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Sentenced: 2 abused children & an unresponsive 1yo behind a couch found in deplorable conditions in Mississippi

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It appeared to be a case of child neglect after deputies found a 1-year-old child unresponsive, trapped behind a sofa at a rural home with a Biloxi address.

The toddler had been unsupervised for an unknown period of time on Dec. 3 and was found behind a sofa in a couple’s home, Sheriff Troy Peterson said Tuesday.

An emergency crew took the child to Merit Health hospital, where he or she died, Peterson said.

Investigators noticed “deplorable conditions” in the house while investigating and notified the Mississippi State Department of Health that two other children live in the home, Peterson said.

Thomas Cannette and Cassandra Lopresto, both age 27, face three counts of felony child abuse.
After being taken to a hospital, investigators saw “obvious signs of abuse and neglect on the other two children,” Peterson said in a news release.

Investigators also found drug paraphernalia in the home after obtaining a search warrant, resulting in misdemeanor drug charges.

On Dec. 6, MDHS notified investigators that medical examinations concluded both the children had injuries from child abuse, Peterson said.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office the next day confirmed obvious signs of abuse in the toddler during an autopsy, he said.

The toddler’s cause of death was ruled as asphyxiation after being trapped behind the sofa, Peterson said.
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I"m so glad they made the decision not to use the word "IT".

I hope they go to jail forever, how hard is it to get the baby out from behind the couch and not abuse the others?

Absolute scum.**

**I think Jack's rubbing off on me. In this instance it's correct.
 
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The obituary lists Betina Cox as the baby boy's mother, so where the hell was she that she didn't notice abuse ongoing with her baby boy?
 
Disturbing new details have been released concerning the death of a toddler who died inside his home Dec. 3.

According to the county prosecutor Herman Cox, 21-month-old Rowan Cannette was subjected to burns, bruises and bites before his death, along with a home where drugs were used.

The boy’s father, Thomas Cannette, faces three counts of felony child neglect, along with Cassandra Lopresto.

Investigator testified they found two meth pipes in the bedroom. The detective identified them as meth pipes, but they are being sent to the state crime lab for testing.

“The two other children had traces of meth in their system," Cox said. “They couldn’t get it in their system by inhaling. They had to ingest it somehow. How they ingested it we don’t know.”

Cox said investigators showed graphic photos of the children’s injuries to the couple. “We had a lot of photographs showing cigarette burns on the children and bruises. The photographs were very disturbing," Cox said.

The conditions inside the home were disturbing, even described as “deplorable.” Investigators also noticed “obvious signs of abuse and neglect on the two other children.”

Cox said Cannette took the stand and acknowledged that they locked the bedroom doors of the children because the 3-year-old would get out at night and get into the ice box. They had a hook and eye latch and locked it at night.

“I asked him why didn’t he just put a lock on the ice box and not on the door and he responded that DHS had told his girlfriend that would be wrong," Cox said.
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A mother and father of a one-year-old found hanged between a couch will not face any charges relating to his death - despite investigators finding evidence that he may have been abused.

21-month-old Rowan Cannette died from an accidental hanging after getting trapped behind a couch at home in Harrison County, Missouri.

He was found stuck with his head resting against the back of the sofa and his body stuck dangling between the wall.

However, after his death investigators discovered a series of bite marks over his face, arms and legs, as well as bruises all over his body.

A number of cigarette burns were also found on the bottoms of his feet. On closer inspection, investigators determined that each mark was at a different stage of healing and as a result must've happened on several different occasions.

Despite this, police have said that Thomas Cannette, 27, and his girlfriend, Casandra Lopresto, also 27, will face no action over the death of Rowan.

'There's nothing in the investigation that shows they caused his death,' said Harrison County Sherrif Troy Peterson.

The pair awoke to find Rowan's lifeless figure behind the couch on December 3 and rushed him to hospital, the Sun Herald reported.

Doctors pronounced him dead as a result of accidental asphyxiation, but investigators remained troubled by the apparent signs of abuse over his body, as well as on Rowan's two siblings'.

Cannette and Lopresto were both charged with three counts of child neglect, but the charges regard their surviving children - a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl- and drug paraphernalia found at their home.

The other two children were reportedly found with meth in their bloodstreams, which investigators say could only happen if the drugs has been taken by the child.
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THOMAS CANNETTE
Total Length: 12 YEARS
OFFENSE 1: CHILD NEGLECT


Sentence Length: 5 YEARSCounty of Conviction: HARRISONSentence Date: 06/08/2020
OFFENSE 2: CHILD ENDANGERMENT


Sentence Length: 10 YEARSCounty of Conviction: HARRISONSentence Date: 06/08/2020
OFFENSE 3: CHILD ENDANGERMENT


Sentence Length: 2 YEARSCounty of Conviction: HARRISONSentence Date: 06/08/2020


Tentative Release: 11/28/2030
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CASSANDRA LOPRESTO
Total Length: 4 YEARS
OFFENSE 1: CHILD NEGLECT


Sentence Length: 4 YEARSCounty of Conviction: HARRISONSentence Date: 10/21/2019
OFFENSE 2: CHILD ENDANGERMENT


Sentence Length: County of Conviction: HARRISONSentence Date: 10/21/2019


Tentative Release: 08/13/2021
 
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