Blaming the Babysitter

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.
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.

