Sentenced: Mom Tried To Murder Her 10MO By Throwing Him Across A Room

[Sugar Cookie]

An upstate New York woman was charged in connection with a days-long series of brutal attacks against her 10-month-old son which ultimately caused him to suffer internal bleeding. The child survived, police said, and is being described by authorities as “the miracle baby.”

Samantha Valentine, 31, stands accused of three counts of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Watervliet Police Department. She is currently being held without bail.

According to a felony complaint obtained by local ABC affiliate WTEN, Valentine picked her infant up off of a changing table and threw him violently across the room. Investigators say the child’s head and face were injured as he hit the floor, causing his brain to bleed.

On Oct. 16, WPD officers arrived at Valentine’s residence in response to a complaint about a 10-month-old baby not breathing. The responding officer discovered “a child lying on his back in obvious distress,” the chief of police said. Life-saving measures were then initiated until medical help could arrive. At the hospital, police quickly ascertained that the infant’s injuries were “consistent with an assault.”

“The baby’s mother, Samantha L. Valentine, was responsible for several unimaginable attacks on this baby boy,” Centanni, who described the violence as “vicious,” alleged. “In addition, upon further observation of the house, it was determined to be grossly unsanitary and inhabitable. As a result, the house was condemned.”

Valentine was arrested and then charged and arraigned on Tuesday.

During the press conference, a reporter asked the chief to describe some of the attacks against the child. Centanni agreed before pausing for several seconds as he heavily drew in air and visibly teared up.

“I’ve been doing this for a long time,” he said. “What I will say is that through the investigation we have determined that there were a series of attacks on this child over a four-day period and quite candidly, I am not comfortable describing in detail the circumstances surrounding those attacks in public. And I’ll leave it at that.”

Valentine was previously charged with animal abuse in 2019. When asked to comment on that, Centanni demurred, saying he was “precluded” from doing so because of “due process” issues. The chief went on to note, however, that when the home was condemned, authorities found six ferrets, four cats, “a deceased squirrel” and an iguana-style lizard inside. The surviving animals are currently well and being taken care of by a local Humane Society, Centanni added.

According to authorities, there are no prior child abuse-related charges or incidents involving the defendant.

The baby boy is currently rehabilitating at the Albany Medical Center. Centanni said the victim was “doing better” but cautioned that a long-term prognosis was too soon to be offered at present.

“I have seen grown men and women that have been doing this for quite some time that have expressed similar emotion to me,” the chief went on to say. “[They] have been brought literally brought to tears.”

“I have seen many other children die from less abuse than what this poor baby endured,” Centanni added.

When pressed to describe some details of the child’s injuries, the chief added that the injuries were consistent with similar abuse situations he had seen in the past but noted that the child had suffered some internal bleeding. He added that police obtained video of the assaults and termed that alleged evidence “extremely extremely rare.”

According to police, someone else in the home dialed 911 based on an assault the morning of the 16th. The chief added that assaults took place at least four days in a row, beginning Oct. 13 and said no one else who lived in the home is suspected of any wrongdoing. He declined to comment when asked if the defendant has any other children.

“The defendant’s actions are unequivocal proof that monsters walk among us,” Centanni said in a press release early Tuesday. “The brutal way this baby was assaulted defies all decency and compassion.”

'Monsters Walk Among Us': Mom Charged with Trying to Murder Her 10-Month-Old Baby by Throwing Him Across a Room, Police Say

"I have seen many other children die from less abuse than what this poor baby endured," Watervliet Police Chief Joseph Centanni said during a tearful press conference.

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The video is so violent that the viewing has been limited and officers and detectives who have seen it have been offered peer counseling to deal with the stress of seeing the attacks, Centanni said. Valentine apparently forgot that the baby cam was on when she was in the bedroom.

Watervliet woman charged with trying to kill 10-month-old son

A Watervliet woman who has a recent arrest history for alleged animal abuse was charged...

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On 8:55 a.m. Oct 15, Valentine was in her son's bedroom when "she violently threw him across the room onto the floor causing (him) to strike his head and face, according to the first police complaint filed for attempted murder in City Court. Eight minutes later at 9:03 a.m., Valentine "while sitting on a rocking chair ... violently threw him to the floor," according to a second police complaint for attempted murder.

The next day at 7:50 a.m. Oct. 16, Valentine took her son "off of his changing table and threw him face first in the floor," the third police complaint for attempted murder said. Other court records said the child was also thrown against the ceiling.

