Acquitted: Baltimore Father Charged With Murder, Child Abuse In Death Of 2MO Girl

[Sugar Cookie]

A Baltimore man was arrested and charged with murder and child abuse in the death of a 2-month-old girl, Baltimore police said Tuesday.

Darius Williams, 33, and the father of the baby, was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree child abuse after police said Zorii Pitts was found dead Saturday.

Police received a call from a family member shortly before 8:30 a.m., telling them the baby girl was “unresponsive,” police spokesman Vernon Davis said.

Zorii, who was born March 15, was found by police around 8:50 a.m.

After officers arrived, medics “pronounced the victim dead,” police said in the release.

“The victim’s body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office where an autopsy was performed and the death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head,” police wrote.

Detectives interviewed both Williams and the mother of the child. The mother told police that it was “routine” for Williams to care for Zorii and her other kids during the day and also care for the baby at night to give the mother a break, according to charging documents.

Williams told police that he gave Zorii her bottle while the mother was in the shower and he burped her and placed her in a bassinet. Zorii was placed on her back on the pillow. He told police that he was the last to hold Zorii and the other children were upstairs in their rooms, according to the documents.

When Williams was told about Zorii’s injuries, he denied “dropping the baby, abusing the baby, or hurting the baby,” according to charging documents.

Williams said when he woke up, he touched Zorii and she felt cold. Williams did not provide an explanation as to how Zorii received her injuries, according to charging documents.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-newborn-girl-homicide-saturday-baltimore-20210517-ajqqcmxagvfczics7yum7a4gpu

Instead of giving the mom a break he broke the baby.

 

[BuffettGirl]

"Detectives interviewed both Williams and the mother of the child. The mother told police that it was “routine” for Williams to care for Zorii and her other kids during the day and also care for the baby at night to give the mother a break, according to charging documents." - Ummm. what was she doing with all of her spare time?

 

[runninfawn]

@BuffettGirl she was prob working to support his lazy good for nothing ass .. and yea giving him a break from the hard work of caring for the kids while she worked all day , cleaning, picking up after him, cooking, doing the wash etc and putting the kids to bed, so yea he was "nice" and let her sleep during the night so she could repeat her duties everyday ..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@BuffettGirl

That means she is the only one working in the home.

His role is too pump her with babies and beat on them.

 

[Victoria]

Bassinets are notorious for clobbering tiny newborns in the head as they sleep.

Jesus. This guy has to be a mental deficient if he expects anyone to buy that baby was all good when he put her in the bassinet and lo and behold had a fractured head sometime later when he got baby out.

Another itty bitty gone to soon.

 

[Sejanus]

Another #7.
Brute needs the chair.

 

[AliCatClick]

"Darius Williams, 33, and the father of the baby, was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree child abuse" Fairly certain "father" should say "mother", but anyway this says they were both charged? He had all charges dropped, so did they determine the mother did it? If not, how do they explain the head trauma with literally nobody else around to inflict it??

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A man accused of murdering a 2-month old baby girl has been found not guilty on all counts before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels.

Darius Williams, 34, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in the death of a child under the age of 13, and first-degree child abuse that resulted in severe physical injury in connection to an incident that occurred on May 15, 2021.

Baltimore Police Department officers were called to the scene and discovered the body of 2-month old Zorii Pitts unresponsive laying in a bassinet. Following an autopsy, the medical examiner ruled that Pitts died due to blunt force trauma to the head as they found her skull heavily bruised and crushed. The extent of the trauma left the child’s brain “oozing out.” In their testimony, the medical examiner determined the manner of death to be homicide.

When paramedics arrived at the scene, they witnessed an incredibly distressed mother and a relatively calm Williams, according to court documents. Williams was seemingly in a state of shock at the time. A paramedic testified that the couple had been yelling when they arrived at the scene.

The prosecutor said Williams was the last person who was with the child before she died. He was alone with the child and was the one to set her to bed that night while the mother took a shower.

Williams’ defense attorney, Paul Polansky focused on how Williams was a good man and a good father to both his own children as well as Zorii, who was not his biological daughter. The defense stated that Williams went to work every day to support his family.

Testimony from the victim’s mother as well as the mother of Williams’ biological children gave credence to this, as both stated that Williams was gentle and patient with their children.

Polansky also told the jury how Williams performed CPR on the victim in a final attempt to save her.

In the mother’s testimony, it was revealed that she had a past of depressive episodes and minor alcohol abuse according to her mental health records. While she was resistant to testifying about this, the medical records were ultimately submitted into evidence.

During her testimony, she said she had a glass of wine that night with dinner. However, Williams said she had been drinking tequila that night. Williams also said the mother had a history of verbal abuse towards her children.

During the lead detective’s testimony, he stated that upon arriving at the scene he saw the victim’s mother sobbing hysterically while Williams seemingly remained calm and paced the area. The detective said there was no evidence recovered from the defendant after receiving a search warrant.

In closing, the prosecutor continued to focus on how Williams was the only possible suspect in this case and how the evidence from the testimonies as well as the autopsy showed the victim’s death to be a homicide.

“The only thing Darius is guilty of is not being emotional enough,” Polansky said during his closing argument.

Polansky said Williams was cooperative with the police throughout the whole process and how multiple testimonies revealed that he was a good father to his children. The defense insisted that there was no motivation for Williams to murder the baby.

Jury Finds Man Accused of Murdering 2-Month-Old Baby Not Guilty on All Charges - Baltimore Witness

A man accused of murdering a 2-month old baby girl has been found not guilty on all counts before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels. Darius Williams, 34, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in the death of a child under the age of 13, and...

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[GoneWest]

Baltimore. That kind of says it all.