http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-vomit0923,0,5663743.story

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"Teen mom arraigned after baby dies in vomit The Associated Press September 22, 2006, 2:48 PM EDT Savarin DeJesus spent her Friday night downing gin and smoking cigarettes before returning to the homeless shelter where she and her 4-month old baby girl lived. The 18-year-old woman went to sleep with the baby at her side, but soon started throwing up in a bucket next to her bed filled with cleaning solution and water. It ended up costing the baby her life: The infant fell into a puke-filled bucket and died. DeJesus was charged with criminally negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of a child. "I loved my baby. I want you to know that," a weeping and trembling DeJesus told the judge during a brief hearing Friday. The criminal complaint filed against DeJesus revealed more details about the horrific case, and what DeJesus was doing in the hours leading up to Niah's death. DeJesus told an NYPD detective that she had a date on Sept. 15 and left the infant late that night in the care of a person living at the East Harlem homeless shelter. During the course of the evening, DeJesus drank a 20-ounce soda bottle that was filled half with soda and half with gin, according to the complaint. She returned to the shelter at nearly 4 a.m. stinking of booze and retrieved her baby. A few minutes later, after chatting with some residents of the shelter and smoking cigarettes, she took Niah back to her room and changed her clothing and diaper. That is when she told police she felt sick and vomited into the bucket next to the bed. She then passed out, clutching Niah's legs. When she awoke between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., DeJesus found the baby's head inside the bucket that contained about six inches of liquid. The baby's skin had already turned cold. The baby was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death was either asphyxiation or drowning, according to the medical examiner's office. The complaint said the baby smelled strongly of alcohol. It's not clear if the shelter, called the Fox House, had a crib. A spokeswoman with the city's Department of Homeless Services was trying to determine if the shelter had one available and if an investigation had been launched into whether the shelter had followed appropriate guidelines. On Friday, DeJesus' lawyer told the judge that Niah's death was unintentional. "She loved her baby and would never hurt her," Kenneth Gilbert said. Gilbert said DeJesus had no criminal record and was taking antidepressants in the wake of Niah's death. He said his client, from Staten Island, was staying at the shelter to be closer to the baby's father, who lived in the area. "

9/22/2006 3:03:06 PM

holy shit

how big was this bucket?

9/22/2006 3:03:51 PM

shit happens, i don't think she should get charged. 100 years ago babies died all the time. hopefully she'll learn from her mistake and

A. Not get pregnant before marriage
B. Be a better parent.

It is not like she intentionally killed the baby.

[Edited on September 22, 2006 at 3:07 PM. Reason : l]

9/22/2006 3:06:24 PM

that's one of the most horrible things i have ever read,

and why i won't have children right now.

9/22/2006 3:06:52 PM

the baby probably deserved it.

9/22/2006 3:07:36 PM

Nobody fucks with DeJesus

9/22/2006 3:08:53 PM

If they let the woman in Raleigh get off because she didn't intend to kill the other when she shoved her to the ground then how far can you take a freak accident like this, both are lapses in judgement that resulted in something that no one would have expected... actually I'd expect the head injury before I expect the bucket drowning.

9/22/2006 3:19:12 PM

9/22/2006 3:19:57 PM

Wow. That is just sick and sad. But it did say it happened in Harlem, so-surprise surprise.

9/22/2006 3:23:37 PM

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"Nobody fucks with DeJesus "

For the motherfucking win.

9/22/2006 3:25:39 PM

bullshit it was intentional

9/22/2006 3:25:41 PM

i want to have children just because there are dumb ass people like this with kids

9/22/2006 3:26:02 PM

Since when do homeless people "go out on a date". Isn't more like "went out and disturbed the peace".

9/22/2006 3:27:50 PM

that bitch should die. if you cant act like a responcible person once you have kids you are fucking worthless. get a job and move out of the homeless shelter. a random date is prob why the bitch had a kid anyway. and if you cant be sober enough not to puke in a bucket then how can you sober enough to take care of a kid? dumbass dan

9/22/2006 3:33:03 PM

1 year olds dude 1 year olds

9/22/2006 3:37:21 PM

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"Nobody fucks with DeJesus "

best post in the thread

9/22/2006 3:41:14 PM

i wonder what would happen to a baby if you blew a shotgun in its mouth...

[Edited on September 22, 2006 at 3:46 PM. Reason : not that i would]

9/22/2006 3:46:21 PM

the baby probably would have died without the vomit anyways.


dont forget the cleaning liquids left in an open bucket around a toddler.

9/22/2006 3:47:49 PM

She shouldn't get charged with murder but she should be charged with endangering her child(which then led to the child dying).

9/22/2006 3:50:39 PM

I mean is it ok to admit that you have a hint of sorrow for someone who is in such terrible conditions?


People can exist in such a low state that even keeping them alive is a burden on society, but that's old news.

9/22/2006 3:52:52 PM

[people do some fucked up shit]

9/22/2006 3:56:00 PM

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"It is not like she intentionally killed the baby. "

And its not like she was charged with that. She was charged with criminally negligent homicide, which means you do something so fucked up and stupid that causes someone else's death that you should be considered responsible.

I'd say drinking a shit ton of gin and getting vomit-drunk instead of being in the homeless shelter caring for your infant counts in that category.

9/22/2006 4:15:11 PM

baby's probably better off this way.

9/22/2006 4:21:38 PM

I have to wonder why no one else found the baby before 2pm

9/22/2006 4:30:56 PM

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" shit happens, i don't think she should get charged. 100 years ago babies died all the time. hopefully she'll learn from her mistake and A. Not get pregnant before marriage B. Be a better parent. It is not like she intentionally killed the baby."

9/22/2006 4:33:02 PM

How the fuck can you people actually endorse the idea that "100 years ago, babies died all the time" as some kind of excuse for neglecting your child in this manner?

People used to die of all kinds of things, it doesn't mean you can drive drunk and crash into them.

9/22/2006 4:56:54 PM

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"I have to wonder why no one else found the baby before 2pm"

lol, what time do you think they wake up?

9/22/2006 4:58:07 PM

"SIDS"

9/22/2006 5:18:46 PM

"SIDS" is code for "wealthy white woman shaking her loud ass baby"

9/22/2006 5:25:11 PM

That's horrible and tragic.

9/22/2006 5:26:08 PM

just natural selection. chances are he'd grow up to be a crack dealer or something anyway

9/22/2006 5:44:39 PM

^the baby was a she

9/22/2006 8:39:20 PM

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"lol, what time do you think they wake up?"

(a) not all homeless people are jobless -- how do you think they get out of the shelter, aside from dropping dead?
(b) some people naturally prefer to wake up early and go to bed early
(c) shelters are usually staffed, so even if everyone else was bummin there should have been a staff person walking around and sayin Hmm, blue baby sticking feet-first out of a bucket, probably ought to check that out

9/22/2006 8:51:06 PM