Case of slain baby now goes to jury
ACCOMAC -- Testimony continued at presstime Thursday in the murder trial of a Northampton County man accused of killing his girlfriend's 11-month-old baby last spring.
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Matthew Brenner said the child, Isaiah E. Russell, was "brutally, violently murdered" with "extreme malice." A defense attorney said the man deeply cared for the child and pushed the blame on the child's mother.
On March 10, 2010, Walker, 25, was at home with only the child and a two-year-old sister while their mother was at work, Brenner said. The child was removed from life support two days later after a series of fatal head injuries.
Defense Attorney Benjamin Hamlet, in an opening statement, called the case "a whodunit." He described the defendant as a loving father to his own two sons as well as to the three children of girlfriend Jessica Russell.
His client gave up vacation time to stay home with her children and save her the money she would have spent on day care, he said.
He said Walker was asleep and was awakened by the 2-year-old who told him her brother was not breathing right. He said Walker found the baby on his back, on the floor "gasping for air"
"Walker is a very deep sleeper," said Hamlet. He said Walker ran to a neighbor's house to use a telephone to call 911.
"There is no way to link Mr. Walker to the killing," he told the court, adding that the child's mother had a motive to kill her son because she held an insurance policy on his life.
Dr. Harry Lustig, an emergency room doctor who attended the victim, said the child arrived at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in critical condition. He made the decision to have the child flown to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk.
Dr. Verena Wyvill, a child abuse specialist from Children's Hospital, testified that the baby had three skull fractures, bruising on the backs of ears and a torn frenulum, He had multiple bruises and lacerations.
She told the court the baby was a victim of shaken baby syndrome as well as a severe head injury. He was not able to breathe without a ventilator, she said. She described the swelling of the brain that led to the child being declared brain dead.
Wyvill said she was concerned about the weight of the child and said she found him to be suffering from "nutritional neglect" as well as his numerous injuries.
Dr. Elizabeth Kinnison, an assistant chief medical examiner for the state, performed the autopsy and described the cause of death as a "blunt-force head injury.
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He said Walker was asleep and was awakened by the 2-year-old who told him her brother was not breathing right. He said Walker found the baby on his back, on the floor "gasping for air" "Walker is a very deep sleeper," said Hamlet.
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