicide.

Larson's cash bond is set at $25,000.

The next court hearing in the case is a pre-trial conference scheduled for March 1.

If convicted, Larson faces a sentence of up to 60 years.

-- Andy Rathbun

Dad is identified as JUSTIN MCINTYRE.

http://www.wwmt.com/shared/newsroom/top-stories/stories/wwmt_father-sentenced-child-abuse-7379.shtml

Father sentenced for child abuse

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An Ottawa County man was in court Monday to receive his sentence for critically injuring his infant son.

Last month a jury found Justin McIntyre guilty of second-degree child abuse.

Police say McIntyre violently shook his six-week-old son Bentley back in August, causing critical head injuries.

Bentley spent several weeks in the hospital before going home to continue his recovery.

Monday McIntyre received 19 months to 120 months in prison, with credit for 157 days served. Restitution will be determined at a later date.

Contrary to fathers rights propaganda, mothers are held to a much higher standard than fathers. Notice that Mom may lose her parental rights, even though DHS doesn't believe she was involved in the assault on this infant. Fathers are very seldom held accountable in those cases where the mother was the sole abuser.

The abuser dad is identified as TYLER LEE STONER.

http://www.monroenews.com/news/2013/jan/29/father-faces-child-abuse-charges/

Father Faces Child Abuse Charges

By Ray Kisonas
Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 01:29 p.m.

A teen-aged father accused of shaking his infant son, causing life-threatening injuries, was arrested at the hospital where the baby reportedly is being treated, authorities said.

The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office issued a warrant charging Tyler Lee Stoner, 18, of Frenchtown Villa Mobile Home Park in Newport with first degree child abuse, a felony that has a maximum penalty of life in prison upon conviction.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported that Mr. Stoner was arrested in Ohio at the hospital where his 6-week-old son remains listed in critical condition with severe head injuries.

Mr. Stoner is being held in the Lucas County jail and will be brought here once he legally can be transferred to Michigan.

Sheriff’s detectives reported that on Jan. 19, Mr. Stoner was caring for the child while the baby’s mother slept.

The parents, who are not married, took the infant to Mercy Memorial Hospital when he became unresponsive. He eventually was transferred to a Toledo hospital.

In addition to severe head injuries, the baby suffered broken ribs, authorities reported.

Since the incident, probate court officials ruled that the father was not allowed to have contact with the infant.

The hospital where he was arrested also had banned him from visiting the child.

The Michigan Department of Human Services is seeking to terminate the parental rights of both parents, even though the mother was not believed to be involved with the assault.

She is allowed supervised visits with her son.

Another babysitting daddy who managed to beat up a child in his care.

Dad is identified as TOMMY DEANGELO BUTLER.

http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-01-28/story/jacksonville-man-held-abuse-charges-after-girl-suffers-internal-injuries

Jacksonville man held on abuse charges after child injured

Posted: January 28, 2013 - 12:40pm | Updated: January 28, 2013 - 5:20pm

By Dan Scanlan

A 28-year-old Westside Jacksonville man was arrested Friday on two charges of aggravated child abuse after a little girl was hospitalized with a rib fracture, internal injuries and bruises on her stomach and back, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Tommy Deangelo Butler remains behind bars in the Duval County jail on $100,000 bail, jail records show. A second person also was arrested, but the name was redacted on the arrest report.

A state Department of Children and Families investigator summoned officers to Wolfson Children’s Hospital about 9 p.m. Friday as the child was being operated on for the injuries, police said.

Officers spoke with the girl’s mother, who said the child had begun throwing up and feeling sick after being cared for by her father and someone else earlier in the week. Investigators questioned Butler and the other person after speaking with other people who care for the child, then arrested them, police said.

I disagree. I humbly submit that being raised by a rapist daddy has everything to do with Sonny turning out the same way. Funny how we'll give Daddy credit when the son emulates the father in a good way, but deny deny deny that fathers ever teach their son misogyny and violence against women.

The rapist daddy"role model" is identified as JASON CZEKALSKI.

http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/father-and-son-face-separate-sex-assault-charges/article_b0f2b789-72be-5001-8a1d-1ebe012b8170.html

Father and son face separate sex assault charges

Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 12:00 pm | Updated: 10:35 am, Tue Feb 5, 2013.

By Danielle Rivard Sentinel Staff

The son of a Rindge lawyer accused of sexually assaulting a child in the 1990s was indicted on unrelated sex assault charges.

Luke Czekalski, 26, of Jaffrey is charged with seven counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault on a child.

On Oct. 9, Jaffrey police received a report of a possible sexual assault. After an investigation, police arrested Luke Czekalski on Oct. 30, alleging he sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl.

It is unclear from court documents how many times the alleged assaults occurred.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt, it is a determination by a grand jury that there is enough evidence to go to trial. Meanwhile, a separate months-long investigation conducted by Rindge and State Police led to the Jan. 25 arrest of Luke Czekalski’s father, Jason A. Czekalski, 51, at his home in Rindge.

Jason Czekalski is charged with one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of felonious sexual assault.

