Another mother has sent
her child to God, by allowing her boyfriend
to abuse the child to death. Two year old Darisabel
Leanna Baez is
now an Angel because her mother, Neida Baez thought
it was more important to have a man in her life, than to stop the beating
her daughter was being given by Harve Johnson. Using a video game
controller, Harve Johnson beat this beautiful little
girl to death and
wouldn't even say why.
"The mother obviously knew that the beating
was
occurring and she did nothing to stop the
beating.
She didn't have the moral fortitude to make
a 911 call,"
Lt. Ron Comacho
Darisabel was already in critical condition when
the police were called
to the home of Neida Baez. Police say that Darisabel
was unresponsive when they arrived at the home on Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Neida told police that her boyfriend had been physically
abusing her
daughter for months. On that Sunday, he had become
angry and just
started beating her with the game controller and
cord. Neida didn't
do anything to help her.
"Unfortunate that someone would get that angry
at a child and abuse the child period … It's
rare
and it's a very sad day,"
Lt. Ron Comacho
"She heard the beating take place. said.
Her crime
is she did nothing to protect her child."
Detective Dana Ward
Harve and Neida were both arrested and if they would
have made
bail, they were legally not allowed to have contact
with Darisabel.
On April 7, 2008, Darisabel died as a result of
the beating she was
given by Harve. Harve had admitted that he had
beat her with the
video game controller, though he would not say
why he did it. Neida
said that she had heard her daughter scream while
he was beating
her, she didn't do anything to stop him. Darisabel
had turned two
years old only two days earlier.
Harve Johnson, who was 26 years old, was charged
with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment in the beginning. After
Darisabel was
taken off of life support and died, Harve was charged
with homicide
and his bail was set at $200,000.
Neida Baez, who was 19 years old, was charged with
endangering the welfare of a child for failing to help her daughter by
stopping the beating or getting the child help. Neida was taken to jail
and her bond was set at $25,000. and though family members were not willing
to talk to anyone about the case, no one knew if either of them had a lawyer.
On September 5, 2008, both Harve and Neida were arraigned
in court.
Margarita Torres was holding a small, plaster cast
of a child's hand.
The hand belongs to her granddaughter, Darisabel.
As she hold the
hand she begins to cry:
"I can't believe this is happening to me.
She was so
beautiful, so happy. She was a happy baby."
The cast was made the day her granddaughter died.
Margarita says
she can't believe her daughter allowed Harve to
abuse her daughter,
saying that her daughter loved children, especially
her own daughter.
Margarita says that things were fine until Neida
began to date Herve
in November and then she was no longer allowed
to see Darisabel:
"I knew something was not right,"
Margarita was with Darisabel when she was taken
off of life support
and when she died after that.
Torres was with Darisabel when she died at Hershey
Medical Center after being taken off life support.
"I was praying for a miracle. I said 'God,
give it to me.'"
The Dauphin County Coroner who performed the autopsy
said that
he had a hard time finding any part of Darisabel's
body that did not
show some sign of trauma.
Darisabel was buried on April 12, 2008 at the Mr.
Rose Cemetery. Her biological father attended her funeral after flying
in from New York.
Update:
A petition filed on January 30, 2009, challenges
the states intention
to seek the death penalty against Harve L. Johnson,
who was 27 years years old at that time. The petition says that prosecutors
are not
required to questions potentional jurors about
their beliefs or feelings
on the death penaly or mitigating circumstances
that would be in
consideration during the penatly phase of his trial
should he actually
be convicted.
This monster is also asking the court to throw out
testimony that was
given by a forensic pathologist who stated that
Darisabel had been
tortured before she was killed. Harve also wasnt
to keep evidence out
of court showing that he told a police officer
that he had beaten
her pretty bad, with a belt, the day before she
died.
It was also revealed that Harve beat her with the
video controller due
to be angry that her dirty diaper exploded onto
the carpet while he
was spanking her.
For information about preventing child abuse in the
state of New York, click the links below. If they can't help you, ask for
someone who can. NEVER give up looking for help for an abused child!
The
Child Abuse Prevention Center of New York
New
York Office Of Children And Family Services
Call this number to report
child abuse ANY WHERE in the United States!
1-800-4-A-Child
1-800-422-4453
  
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