Police in Louisiana have arrested a woman for allegedly killing her eight-month-old son by subjecting him to physical abuse.
According to a news statement issued by the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office on March 19, Autumn Victoria Harper, who is 24 years old and lives in Franklinton, was charged with first-degree murder.
According to reports from local news stations WDSU 6 and FOX 8, the victim has been correctly identified as Sterling Rodgers.
In an interview with WDSU 6, Franklinton Police Chief Justin Brown described the scenario as “absolutely heartbreaking.” Brown also said that the situation reportedly featured chronic abuse.
This preliminary evidence that we have obtained from an autopsy indicates that there are fractures in the skull that are present. “I have been informed that the vast majority of those injuries are healing injuries,” Brown said to the publication. “We do have fractures in the ribs, arms, and legs,” Brown said.
As an additional point of interest, the chief of police said, “I believe that it is probably one of the worst cases that I’ve ever experienced, that I’ve personally worked on in my career.”
Brown acknowledges that he has inquiries.
How come it was not noticed? It was his question, “Why was it not prevented?”
The Franklinton official questioned why Harper did not give Sterling to another person who could have taken care of him if she “knew she was having difficulties.” Harper was aware that she was having troubles.
After suffering serious injuries, Sterling was sent to Riverside Medical Center the previous week. He was then evacuated to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, where he ultimately passed away on March 17th, according to the source.
Natasha Hano, Harper’s mother, expressed her grief to Fox 8 by describing the passing of her only granddaughter as “devastating.”
A statement was made by the grandma, “I’m going to miss everything about him.”
When Hano referred to the eight-month-old as “my heart,” she said, “Every time I close my eyes, I have nightmares and see bad images.”
In an interview with Fox 8, Brown said that Harper “admitted to” the injuries, which included swelling of the brain.
To a certain extent, Hano agreed with the statement made by the police head.
while she was asked about her daughter’s methods of punishing the newborn, she stated, “She has admitted to doing small things, such as putting her hand over his mouth, possibly when he was crying.”
As far as Brown was concerned, it seemed as if Harper was having some difficulties with her mental health.
It has come to your attention that there is a woman who has shown symptoms and acknowledged to the fact that she has caused damage to her kid. There is no way that mental health could not be included. It was stated by him.
The bereaved grandma revealed the aspects of Sterling that she finds herself missing the most.
Everything brought a grin to his face. Simply put, he was a content infant. He had a deep affection for both his mother and his stepmother. According to Hano, who spoke to Fox 8, “Those were his two favorite people.”
The statement was made by the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office in the