Jason Czekalski engaged in a pattern of sexual contact with an 11-year-old child he knew between March 1993 and December 1995, according to court documents. His case has since been forwarded to Cheshire County Superior Court.

Police say the alleged incidents are unrelated.

“Luke’s issues had nothing to do with the father,” Jaffrey Police Chief William J. Oswalt said in an interview.

Both men are being held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene.

More UNNAMED DAD coddling...

http://www.wfaa.com/news/Father-in-Cleburne-shooting-will-not-face-charges-189861751.html

Police: Cleburne father who shot daughter will not face charges

by BAILEY MCGOWAN WFAA

Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:24 PM The Cleburne father of the five-year-old girl who accidentally shot his daughter Feb. 1 will not face charges.

An investigation by the Cleburne Police Department found the man was loading a handgun he recently purchased when he accidentally fired it, striking his daughter in the abdomen, according to a release.

The child, whose name was not released, is in good condition at Cooks Children’s Hospital, according to the release. The case was also referred to Children Protective Services.

At the time of the incident, the child was rushed to the Fort Worth hospital from the 600 block of North Robinson Street, according to a previous report by WFAA.

Dad MOHAN PAL abducts and kills motherless son. Police do sh**.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Shahdol-villagers-block-highway-demanding-arrest-of-killer-father/articleshow/18359611.cms

Shahdol villagers block highway demanding arrest of 'killer father'

TNN | Feb 6, 2013, 03.54 AM IST BHOPAL:

Angry residents blocked national highway at Shahdol after placing the dead body of a 12-year-old child whose body was found from a river on Tuesday. They alleged that the child was abducted and killed by his father and alleged inaction by police.

The body of the boy was found at Sarfa village of Shahdol and was identified as Sonu son of Mohan Pal. Sonu's father had left him after death of his mother and the child was living with his maternal grandfather, Gajadhar Pal at Lalpur village, said sources.

The child was reported missing on January 27 and a missing report was filed with Sehore Kotwali police station.

In their written complaint to police on Tuesday, villagers alleged that the father of Sonu, with whom minor had some legal issues, didn't liked him and he had abducted him on January 27. It was only after the police officials assured action on the basis of the post-mortem report that the highway blockage could be cleared, added sources.

Yet another family annihilator dad. This one is identified as SHIVINDER SINGH GROVER. 

http://johnscreek.patch.com/articles/report-4-people-dead-in-johns-creek-apartment

Causes of Death Determined in Johns Creek Murder-Suicide

Police found bodies at Johns Creek apartment complex on Monday.

By Ann Marie Quill Updated, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 5:15 p.m.:

The causes of death in the murder-suicide that claimed the lives of a family of four in a Johns Creek apartment complex were hanging, injury by sharp objects and blunt force trauma, said Police Chief Ed Densmore on Tuesday.

The two children, Sartaj and Gurtej Grover, died from homicide by sharp force injuries to the neck; their mother, Damanjit "Daisy" Kaur Grover, died from homicide by blunt force trauma to the head; and the father, Shivinder Singh Grover, died from suicide by hanging.

"I'd like to first give our condolences to the Grover family for the tragic situation they suffered," Densmore said. The "Fulton County Medical Examiner gave his ruling a short time ago which confirmed our initial suspicion yesterday . . . that is was a murder-suicide."

Densmore said that investigators are still on the scene at Aylesbury Apartments and that a motive has not yet been released. He also did not give a time nor date of death.

Updated, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 9:40 a.m.:

The bodies of a family of four found dead at Aylesbury Farm Apartments in Johns Creek on Monday have been identified as Shivinder Singh Grover, 52 (male); Damanjit Kaur Grover, 47 (female); Sartaj Singh Grover, 12 (male); and Gurtej Singh Grover, 5 (male), by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. 

While Johns Creek Police said Monday that the deaths are the result of an apparent murder-suicide, a representative from the ME's office told Patch that the autopsy is being conducted this morning and an official cause of death is expected to be released this afternoon.

Meanwhile, WSB TV reports that friends gathered at the family's worship place, Sikh Gurudwara in Roswell, to mourn Monday evening.

The killer dad is identified as PHILLIP MARSHALL.

http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1965105/Update-On-MurderSuicide.html

Update On Murder-Suicide

February 03, 2013 02:48 pm

B.J. Hansen, MML News Director

Murphys, CA -- The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office has identified the three people killed in the suspected murder suicide in Murphys.

The body of 54-year-old Phillip Marshall, and his two juvenile children, were found inside their home in the Forest Meadows subdivision yesterday afternoon. All three died from gunshot wounds to the head. The children were 17-year-old Alex Marshall and 14-year-old Macaila Marshall, both students at Bret Harte High School. The family dog was also found dead. The Sheriff's Office believes that Phillip shot his children, and then turned the gun on himself. Phillip's estranged wife, and mother of the two children, was out of town at the time of the shootings.

The home is in the 1200 block of Sandalwood Drive. The Sheriff's Office plans to release more information as the investigation unfolds.

