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I just posted on this on the FP as Morbid has some really good info he posted ages ago before I was even lurking DD. I did not see it here and did several searches so I hope I'm right on that. Really tragic case of baby London, who some of you might already be aware of. I tried finding original articles but not having much luck on that besides what is already posted by Morbid at the end of his post. Instead I am posting what Morbid posted up front. The unique matter in this case is the pictures Morbid posted as they are some after photos when baby London was removed from life support. So yes, you actually see pictures of baby London just after she breathed her last breath. It's devastating and some might want to refrain from looking at the pictures. She looks peaceful and resting but nevertheless, there is no life.
Front page post by Morbid:
Ok, for any of you who have a Myspace page, or an email address, you may have seen the tragic story of London Sherwood. She was a 3-month old baby who died from Shaken Baby Syndrome at the hands of her 21-year-old father. The email, or Myspace bulletin, looked like this:
Now, the reason why this particular story stuck out a bit is that it came with photos attached of the the dead infant in the hospital. Some are of the baby on life support, and others are of the mother holding the baby after it was taken off. I have attached them, so if you are easily disturbed, I suggest not going further, but there is more to this story than what you may have read.
London on life support
London and Jessica reunited after Jessica’s alleged 3-week hiatus
London off life support
Now, I did a little searching, as I was not aware of this case because let’s face it, we post kids being killed by their parents almost everyday. But it is not very often that a story comes equipped with a dead baby picture. I checked Snopes first and verified that the story was legit. 21-year-old Justin Alan Schaak of Star Prairie, Wis., was charged with reckless homicide after admitting he became frustrated and shook the baby.
HOWEVER, there was a lot more to the story than what was given in the email and the mother is suffering from a good bit of backlash. The eason being that the crying mother holding London, Jessica Sherwood, had allegedly abandoned the baby at the young man’s house after a paternity test confirmed he was the father. She left London at the young man’s parents house for 3-weeks. Schaak was living with his father and his father’s girlfriend along with her two kids. They informed Schaak that the baby was his responsibility and they would not help him at all. The little girl had not been taken out of her bedroom, where she slept on the same mattress with Schaak, at all during the last week of her life. “Joshua would feed, change, interact with the baby, and then would put it back to sleep, and then leave the bedroom,†Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said.
Schaak’s father and the father’s girlfriend told investigators the young man had not gone anywhere or been with any friends since London was dropped off at the house. They also told investigators that since Schaak was unemployed, he spent all day with the child. The girlfriend’s two sons, 11 and 15, had never held the child the entire time she was in the home. The only time someone other than her father held the child during the last weeks of her life was when Herb Schaak’s girlfriend grabbed the blue-lipped baby away from Joshua Schaak on Sunday and called 911. Herb Schaak said his son didn’t neglect the girl. “He loved that child. I know that for a fact,†he said. “His main focus was taking care of that child.â€
I have posted this, not to jump on any type of bandwagon to heap more shit on top of the situation or people involved, but rather to give a little more background information about a story you may have read about from an email or bulletin. Also, I wanted to get this story up so that it can be tracked in regards to Schaak’s sentence as well as if any charges will be filed against the mother for abandonment. What do you think? Obviously, everyone failed this baby. She really didn’t have a chance with her parents being unable to take care of themselves, much less an infant, and neither of them having any type of family support system, especially with Schaak who had adults in the house with him. While Schaak should be charged and sentenced with killing the girl, does anyone else feel others should be taking some responsibility? It’s just a strange story in which the only person who was actively taking care of the baby is the one charged with killing her.
Anyone know this girl? Are the charges that she abandoned the baby true?
Josh Schaak. Father who shook baby London.
I had no luck with current articles, a lot of blog stuff and site memorials. I was wondering if the mother was ever charged with anything?
Front page post by Morbid:
Ok, for any of you who have a Myspace page, or an email address, you may have seen the tragic story of London Sherwood. She was a 3-month old baby who died from Shaken Baby Syndrome at the hands of her 21-year-old father. The email, or Myspace bulletin, looked like this:
Now, the reason why this particular story stuck out a bit is that it came with photos attached of the the dead infant in the hospital. Some are of the baby on life support, and others are of the mother holding the baby after it was taken off. I have attached them, so if you are easily disturbed, I suggest not going further, but there is more to this story than what you may have read.
London on life support
London and Jessica reunited after Jessica’s alleged 3-week hiatus
London off life support
Now, I did a little searching, as I was not aware of this case because let’s face it, we post kids being killed by their parents almost everyday. But it is not very often that a story comes equipped with a dead baby picture. I checked Snopes first and verified that the story was legit. 21-year-old Justin Alan Schaak of Star Prairie, Wis., was charged with reckless homicide after admitting he became frustrated and shook the baby.
HOWEVER, there was a lot more to the story than what was given in the email and the mother is suffering from a good bit of backlash. The eason being that the crying mother holding London, Jessica Sherwood, had allegedly abandoned the baby at the young man’s house after a paternity test confirmed he was the father. She left London at the young man’s parents house for 3-weeks. Schaak was living with his father and his father’s girlfriend along with her two kids. They informed Schaak that the baby was his responsibility and they would not help him at all. The little girl had not been taken out of her bedroom, where she slept on the same mattress with Schaak, at all during the last week of her life. “Joshua would feed, change, interact with the baby, and then would put it back to sleep, and then leave the bedroom,†Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said.
Schaak’s father and the father’s girlfriend told investigators the young man had not gone anywhere or been with any friends since London was dropped off at the house. They also told investigators that since Schaak was unemployed, he spent all day with the child. The girlfriend’s two sons, 11 and 15, had never held the child the entire time she was in the home. The only time someone other than her father held the child during the last weeks of her life was when Herb Schaak’s girlfriend grabbed the blue-lipped baby away from Joshua Schaak on Sunday and called 911. Herb Schaak said his son didn’t neglect the girl. “He loved that child. I know that for a fact,†he said. “His main focus was taking care of that child.â€
I have posted this, not to jump on any type of bandwagon to heap more shit on top of the situation or people involved, but rather to give a little more background information about a story you may have read about from an email or bulletin. Also, I wanted to get this story up so that it can be tracked in regards to Schaak’s sentence as well as if any charges will be filed against the mother for abandonment. What do you think? Obviously, everyone failed this baby. She really didn’t have a chance with her parents being unable to take care of themselves, much less an infant, and neither of them having any type of family support system, especially with Schaak who had adults in the house with him. While Schaak should be charged and sentenced with killing the girl, does anyone else feel others should be taking some responsibility? It’s just a strange story in which the only person who was actively taking care of the baby is the one charged with killing her.
Anyone know this girl? Are the charges that she abandoned the baby true?
Josh Schaak. Father who shook baby London.
I had no luck with current articles, a lot of blog stuff and site memorials. I was wondering if the mother was ever charged with anything?
