06-16-2011, 06:08 AM
JacksonSun
Tenn.
BELLS — A Bells woman has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated rape of a child, amid accusations that she caused injuries that led to the death of her boyfriend's 17-month-old daughter over the weekend.
The child, Maleeya Marie Murley, was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville on Tuesday and was pronounced dead Saturday night, Bells Police Chief Ilandis Smith said Monday.
Molly Jane Roe, 24, of Bells, is accused of throwing the child, causing her to hit her head on a blunt object, according to an affidavit. She suffered a severe brain injury from the impact, the affidavit says. An examination also showed severe bruising to her vaginal area, her right hip and the left side of her abdomen, and a bite mark on her back.
Roe was arrested Thursday and initially charged with aggravated child abuse. The charges were upgraded after the child died. Roe is now being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday, Smith said.
Roe is accused of abusing the child at the home of her father, Phillip Murley Jr. Roe lived with Phillip Murley in a home at 43 Greatest Cove. The child's mother, Crystal Gilbert, had primary custody of the child. The parents were not involved in the abuse, Smith said.
The house on Greatest Cove has a blue plastic pail on the left side of the dwelling and a child's handprint on the front door. There is a pink bear by the door with a card. No one was home Monday afternoon, and the family could not be reached for comment.
The victim's distraught father made the sad announcement about his daughter's death on his Facebook page after a friend asked why he changed his relationship status from 'in a relationship' to 'single'.
'CAUSE SHE KILLED MY DAUGHTER N THE POLICE GOT HER N SHE S GOIN DOWN FOR MURDER1 WHERE AT VANDERBILT THERES NOTHIN THEY COULD DO HER DAMAGES WHERE TOO SEVERE I VE LOST MY LIL GIRL MAN IM HEARTBROKEN,' Murley posted.
Tenn.
BELLS — A Bells woman has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated rape of a child, amid accusations that she caused injuries that led to the death of her boyfriend's 17-month-old daughter over the weekend.
The child, Maleeya Marie Murley, was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville on Tuesday and was pronounced dead Saturday night, Bells Police Chief Ilandis Smith said Monday.
Molly Jane Roe, 24, of Bells, is accused of throwing the child, causing her to hit her head on a blunt object, according to an affidavit. She suffered a severe brain injury from the impact, the affidavit says. An examination also showed severe bruising to her vaginal area, her right hip and the left side of her abdomen, and a bite mark on her back.
Roe was arrested Thursday and initially charged with aggravated child abuse. The charges were upgraded after the child died. Roe is now being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday, Smith said.
Roe is accused of abusing the child at the home of her father, Phillip Murley Jr. Roe lived with Phillip Murley in a home at 43 Greatest Cove. The child's mother, Crystal Gilbert, had primary custody of the child. The parents were not involved in the abuse, Smith said.
The house on Greatest Cove has a blue plastic pail on the left side of the dwelling and a child's handprint on the front door. There is a pink bear by the door with a card. No one was home Monday afternoon, and the family could not be reached for comment.
The victim's distraught father made the sad announcement about his daughter's death on his Facebook page after a friend asked why he changed his relationship status from 'in a relationship' to 'single'.
'CAUSE SHE KILLED MY DAUGHTER N THE POLICE GOT HER N SHE S GOIN DOWN FOR MURDER1 WHERE AT VANDERBILT THERES NOTHIN THEY COULD DO HER DAMAGES WHERE TOO SEVERE I VE LOST MY LIL GIRL MAN IM HEARTBROKEN,' Murley posted.