16-year-old accused of killing toddler
No bail for teen charged with killing son, 1:
Police in Worcester, Mass. arrested 16-year-old Nga Thi Truong girl in the murder of her toddler son Khyle Truong. It’s alleged that she used the boy’s teddy bear to smother him.
Police say she confessed to killing him because allegedly she was frustrated at the boy because he was sick.
Truong’s boyfriend, 17-year-old Edwin Vasquez who is not the baby daddy, disputes the confession and says police pressured her into confessing.
“I didn’t hear anything, and I was sleeping right next to him,” Vasquez said.
Vasquez said the baby had a fever and woke up a few times Saturday night, before Truong changed his diaper and fed him about 8 a.m.
“I heard Khyle drinking the bottle, and he was fine,” Vasquez said. “About 11 (a.m.) I woke up … she was screaming — she was screaming Khyle’s name. Khyle was not moving at all.”
Vasquez is not Khyle’s baby daddy but he is a baby daddy as Truong is currently pregnant with his child.
Truong has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and has been ordered held without bail.
How sad is it that she used what I’m sure the boy saw as an object of security to allegedly murder him?
In a perfect world teens would be sterile until they could prove that they’re responsible.
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December 4th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
since you are not willing to give anyone the benefit of the doubt i hope the police did pressure he to confess and you have to eat your words
December 4th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
And I’m sure you think that jails are just teeming with innocent people.
December 5th, 2008 at 3:37 am
Innocent until proven guilty. She may very well have done this, but many children do die mysteriously or of illness. I would like to see more evidence and details before condemning this girl solely based on her age.
December 5th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Trench, have you been following the story in the Boston papers? Despite the confession, it doesn’t seem quite so black & white. The child did have documented breathing issues and used a nebulizer.
There is also the issue of her being home alone and being the one to find her baby brother dead when she was age 8, and the brother was 3 months (so there’s a LOT wrong on that home – beginning w/leaving an 8 yr old home to babysit). That leads me to believe that she not only killed her baby, but her brother as well. BUT….there does seem to be a hereditary component to SIDS, and the girl’s boyfriend was in the room the entire time (though asleep) and didn’t see or hear anything amiss. And said she’d always been a good mother. I’m not saying I believe she’s innocent….I’m just saying I think there’s a lot of gray here. And yes, the police in many cases have still not learned their lesson when it comes to putting extreme pressure during questioning, leading to false confessions.
December 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
wow gray area yes….but jane get a grip you go from that to the assumption she killed her child and her brother…….Like assholes……everyone has an opinion and i just hope i never have to go to trial forrrrr anything!
December 15th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Get a grip? Two babies have died when she was the only person present w/them. How many babies under your care have died? Zero for me. Zero for most people. Probably zero for you.
December 18th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
that’s messed uhpp, i think she did it
December 29th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
SIDS does have a hereditary link..my friend Peggys’ 3 month old recently died of it as did her little brother when he was an infant.
As for this case, i dont know…