man cleared of killing daughter when son confesses

[chiver78]

how sad for all involved! 

TX man cleared of killing 2yo daughter after 7yo son confesses

[zibazinski]

😢

[Opti]

This is sad, but the stories don't make sense to me.

Jailed since April 2016, Sanders denied responsibility. He said he found his daughter not breathing after his son reported she wouldn’t wake up.

Investigators say the boy cried as he told them that he accidentally rolled a heavy pillow onto his sister’s face while they played and that he was unable to move it. He said the pillow had something zipped inside that made it heavy.

If Dad came in because she allegedly couldn't wake up, the pillow must have been off of her. So the boy did move it somehow if that's how it happened.

[billisonboard]

Oct 6, 2017 20:12:00 GMT -5 Opti said:

This is sad, but the stories don't make sense to me. ...

The article in the OP is a condensed version of THIS ARTICLE which has detail that addresses your issue.

[Opti]

Oct 6, 2017 21:10:56 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Oct 6, 2017 20:12:00 GMT -5 Opti said:

This is sad, but the stories don't make sense to me. ...

The article in the OP is a condensed version of THIS ARTICLE which has detail that addresses your issue.

Thanks for the article. Did I read correctly? The guy was in jail without ever being on trial for over a year?

[billisonboard]

Oct 6, 2017 21:30:05 GMT -5 Opti said:

Oct 6, 2017 21:10:56 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

The article in the OP is a condensed version of THIS ARTICLE which has detail that addresses your issue.

Thanks for the article. Did I read correctly? The guy was in jail without ever being on trial for over a year?

My reading as well.

[alabamagal]

Oct 6, 2017 21:37:12 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Oct 6, 2017 21:30:05 GMT -5 Opti said:

Thanks for the article. Did I read correctly? The guy was in jail without ever being on trial for over a year?

My reading as well.

When you get arrested, you soon after get a bail hearing. Bail is set based on what you are charged with. He was charged with murder so bail would be high. To get a bail bond to get out of jail you can either pay full amount to court or go to bondsman where you have to pay fee, usually 10%. So if bail is $1,000,000 you have to come up with $100,000 fee. Or you can stay in jail until trial.

Note: I have no first hand experience with this, just love TV crime shows

[zibazinski]

Lose both, your daughter and your son. I can't even imagine. For that little boy is surely mental and what can you possibly do with him?

[grits]

This poor man has suffered more than any human should have to endure. My heart goes out to him.