Ohio woman charged with squeezing infant to death
Prosecutor: Mom Squeezed Daughter, Causing Death:
25-year-old Samantha A. Smith of Milford, Ohio has been arrested in the death of her 11-day-old daughter. The girl died on Dec. 20th of last year. Authorities say that Smith admitted to squeezing the baby because she was constipated which caused the baby’s intestine to rupture. What the hell? If that was really her motivation babies aren’t Play Doh toys for God’s sake.
There was evidence of other abuse too. Neighbor’s claimed that the baby had bruises on it’s face like someone had pinched the baby’s cheek to the point of contusions. Smith also canceled a doctor’s appointment for the baby three days before her death. Police believe that was to cover up the abuse.
also arrested was Smith’s boyfriend 26-year-old John D. Foster. Both have been charged with manslaughter and child endangerment.
Thanks to Bridget for the tip.
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March 14th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Look at that bitch! Can you imagine what her angry face looks like? *duck and cover* Poor baby must’ve been terrified! Babies are sooooooo helpless! Those asshats don’t deserve the opportunity to procreate ever again! Samantha Smith is truly a fat ugly bloated bitch! She and her penis need to get their fat sorry asses beaten down by their inmates cuz even inmates hate child abusers and baby killers! I would love to get my hands on those fuckers myself. That fat cow likes pain? I’d give her pain…and see how she’ll like it. Yeah, that will teach her and her stupid penis what it’s like to mess with babies and children. I’m hurting for that poor baby.
March 15th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I’ll never understand women like this one. 11 days? She couldn’t be a mom for 11 days without killing her child? The wiring in this womans head is wrong. She admitted it- she should be sterilized and put away for a very long time, if not forever.
Why didn’t she just have the baby, and sneak out of the hospital? There are so many ways to stop being a mother- and allow your baby to live.
Her poor baby never had a chance.
March 16th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
I cannot believe that they were only charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. They deserve the death penalty for the torture that they inflicted on that poor baby. I am also disgusted with the neighbor. He was quick to talk to the cameras about witnessing previous abuse. Why wasn’t he just as quick to pick of the phone and report to children’s services.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:02 am
i think she should be squeezed to death as punishment
March 19th, 2009 at 8:57 am
I don’t blame the mom. I blame her local social service system. I knew this young lady as a teen. She was an extremely delayed child and should never have been allowed to take a baby home without services in place. She was raised in foster care and then dumped out of the system when she became an adult by age, even though she only had the mental capacity of an 10 year old. If you really care about this dead baby, don’t slam this mom you never meat on the internet, instead work on reforming the mental health and children services in your community so this does not happen near you.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Jan, what are you thinking? Well, I agree and disagree with you. That vile fat cow should’ve had her legs closed at all times and, frankly, I really don’t care if she is a “delayed kid”, “raised in a foster system only to be removed from the system as an adult” or even “has the fourth-grade education”; in fact, as I said, she should’ve kept her legs shut at all times. That poor baby that was brought into this world by her had no right to be killed, not to mention be squeezed to death for nothing, again, not to mention constipation, and that baby did NOT even ask to be born. God gave that so-called mom a gift and instead of actually cherishing that gift (the baby), she actually treated her [again, the baby] like trash…and you decided not to blame her? AND TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR HER? May God help your soul, Jan. How do you sleep at night?
March 19th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Growing up in foster care does not mean one will automatically become a child abuser. I have a relative who grew up in the foster care system and he is one of the kindest, most caring people I know, not to mention an awesome dad and grandfather. His wife was horribly abused by her father as a child and is also a kind, loving person who would never dream of harming a child. Blaming “the system” or a difficult childhod is an excuse and a very tired one at that.
Having a difficult childhood of your own does NOT justify or excuse harming your own child later in life. Unless this woman is so mentally “delayed” that she doesn’t know right from wrong, she has committed murder. And she should pay for it for the rest of her life.
March 19th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
sfdude
If you really cared about the death of this baby the way that “your God” cares about this life lost, you would be thinking about ways to stop this from happening to another child, not damming me or anyone else for this tragedy.
Ihavekidstoo
I know a lot about the foster care system and the cycle of abuse. I am very pleased to hear that your family members were able to overcome their own obstacles, but lets not fall into the trap of expecting everyone to be like us and the people that we know. I am not trying to make excuses for anyone. I am sure that the criminal justice system will treat Samatha in the way that you 2 wish. But my wish is that everyone in this world could stop hating and judging the people that they do not know and instead get more involved in doing something constructive and loving for people they don’t know and the problems in this world that they are companionate about.
sjdude
May God help all of our soul’s not just mine. And yes I have had a lot of trouble sleeping at night since I heard about this tragedy, wishing I would have done more to help Sam during the time I knew her. I am a part of the system that failed to help her when I had the opportunity.
