Dad convicted of killing 17-month-old daughter over broken Xbox 360
PHILADELPHIA -- A man who spent long hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox console.
Prosecutors believe Tyrone Spellman pummeled Alayiah Turman, cracking her skull several times, while her pregnant mother napped in another room in September 2006.
Jurors rejected arguments that Spellman confessed to protect
More.. the mother and convicted him of third-degree murder and child endangerment. He was acquitted of first-degree murder. He could be sentenced to about 23 to 47 years in prison.
Spellman fled the house after the beating, and the mother, Mia Turman, had no reason to go in the bedroom where the baby was found, prosecutors said.
"He (Spellman) spent six to seven hours a day in there playing Xbox," Assistant District Attorney James Berardinelli said.
Spellman, 27, of Philadelphia, confessed to police the next day, but defense lawyer Bobby Hoof noted that his statement came after 24 hours in custody.
"He's not happy with the verdict. He does not agree with the verdict, but he respects the jury verdict," Hoof said of Spellman.
An autopsy showed that Alayiah had suffered a broken arm about two weeks before she died -- an injury that city social workers did not see on two visits to the house in late August, when they found the baby well.
The city took custody of the couple's second daughter, born after Alayiah's death. Less..
Added: Jan 30 2008 In: news_politics
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is there an Xbox in jail as well?
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Simba1" (R)
hahahahaha
thats great
gota love america
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "You_Cant_Win" (R)
thats great
gota love america
Amigo, that's not America. That's the whole point. This is a sliver of the counter culture and the anti-conformists. Just so happens they plant their ass here. The Civic leaders and religious leaders rebuke this.
Take up a better cheerleading cause maybe?
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "GeoGig" (R)
Pathetic. Enjoy life in jail monster.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "harrybawls08" (R)
Too sad man :(
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "less_than_convinced" (R)
People should be made to pass tests to see if they are fit to be parents before they have kids.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "widdy1" (R)
That would seal the extinction of the americans.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "MrPhelps" (B)
What a MF! He should be beaten to death with a x-box.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "AK-74" (R)
I like gaming... it's soooo realistic :-(
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "badMother" (R)
No more GTA for Tyrone.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Ant00" (R)
I totally agree with you. The old argument was you need a license to drive a car, training to operate machinery, ect... And I believe this child pulled down that console because all she wanted was some attention.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "Interloper" (R)
Serve the kid right for damaging his equipment.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "abadplanner" (R)
"He's not happy with the verdict.
Alright then, hope you rot in jail.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "beck64" (R)
What the hell is wrong with people...
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "charliefoxtrot77" Premium
Perhaps this tragedy could have been prevented if the "city social workers" had been doing their job.
Posted Jan-30-2008 by "sloop"