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« R.I. ranks 11th in healthy study | Today | Photo: Stuck inside of Providence » November 5, 2007Man expected to plead no-contest in death of childPROVIDENCE -- A man charged with shaking his girlfriend’s baby so violently the child suffered fatal brain injuries is expected to plead no contest to one count of second-degree murder, prosecutors said today. Ediberto Irizarry is expected to enter the plea before Judge Mark A. Pfeiffer in Superior Court on Nov. 19, the Attorney General’s Office said. Irizarry, 21, formerly of 196 Pleasant St., Pawtucket, has been held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions, charged with two counts of second-degree murder stemming from the death of two-month-old Geovanni Campbell in February 2005. The two counts are contained in an indictment returned five months after Irizarry was arrested. The count to which Irizarry is pleading no contest charges him with unpremeditated murder. The other count charges Irizarry with felony murder under the theory that he killed Geovanni Campbell while committing the crime of first-degree child abuse, Michael J. Healey, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office, said. In return for the no contest plea, prosecutors are likely to move to dismiss the felony murder charge, Healey said. Geovanni Campbell was the son of 34-year-old Rocco Africo of North Providence and Carol Campbell, 36. -- Journal staff writer John Castellucci Irizarry was babysitting Geovanni in Campbell’s apartment on Division Street in Pawtucket two years ago when he called 9-1-1 and said the child was unconscious and had no heartbeat. An ambulance was dispatched as Irizarry, coached by the 9-1-1 operator, performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The baby was rushed to nearby Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, where medical personnel managed to revive him, then transferred to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, where he was listed in critical condition until his mother decided to remove him from life support on Feb. 26. By then, a doctor at Rhode Island Hospital had given Carol Campbell a grim prognosis: Dr. Rebecca Moles testified she told Campbell that Geovanni had no reflexes and a bulge in his skull that caused by internal bleeding. “I explained there could be no way he could recover,” Dr. Moles said. Irizarry was already in custody at that point, charged with first-degree child abuse after doctors told police that Geovanni’s injuries were consistent with “shaken baby syndrome.” When he was interviewed by police, Irizarry adamantly asserted his innocence, according to a judge who viewed the videotape of the interrogation. When was arraigned on the murder indictment, Irizarry pleaded not guilty. It was unclear yesterday what prompted him to decide to change his plea. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsJane | November 5, 2007 3:21 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Oct 2005 - March 2006
Have I misunderstood something here? A 36 yr old mother was not only dating a 20 yr old (why on EARTH?) but she had him babysitting her newborn baby? WTF is wrong w/people? Women like this should be put in jail. Or maybe sterilized.