Thursday 16 June 2011

FILICIDE: Tennessee: Molly Jane Roe charged with child rape and murder

Paul Thompson : 15th June 2011

Charged: Molly Jane Roe, from Bells, Tennessee, is accused of throwing Maleeya Marie Murley while looking after her
Charged: Molly Jane Roe, from Bells, Tennessee, is accused of throwing Maleeya Marie Murley while looking after her

A woman allegedly raped and threw her boyfriend's 17-month-old daughter against a blunt object, killing her, it has today emerged.Molly Jane Roe, 24, of Bells, Tennessee, is accused of throwing Maleeya Marie Murley while looking after her.The toddler was rushed to hospital with a severe brain injury but died several hours after being admitted.A medical examination also revealed she had been subject to a sexual assault before she died.They also found a bite mark on her back and bruising on her hip and stomach.Roe is accused of abusing the child at the home of her father Phillip Murely Jr.Police said he was not involved in the assault.The child's mother, Crystal Gilbert, had primary custody of the child and was also not involved in the assault.Bells Police Chief Ilandis Smith said Maylee died after hitting her head on a blunt object causing a brain injury.
Phillip Murley Sr, the child's grandfather, said Roe had recently moved back into the residence with her two-year-old daughter.

 'He thought he had a family...thought he was going to make a family, and it's just hard for him. He's just devastated,' said Phillip Murley Sr about his son.The victim's distraught father made the sad announcement about his daughter's death on his Facebook page after a friend asked why he changed his relationship status from 'in a relationship' to 'single'.Roe had initially been charged with child abuse after the girl was brought alive to the hospital.But following her death the charges were upgraded to first degree murder and aggravated rape.
The death of Maylee has stunned neighbours in the rural community.
Mary Cason, who lives close to the victim's home, said: 'It's awful.We never have any problems in this neighbourhood.
'We never would have thought this would have happened here.'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003983/Woman-raped-threw-boyfriends-17-month-old-daughter-blunt-object-killing-charged-degree-murder.html#

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