Posted on 05/29/2017 10:52:54 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Police have arrested a 23-year-old daycare worker accused of assaulting an 8-month-old girl during nap time, which resulted in her death. One police official says in his opinion, the victim was “tortured.”
Leah Walden faces numerous charges, including first and second-degree murder, in the death of Reese Bowman.
“It’s giving me cold chills now to even think about it,” said Tim Barth, who watched first responders arrive.
According to police, Walden is seen on video snatching Bowman by one arm several times, as well as placing pillows over her face.
“As a parent you send your child to daycare because you think it’s going to be safe for them,” Shelley Veasey said.
Police say Bowman died on May 23, after officers were called to the Rocket Tiers Learning Center located on South High Street for a report of a baby not breathing.
“Reese Bowman in my opinion was tortured,” said Col. Stanley Branford of Baltimore Police. “Just evil, what motive could you possibly have to treat a baby that way.”
Responding officers found medics performing CPR on an 8-month-old girl, later identified as Bowman.
“You would never think that someone would do something as evil as that because that’s an 8-month-old baby, innocent, that baby was innocent,” one person said.
Bowman was taken to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police say there were no obvious signs of “trauma or injuries” to Bowman at that time.
Police immediately began investigating, and spoke with Walden, a caretaker at Rocket Tiers. She told police that she fed Bowman, wrapped her up in a blanket, and placed her in a crib for a nap.
When she returned about 45 minutes later, she said she noticed Bowman was not breathing and contact authorities.
The daycare facility has cameras throughout the center, and investigators began going through the video. The owner of the facility notified police on Wednesday that they had discovered some “disturbing” video.
Police say the video shows Walden putting excessive blankets on Bowman, which covered her head, before snatching Bowman out of the crib by one arm several times, swinging at Bowman as if she were slapping her, then placing pillows over her face.
Walden also walked off camera with Bowman several times, and police say they “can only assume” what Walden may have done off camera.
“It was really sad, they were running back and forth into daycare center. They rushed her as quick as they could into the ambulance. They had her covered up but her little feet were hanging out. It was so sad,” Veasey said.
Police say they do not know why Walden assaulted Bowman, but it appears that Bowman was awake during the assault.
According to police, there have been no previous formal complaints against this daycare facility.
Walden’s bio remained on their website which says “the best part of being a teacher is caring for babies who love me as much as I love them.”
Police say Walden had been working at the daycare for more than 2 years.
The Maryland Department of Education says they put Rocket Tiers under an emergency suspension and a spokesman says they can’t reopen unless a judge allows them to.
According to the Baltimore Sun in July an inspection cited the daycare for six violations. As of September, only four violations were corrected.
Daycare employees are required to undergo criminal background checks. It will take some time to verify whether Walden ever passed hers.
The Bowman Family released the following statement:
“Our family is suffering tremendous pain and wishes to grieve in private. Our hearts are broken. No family should ever have to experience the loss of a child under any circumstances. We await further information from the unfolding investigation.”
Police say Walden did not have a prior record and there doesn’t appear to be other victims but they’re urging parents who are suspicious to call the child abuse center at 443-984-7378.
On the other hand, a few have chosen to go off the deep end emotionally, calling me all kinds of names ... including "Hillary" (which would evoke surprise and laughter from the many conservatives who know me).
As noted earlier, this is the kind of reaction pro-lifers get when we try to speak the truth about abortion. The mockery and ridicule are the same; and they are the Leftist's game. Doesn't bother me at all. I know where it's coming from.
But if you have nothing to feel guilty about (as you have posted at length above), and if your childrens' lives are all wonderful, then be happy and thank the good Lord.
After a long day of marching in our Memorial Day parade, I am going to go put my feet up and retire from the fray for now. And in my prayers tonight I will thank the good Lord for giving me the courage to speak the truth.
I guess I can't expect an answer to my question of whether your haughtiness is natural born or something you had to work on to develop.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
We have a Daycare a couple of blocks away. I see people driving new BMW’s and high end SUV’s dropping off the little ones on their way to Work. I always chuckle about that. People spend what they make, or vice versa.
We do live in an expensive Town where Homes go for an average of $650,000, so I guess it’s make the House Payments versus spending the day with your Kid.
Not my place to judge since we don’t have any Kids. Just stating the obvious. Life is full of choices.
I know people who live in Mississippi and they pay to send their Kids to Private School instead of the Public Schools, and for good reason.
They will sacrifice living in a big House and driving a newer Car to be sure their Kids are educated. They do whatever they need to do, period.
the final piece of the puzzle....deranged black killing a defenseless little white girl....
Mothers who do not work, but enroll their children in daycare so they can have “free time”, will never have my respect.
Re: this story, I ran into a similar dynamic at Bethany Methodist Day School in Houston TX.
Please do not ever send your children there if you want them to be safe. The stuff I uncovered when delving into their past gave me the chills, and they flat out lied to my face when confronted.
I pulled my baby out. Why would a daycare employ a black lesbian who hates white people and possesses zero maternal instincts? “Gee, I dropped your white baby on concrete; sorry about that, yo. Werd”.
Lol... you are a total and complete Nut Job.
Amen brother. These self-anointed self-righteous cave dwellers make me sick. So pious, so self-absorbed, so pretentious,... Yeah we have no clue how to raise kids only they do.
F these backwoods cretins.
Just as bad as the leftwing nutters.
Yeh, the arrogance of these flat-earth types is almost scarey.
Enough studies have been done proving that putting tiny children in daycare fulltime results in, at the very least, serious estrangement between mother and child.
Where did this “Hammerhead” come from?
“Cult like zealots”?
“Self righteous right wing religious nuts”?
WTF?????
What kind of posting history does this steaming little pile have?
Posting history seems to be about 2 to 3 pages of comments per year, roughly. About 22 pages take one back to 2006.
Just FYI.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Insanely nasty attacks, otoh....
Clearly suffering from Cranial Lead Deficiency Syndrome ..
Actually, arrogant SOB aholes like yourself are infinitely more dangerous that people who advocate that tiny children are better off at home being raised by their mothers.
Are you on bath salts or something?
Maybe you’re covered with fire ants.
United States Department of Justice statistics reveal, prove that blacks are far more violent.
Committing murder at seven times the rate, of other groups.
Under Obama, these stats were buried very deeply. But now they are back in lain view.
“Yeh, the arrogance of these flat-earth types is almost scarey”
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Yep ! I was accused in the thread of being “deluded” and having skeletons in my closet.
I found that to be quite humorous !
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Obviously you never passed reading comprehension in grade school Einstein. Nobody ever advocated the children are better off in child care then home. Before you sent out accusations you might want to read what people wrote and get your facts straight first douchebag.
Show me where I said that. You can’t. Therefore your reply is null and void.
Obviously you never passed reading comprehension in grade school Einstein. Nobody ever advocated the children are better off in child care then home. Before you sent out accusations you might want to read what people wrote and get your facts straight first douchebag.
Show me where I said that. You can’t. Therefore your reply is null and void.
Okay Mr. And Mrs. Walton.
The toothless undereducated windbags on this site bragging about raising their 5 stay-at-home kids are at the same time raising somebody else’s kids in their at home daycare centers.
Meanwhile their husband struggles to put food on the table, they don’t have a pot to piss in, the kids can’t take summer vacations because there’s no money in the home, no College money, nothing and they grow up to be the same underclass performmers that their parents were.
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