These and other attacks occurred over four days from Oct. 13 through Oct. 16, Centanni said. Another person in the residence at 2402 Seventh Ave. called 911 for assistance to alert police, said Centanni, who declined to describe what other people may have been in the residence and if other children were present.


The living conditions inside and outside the residence led the city to condemn the home.

 

[Metalfan]

Bitch!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

She sold sick kittens that died after they were adopted.

The husband and father of the child is reportedly in the military.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Drop the bitch from the top of the empire states building..

 

[thuumpr]

Hulk will get angry.

You don't want to see Hulk when he's mad!

 

[TX Leather Face]

She sold sick kittens that died after they were adopted.

The husband and father of the child is reportedly in the military.

Maybe I missed all of the info in the links but you said her hubby is in the military? PTSD affecting not only the hubby but the wife as well?

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Maybe I missed all of the info in the links but you said her hubby is in the military? PTSD affecting not only the hubby but the wife as well?

If he's abusive and violent .. PTSD now because her diagnosis but for a different reason .. dealing with PTSD is challenging and often tiring ..

 

[rushman]

Another June Cleaver eh

 

[Hermy]

Condemning the house is a good start. Hopefully, the same will be done to her. Aren't condemned buildings usually torn down? Can you see where I'm going with this train of thought?

 

[Ramona the brave]

Idea: Like a paint can shaker, but human-sized. For people who do this to babies.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

People who know the family are saying the husband is in the military.

The child is a miracle baby and praying for his recovery.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An order of protection was issued on behalf of the 10-month-old against his bio-unit, Samantha Valentine.

Police say Valentine violently threw her child across the room several times over a period of four days.

The baby was released from the hospital and is now in a safe home.

Watervliet mom in court for alleged attempted murder of 10-month-old son

The Watervliet mom accused of trying to kill her 10-month-old son appeared in Albany County Court on Wednesday. Samantha Valentine was arrested last October, charged with attempted murder.

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[thuumpr]

Maybe I missed all of the info in the links but you said her hubby is in the military? PTSD affecting not only the hubby but the wife as well?

Question should be, "Did he give him his PTSD?"

 

[thuumpr]

Question should be, "Did he give him his PTSD?"

Whoops! "Did she give him his PTSD?"

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Samantha Valentine was sentenced to seven years in prison for the attempted murder of her infant son.

“I do accept what I did,” Samantha Valentine, 31, told a judge in Albany County – entering an allocution and pleading guilty to a series of attacks against the helpless child in October 2021.

The defendant was charged with three counts of attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child after she was caught on video attacking her 10-month-old over four days – and very nearly killing him.

“First, the assaults were captured on video from the baby cam that was in the child’s room,” Watervliet Police Chief Joseph Centanni told Law&Crime at the time of her arrest. “Second, the assaults took place over a four-day period and were horrific. Third, the house was condemned for unsanitary and filthy conditions.”

Centanni also told Law&Crime that Valentine was previously arrested “for selling sick kittens that died shortly after they were delivered.”

In the footage, Valentine can be seen throwing the boy face-down onto the floor, authorities alleged in court documents obtained by Albany-based ABC affiliate WTEN. The child’s head and face were injured as he hit the floor, causing internal bleeding, police wrote.

“While standing in his bedroom, [Valentine] violently threw him onto the floor, causing [redacted] to strike his head and face,” the court document reads. “Said action did cause [redacted] to receive subdural hemorrhaging.”

The first officer to arrive found the child “lying on [his] back in obvious medical distress,” according to a press release.

That officer performed first aid until paramedics arrived, and the boy was rehabilitated at a nearby hospital. Due to the severity, nature and length of the abuse, the WPD dubbed the child a “miracle.”

The judge also issued an order of protection for the abused child, prohibiting his mother from making any contact with him until 2040.

Valentine was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

Her defense attorney attributed some of Valentine’s actions to struggles with diabetes and mental health issues.

“It’s been difficult, but she has been remarkably resilient in terms of getting herself the help that we thought that she needed,” Rebekah Sokol, Valentine’s defense attorney, told local CBS affiliate WRGB. “The court didn’t mandate anger management classes, or they didn’t mandate parenting classes. Those were things she and I decided that would benefit her on her own.”

Mom sentenced for trying to murder 10-month-old baby boy by throwing him across a room

"It's been difficult but she has been remarkably resilient in terms of getting herself the help that we thought that she needed," her defense attorney said.

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