Sentenced: Detroit Man Charged In Murder Of Friend’s 1YO Daughter

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LeRoy Metoyer III, 37, has been charged in connection with the murder of Justice Starks, a 1-year-old girl.

According to officials, Metoyer was allegedly caring for a friend’s 1-year-old daughter at a Detroit residence on Nov. 29, 2022, when he assaulted her.

Medics were called to the scene and transported Starks to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries and died on Dec. 1, 2022.

The prosecutor’s office says the Wayne County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma to the head.

Detroit man charged in murder of friend’s 1-year-old daughter

A 37-year-old Detroit man has been charged in connection with the murder of a 1-year-old girl.

www.clickondetroit.com

 

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Some friend.
Give him to the dad to sort out.

 

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Justice Starks

 

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From Dec 07, 2022

The tragic death of a 1-year-old Detroit girl has her father demanding answers.

Detroit Police say Justice Starks was in the care of her mother's friend when she fell down some steps and later died.

The Detroit Police Department is investigating and says they have some concerns they are looking into.

"She would be with me right now if she was still alive," said Jenerius Starks, the child's father. "This is one of my days to have her."

Starks took pride in his role as a father. He says in his house, Justice was cared for, loved, and celebrated.

"She brought joy to so many people's lives, she brought so much joy to my life," said Starks. "It was something I looked forward to."

Starks shared custody of Justice. He says the week before her death she was with her mother and he went to pick her up just before Thanksgiving.

"She was in horrible condition," said Starks, "her nose was down to the pink meat, her knuckles had blisters, her head had two knots on and she was explaining to me that this was Hands, Mouth, and Foot disease."

Starks says he gave Justice's mother the benefit of the doubt but he did have concerns.


"I didn't want to drop her back off that Sunday," said Starks, "I had her from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday night and that was the last time I see her."

A text was how Starks says he found out his daughter fell and had a significant brain injury.Detroit police say Justice was left in the care of a "non-parent" at the time and her mother said the injuries were accidental.



Starks says he does not know the person who was watching Justice.

"By the time I got to the hospital she was covered in breathing tubes, a ventilator, and eight IVs," said Starks.

Justice was later declared brain dead and passed away on December 1st. The autopsy results are still pending.

Detroit police have yet to declare the child's death suspicious, but they have submitted a warrant request.

Father demands answers in death of 1-year-old daughter as warrant request is reviewed

The tragic death of a 1-year-old Detroit girl has her father demanding answers. Detroit Police say Justice Starks was in the care of her mother's friend when she fell down some steps and later died.

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The family of a 1-year-old Detroit girl named Justice who was beaten to death by a man babysitting her in 2022 said "Justice got justice" on Monday after LeRoy Metoyer III was sentenced in Wayne Circuit Court to 25 to 50 in prison.

Tamika Smith, Justice Starks's great-aunt, said Metoyer, who was sentenced on second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse charges, killed her niece right before her second birthday. Family members wore pins with Justice's smiling face on them during the sentencing.

"He left no skin on her body untouched by his hands or his abuse," Smith said. "Every part of her body, from the top of her head to the soles of her feet, there were bruises everywhere. You put those bruises there, LeRoy, you tormented my little niece. You did not give her the chance to live."

Metoyer and his attorney, Gabi Silver, declined to speak during the sentencing.

'Justice got justice': Babysitter sentenced for beating 1-year-old Detroit girl to death

LeRoy Metoyer III was sentenced Monday to 25 to 50 years in prison for second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse.

www.detroitnews.com

 

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'Justice got justice': Babysitter sentenced for beating 1-year-old Detroit girl to death

LeRoy Metoyer III was sentenced Monday to 25 to 50 years in prison for second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse.

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