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Updated: 11:06 PM Feb 10, 2009
Man Faces Murder Charges in Girlfriend's Baby Death
Ben Gericke of Beloit is facing first-degree murder and child abuse charges in the death of Stevie Dawn Mull last July. A forensic pathologist testified at a preliminary hearing Monday that the baby died from neck trauma.
Posted: 10:18 AM Feb 10, 2009 |
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BELOIT, Kan. (AP) _ A northern Kansas man has been bound over for trial in the death of his girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter.
Ben Gericke of Beloit is facing first-degree murder and child abuse charges in the death of Stevie Dawn Mull last July. A forensic pathologist testified at a preliminary hearing Monday that the baby died from neck trauma.
Nurse Josh Lorenz tearfully described how Gericke screamed that the child he was carrying into Mitchell County Hospital wasn't breathing. He said Gericke claimed he had turned away for "just a second'' while the baby was in the bathtub.
Another nurse testified that the child's skin was pale and her body temperature was 87 degrees.
Gericke's arraignment is set for March 2. He remains in the Mitchell County Jail on $750,000 bond.
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(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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it is indeed all possible that he may of done this but i was there through the whole thing stevie was my cousin family and friend i held her in my arms the day she died a terrifying day for us all that night she had flu like symptoms rashes and other such things we all beileive that she suffered from a staff infection and poision ivy as i sat in my living room at three in the morning my mm got a frightning call from my ister who at the time lived with ben and stevie she told u the story stevie stopped breathing they quickly raced to the hospital ben was driving at the same time he tried to revive her he got to the hospital but the staff would not help him they were to busy she died that night before a doctor could reach her for the next 2 years our family was bullied and accused of murrder my own friends would not talk to me we finnaly moved ben was falsly charged with manslaughter and got out of jail this summer and lives a hapy life with his new girl friend beacause amy dumped him MSF
