SMH: Girl Dies After 325 Pound Cousin Sits On Her For Being 'Out Of Control'
This is such a damn shame.
A 9 year old girl from Florida has died after her cousin decided to sit and crush her body as a punishment for being "out of control".
Dericka Lindsay, of Pensacola, went into cardiac arrest Saturday after she complained she couldn’t breath when her 64-year-old cousin Veronica Green Posey sat on her, the Pensacola News Journal reported.Paramedics responded to the scene and the 9-year-old girl was rushed to Baptist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.Posey told deputies that she sat on the girl in an armchair to discipline her for “being out of control.”When she stood up, she discovered the girl was unresponsive and started CPR, according to the Pensacola News Journal.Posey, who told officers she weighed 325 pounds, was arrested and charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child.Dericka’s parents were also charged following the incident. Grace Smith, 69, and James Smith, 62, face charges of child neglect for failing to report the abuse. Additionally, Grace Smith was charged with cruelty toward a child.All three were taken into custody at Escambia County Jail.Posey was released Monday on $125,000 bond, while Grace and James Smith remained in jail, according to court records. -(Jackie Salo, NY Post)
She knew she was too big to be doing that. Rest in peace to that little girl.