What led to Angela Blackwell, a South Carolina mother putting her newborn infant son in a refrigerator? Investigators indict after a lengthy investigation.
Angela Blackwell a 27 year old, Chester, South Carolina mother has been charged with murder after putting her four day old son in the refrigerator for three hours.
According to deputies, the mother was at her home on February 27 when she put her newly born son, William in the fridge and shut the door. After three hours passed, the woman took her son out and sought medical attention.
Angela Blackwell killer mom gets Christmas party (at home).
A coroner’s report revealed William David Blackwell dying from hypothermia with asphyxiation from being placed in the cold.
Of note, it was only disclosed after extensive investigations that the child had been placed in the fridge, information that the mother initially suppressed.
Defending the child’s mother, Angela Renee Blackwell, the newborn baby’s father, Jeff Paul Lewis, 35, and common law husband, said he did’t believe Blackwell did what she was accused of while insisting she was a ‘good mother.’
The father also told of others being in the house at the time of his son’s death.
To date, authorities didn’t indicate interest in any other suspects other than the mother.
Reacting to the news of Blackwell being indicted, Neely Parker told via WSOC: ‘That’s wrong,’
Adding: ‘Wrong is wrong, regardless of whatever it is. It ain’t supposed to be like that.’
Blackwell was arrested Monday on a charge of homicide by child abuse following a lengthy investigation.
The coroner said the investigation took six months because officials had to conduct extensive interviews about the newborn’s death.
The suspect’s 3-year-old son was taken by the South Carolina Department of Social Services, the Herald reported.
Of note, a report via foxnews tells of the child’s father having a lengthy arrest record.
Previous convictions include theft convictions in South Carolina dating back to 2005, with Lewis serving more than two years in prison after a probation violation, Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens said.
Angela Blackwell now faces 20 years to life in prison. Not understood is what prompted the woman to placing her newborn son in the refrigerator and whether there had been other instances of child abuse?
This is the home on Rose street in Chester where deputies say Angela Blackwell put her infant in a refrigerator. pic.twitter.com/XdcaAktEJW
— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) August 23, 2016
Blackwell’s father-in-law says Angela is not guilty of putting her son in a fridge. pic.twitter.com/X0DRy9h8jw
— Yolian Ortiz FOX46 (@YolianFOX46) August 23, 2016
Bond denied for Angela Blackwell. A magistrate cannot set bond on a murder charge. pic.twitter.com/4S4yvysl1V
— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) August 23, 2016