If you feel the need to respond to me again, I challenge you to construct your comments out of love, not hate and judgment. Jan
March 19th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Hmmm, with all due respect, Jan, I still agree and disagree with you. If you really are a part of the system, then shame on you and the entire system because Samantha Smith should’ve thought twice before squeezing the poor baby to death; in fact, there is no excuse in squeezing babies to death for unexplained reasons, not to mention constipation…being frustrated over constipation is one thing, blowing a gasket and killing babies over constipation must be something else. How brutally outrageous is that? Oh, and you got my name wrong cuz I am “sfdude”, not “sjdude”.
March 19th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
@Jan,
Ma’am, allow me to respond out of love & concern for an innocent, helpless infant who was squeezed to DEATH by the one person in the world who should have laid her life down to protect him. No ma’am, I have NO LOVE for a murderous female who is capable of such an act of extreme cruelty and evil toward her own child, a helpless, defenseless INFANT. Yes ma’am, if you knew this female (she is no woman or mother) was incapable of caring for a child, you should have notified someone, anyone, that there was a catastrophe in the making. Young lady, how dare you blame “the system”. You knew this female and stood by voiceless. I imagine you do have trouble sleeping at night. Have any trouble looking in the mirror in the morning?
This is the wrong website for those who would defend those capable of MURDER MOST FOUL. Perhaps you should establish your own blog “Defense of the Defenseless”
March 20th, 2009 at 2:45 am
Well said, vegasgirl!
March 20th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Sheesh guys, I know this was horrific, and inexcusable. However, just because there is no excuse doesn’t mean there isn’t a reason. In this case, we have a mentally slow woman with a childlike mental capacity, who has never known stability, probably said “ok” to having sex and a baby because she was used to saying “ok”, then had this crying confusing little being that needed help pooping so she figured she could squeeze the poop out and help it feel better.
That is retarded, that is terrible, that is NOT something ANY of us would do and it is NOT an EXCUSE!
BUT… Can’t you see through that perspective a little? I’m definitely not saying it makes it ok. A helpless baby was horribly tortured to death. Nothing can justify the suffering she endured, absolutely nothing.
But all Jan is trying to say, is that we do need to fix the system so that people who don’t have proper mental or emotional maturity to have babies, need to be given supervision or treatment so that things like this don’t happen again.
This wasn’t out of malice, it was a confused woman living in a blurred existence, living on a different reality than the rest of us, who’s good intention but lack of restraint ended in one of the most horrible tragedies ever.
Yes, she needs to be taught a lesson, though it’s arguable whether her mind will comprehend it properly or not. Yes, she needs to be punished for causing such horror, and kept from ever having another child. And yes, we need to help people such as her BEFORE such things happen, so they WON’T happen.
Things like this CAN be prevented through better foster systems (some are better than others, hers may have been terrible), partner programs (someone to make sure they can still function properly, and keep them from getting pregnant or other badstuff), etc. We can be proactive rather than just angry. Though yes, we can still be angry. Just not JUST angry.
March 20th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Sorry. Not buying it. My 4-year-old knows it’s wrong to squeeze a baby. This woman’s mental capacity is less than his?
No one is to blame for what this woman did but she herself.
March 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Sorry! She has a 4th grade education, the system failed her, blah, blah blah…..she’s obviously smart enough to know how to have sex, but not smart enough to know you’re not supposed to squeeze a baby to death. I’m sick and tired of all the excuses. Keeping your legs closed, not having sex, using protection, etc. doesn’t require a diploma, just plain common sense and Jan, they are right why in the hell didn’t you step in and provide some guidance, advice, etc. or notify someone that maybe this baby should not be raised by someone w/a 4th grade education?
March 20th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I agree with everyone except Jan. Jan, you seem to be defending this so-called mother. Seriously, I am tired of hearing all your sorry excuses. “The system failed her” this, “the system failed her” that…well, Jan really needs to stop making excuses for that so-called mother.
March 20th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Seems as though Jan has flown the coop.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Maybe this woman is so “delayed” that she legitimately thought squeezing the infant would alleviate its constipation. In which case Jan’s point stands, she should never have been allowed to leave the hospital with the child.