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Molly Midyette On Trial In Infant Son's Death
POSTED: 6:23 am MST December 18,
2007
DENVER -- The trial of a Louisville mother accused of waiting too late to seek medical treatment for her critically-injured son continued Monday in a Boulder courtroom.According to a report in the Boulder Daily Camera, nurse Kimber Goedert testified that she overheard a conversation between Molly Midyette and her husband in which the mother asked in suspicious manner, "Did you?"Then Alex Midyette replied in a loud, booming voice, "No," according to a report in the Boulder Daily Camera.
The two were behind a closed door in the hospital room where their son Jason Midyette was taken on Feb. 24, 2006.Family doctor Jill Siegfried, who delivered the child, also testified for the prosecution on Monday, which would have been the boy's second birthday.Jason Midyette suffered from 37 fractures, according to an autopsy, and died of a head injury a week after he was brought to the hospital. He was 10 weeks old when he died.Siegfried testified about the last time she saw the infant at her office. She said the soft spot on his head was bulging, his arms were folded upward at his elbows and his legs were sticking straight out -- signs she said indicated a head injury.Alex Midyette is charged with inflicting his son's injuries. He is schedule to stand trial early next year.The two were indicted by a grand jury last May following a seven-month investigation. According to the indictment, Alex Midyette admitted to accidentally hitting the boy's head on a chair and table. Read more about the trial in the Boulder Daily Camera.
Previous Stories:
- December 17, 2007: Doctor: No Previous Signs Of Abuse Until Just Before Baby Died
- December 13, 2007: Mom On Trial In Death Of Infant Son
- December 10, 2007: Mother Accused Of Not Seeking Help For Infant
- July 31, 2007: Louisville Parents Plead Not Guilty In Son's Death
- May 9, 2007: Parents Accused Of Beating Infant To Death
- December 7, 2006: Boulder Grand Jury Looking Into Baby's Death
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