Man accused of slashing baby's throat

[samanthajane13]

Updated: Friday, 18 Sep 2009, 7:51 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 18 Sep 2009, 7:51 AM EDT

BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - A North Tonawanda man accused of slashing a baby's throat is expected to appear in court today.

19 year-old Jeffrey Hernandez could enter a guilty plea on attempted murder charges.

Amherst Police say they were forced to taser Hernandez back in June after he cut a two inch gash in a 6 month old's throat during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend.


http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/M...hroat_20090918

[samanthajane13]

Ex-boyfriend faces 12 years for slashing infant
By Matt Gryta
News Staff Reporter
October 26, 2009, 11:37 AM

Jeffrey Hernandez pleaded guilty today to first- and second-degree assault for slashing the throat of an infant girl and stabbing the child in the back as Amherst police tasered him during a confrontation with the child's mother four months ago.

Hernandez, 19, of Sweeney Street, North Tonawanda, faces a 12-year prison term when he is sentenced Dec. 3 on his pre-indictment plea, State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski told him.

Without going into detail, Hernandez admitted slashing and stabbing the 6-month-old daughter of his former girlfriend. The attack occurred after police responded to the woman's call for help and confronted Hernandez as he held the infant in the kitchen of her Travers Court flat about 4 a.m. last June 11.

Prosecutor Hope R. Jay said the mother of the now-10-month-old child, who has fully recovered, consented to the plea deal. Jay said prosecutors will demand a 20-year order of protection for the mother and child at sentencing.

The knife assault was the result of a heated argument Hernandez had that morning with his victim's mother, the prosecutor said. He slashed the child after officers repeatedly asked him to let the baby go, Jay said.


http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/839931.html

[samanthajane13]

Man headed to jail for attack on baby
Slashed the throat and stabbed a six-month-old

Updated: Thursday, 03 Dec 2009, 5:34 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 03 Dec 2009, 5:34 PM EST

* Joe Arena
* Posted by: Eli George

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A North Tonawanda man will do hard time for slashing the throat of his ex-girlfriend's six-month-old daughter.

The man who used a baby as a human shield and who would eventually cut that baby's throat stood in State Supreme Court.

Jeffrey Hernandez's other victim, his former girlfriend, was also in the courtroom, but did not want to be on camera. The two 19-year-olds were involved in a verbal altercation over the summer that escalated.

Hernandez strangled her so hard she passed out. Moments after regaining consciousness, she dialed 911. While dialing, Hernandez pulled her 6-month-old baby girl from her arms. When police arrived, Hernandez was found wielding a knife and holding onto the baby, but then he put the knife to the child's throat and refused to hand the infant over.

Police Officer Thomas Brown fired his stun gun at Hernandez just as he began to cut the baby's neck. He dropped to the floor, but officials say he also stabbed the baby in the back as he fell.

"They were both 19-years-old and I think things spun out of control a little bit. Jeffrey is very sorry for what happened. He's most thankful that the child is ok and he's going spend almost the next ten years in prison because he accepted responsibility for what he did wrong that night," said defense attorney Nelson Torre.


http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/M...attack-on-baby

[samanthajane13]

Baby slasher sentenced to 12 years
Police taser man to prevent murder of baby

Updated: Thursday, 03 Dec 2009, 10:24 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 03 Dec 2009, 6:39 AM EST

* Jericka Duncan
* Posted by: Emily Lenihan

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - A man who admitted stabbing and slashing the throat of a helpless child, learns he is heading to prison for 12 years.

Amherst Police say they had to taser him back in June, to prevent him from killing a six-month-old baby.

It was the first time the department had ever used one of its tasers, and police say they were in the right place at the right time.

"There was some good fortune. It just so happened that three officers responded to this incident on the midnight shift and one of the officers had the taser with him," said Captain David Hoy, Amherst Police Department.

Hernandez had recently begun dating the child's 19-year-old mother.

Detectives say he had beaten and choked her after a nasty argument, and held a knife to the baby's throat when police arrived and tasered him.

Hernandez was initially charged with attempted murder but pleaded guilty to first and second degree assault.


http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/S...d-baby-slasher

[One2Snoop]

12 years isn't enough. JMO.

[SaraSidle]

I do not understand why this country is so lax on child abuse and murder sentences?????

[JLette]

Originally Posted by SaraSidle

I do not understand why this country is so lax on child abuse and murder sentences?????

because children are not important...dont you know that....

i think that there are more laws to prevent ANIMAL abuse than CHILD abuse in this country....can't prove it or anything, but it seems that way