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Blaming the Babysitter

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When an infant in her care dies from apparent shaken baby syndrome, thirteen-year-old Ashley Howes was interrogated for hours without the presence of a parent or an attorney. She was eventually tried for the child's murder but lack of evidence caused the case to be dismissed. Her parents are now considering a civil law suit against the state of Washington.

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When an infant in her care dies from apparent shaken baby syndrome, thirteen-year-old Ashley Howes was interrogated for hours without the presence of a parent or an attorney. She was eventually tried for the child's murder but lack of evidence caused the case to be dismissed. Her parents are now considering a civil law suit against the state of Washington.

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