Killer dad ISIDRO ZAVALA=Utter Scum 

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Kills-Two-Sons-Then-Kills-Self-in-Boynton-Beach-Police-Say-189500051.html

Mom Saw Her Sons 'Killed Before Her' in Double Murder-Suicide, Boynton Police Say

At the crime scene after the killings, detectives found a blue bag with a second firearm, extra ammunition, duct tape, cutting shears and a note, police say

By Gilma Avalos and Juan Ortega | Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 | Updated 6:30 PM EST

A South Florida man strangled his two young sons with a rope at his estranged wife’s house and then used a gun to shoot one of the boys several times before he shot himself to death, authorities said Saturday afternoon.

Police say Isidro Zavala, 45, early Saturday went to the Boynton Beach home of his wife with the intention of killing her and their children, Eduardo Zavala, 12, and Mario Zavala, 11.

At the crime scene, detectives found a blue bag with a second firearm, extra ammunition, duct tape, cutting shears and a note addressed to Zavala's oldest son, who was not at the residence during the killings, police said.

Isidro Zavala carried out his plan, but with an exception: He spared his wife, Victoria Flores Zavala, 36, so that she could suffer, police said.

“What Mrs. Zavala had to go through -- watch her children killed before her -- is probably the most horrific thing you could ever imagine, at least for me,” said Boynton Beach Police Chief G. Matthew Immler, saying that he himself is a parent.

The motive for the killing "is just speculation at this point," Immler said.

Victoria Flores Zavala contacted police, who arrived at her house in the 400 block of Southwest Eighth Avenue about 1:50 a.m. Saturday.

Officers found one child dead in a back screened patio area. A second child was found dead in the kitchen dining room area. Officers found Isidro Zavala’s body in the kitchen, police said.

Victoria Zavala said that her husband killed their children, police said. She said her husband had been separated from her for some time and no longer lived in the house.

She told detectives that she was watching TV when she heard commotion in the house, went to check on her children and saw Isidro Zavala choking one of his sons, police said.

Then the killings happened. Mario was the boy who was shot repeatedly, police said. The mother had tried to stop her spouse.

“She tried fighting him off and begged him to kill her and not the children,” Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said in a press release. “He told her she was going to stay alive and suffer the loss of them.”

Detectives obtained a warrant to search the house, as well as a house in the 1100 block of Southeast Third Street, where Isidro Zavala had been living, police said.

The Zavalas have a 19-year-old son who does not live with his family and was not there when the killings occurred, police said. The note found at the crime scene addressed to him said something to the effect that "he was a good son," police said.

Detectives have called the state Department of Children and Families to investigate. “It should be noted that there is no history of reports of domestic violence or abuse noted at the house,” Slater said.

The Zavala couple married in 1993, records show. In 1999, the pair signed a $73,700 mortgage on the home where the killings occurred, Palm Beach County records show.

In October last year, Victoria Flores Zavala filed for divorce from her husband in Palm Beach County, a case that records showed was still listed as pending.

Immler called Saturday's case "an unusually brutal type of murder," but said such murder-suicide cases unfortunately have been known to happen.

"And certainly I've seen it over the years of being a police officer, that there are mentally disturbed people out there who commit these types against their own family members, against their own loved ones," he said.

The police chief turned his attention to the surviving Zavalas.

"Hopefully, as time passes, perhaps their wounds will heal. I doubt it," he said. "You know, I don’t believe you could ever recover from something like this.

"Hopefully, the surviving Zavalas can get the help they need and somehow go on with life."

If you want to know what institutionalized fathers rights looks like, you need look no further than Saudi Arabia, where a daddy can murder his young daughter and get by with a fine. 

The killer daddy is FAYHAN AL-GHAMDI.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21281992

31 January 2013 Last updated at 17:36 ET

Anger over death of Saudi girl after father's 'beating' 

The campaign was launched by Manal al-Sharif - known for her efforts to win women the right to drive The case of a five-year-old Saudi girl who died after allegedly being beaten by her father has sparked outrage and an online campaign in the kingdom.

 The girl, Lama, was the daughter of Fayhan al-Ghamdi, an Islamic preacher who made regular appearances on TV.

 He was arrested after Lama's death in November but was reportedly absolved by the judge in the case.

The verdict has sparked an online campaign calling for punishment for violence against women and children.

Saudi media reports said that Ghamdi had paid 200,000 riyals ($50,000; £31,500) in "blood money" - a sum that can be paid to relatives of a murder victim and which, if accepted, can replace a death sentence.

The amount is half what would have been necessary if Lama had been male.

The women's rights activist Manal al-Sharif has launched a Twitter campaign using the hashtag "Ana Lama" (Arabic for "I am Lama") to demand legislation criminalising violence against women or children, the BBC's Sebastian Usher reports.

A few people have signed up so far, but Saudi activists say it's unlikely to have much effect, our analyst says. 

But with concern over the issue growing, the Saudi authorities have recently said a 24-hour hotline will be set up to take calls about child abuse.

 Lama's mother has said she will pursue the case however she can.