A 12-year-old boy from
Harwelt Beaubum had been left alone with the 17-month old girl and the boy’s 10-year old brother on Friday. According to the police report, the boy became angry with the Shaloh Joseph because she would not be quiet while he was trying to watch television. The boy then allegedly picked up a baseball bat and hit her several times in the head.
“He became enraged ... because she made noise while he was trying to watch
television,” said
A phone to 911 was made on Friday about 1:15 p.m. saying the
toddler had difficulty breathing. Shaloh was taken to
Cochran reported that the boy confessed that he had become
angry when the little one began to cry.
Beaubum was arraigned in juvenile court Sunday and remained
in custody, but it was not clear, if he had an attorney or if anyone else would
be charged in the girl’s death.
Though the relationship between the boy and the two children
was not specified, authorities said that the three were related. The boy was
identified as the child of Guerla Joseph.
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