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Saturday 23 April 2016

Woman who burned her newborn baby alive sentenced to 30 years in jail

A 23 year old New Jersey woman, Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier who hid her pregnancy from her family, gave birth and set her newborn daughter on fire in January 2015 and left her in the middle of a street to burn to death. Fortunately, a neighbour saw her, called the Police tried to save the baby by covering her in a towel and then held her down Dorvilier until the Police arrived. Dorvilier was found with a gas canister and lighter in her pockets.According to authorities, the baby was found with her umbilical cord and placenta still attached and had third-degree burns over 60 percent of her bod. She died two hours after she was flown to a Philadelphia hospital. Autopsy reports confirmed that the infant died of smoke inhalation and and burns.

Dorvilier pleaded guilty in February to aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced on  Friday to 30 years in prison.
While handcuffed and shacked in court on Friday, she said:
"I was on a downward spiral. I believe I hit my rock bottom,". "I apologize first and foremost for not giving my daughter, Angelica, the life she deserved. She deserved so much better."
Police said they responded to a call about a fire on a road in the township, near Philadelphia and that when they arrived at the scene, they found the neighbor holding Dorvilier down on the ground and the baby wrapped in a smoldering towel and paper.
 
Dorvilier's sister, Dejennie, pleaded with Judge Terrence Cook for leniency, saying that Dorvilier needed help. But the judge said the punishment was "the sentence that justice requires."
He said:
"The crime in this case was committed against the weakest of the weak, a helpless newborn," Cook said. "All she knew was the extreme excruciating pain of being set on fire by her mother, the person who was supposed to love and protect her."
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said:
"This was an atrocious act, and one that was entirely preventable given our state's law that allows someone to anonymously give up an unwanted infant,".

Witnesses to the baby burning homicide told police that Hyphernkemberly poured flammable liquid on her newborn daughter before setting the infant on fire.
“It was just horrible. Like nothing you’ve ever seen,” neighbor David Joseph told the media.
Joseph added that due to the woman’s apparently calm demeanor, he thought she was just dumping trash after stepping out of her Land Rover.
“We saw the fire and thought someone was burning trash,” he added.
When Joseph’s wife realized a baby was burning alive, she screamed and Dorvilier attempted to run away from the area but David Joseph managed to hold her down  until the police arrived. A makeshift memorial for the baby burned alive still stands where the homicide took place.
“It was just mind boggling. It was nightmare even if you have a strong heart. Hopefully she’ll pay for it,” Joseph concluded

Source: LA Times

55 comments:

Pretty face said...

Na wa o. Was that lady high in something???

Unknown said...

That serves her right. * it's well*

Unknown said...

How do ds pple live wit dem sef after commiting all ds wicked atrocities sha na wa ooooo Lord continue 2 have mercies o

STERN said...

GOSH SHE IS SO FUGLY.

marvellous said...

Jus here to read freeborn and stern comments...marvellously marvellous

amanda uzo said...

May God save his people

uniquebeauty said...

This gross wickedness, punishment she deserves

Unknown said...

Ws crying wen I ws reading, dis baby suffered from d only woman dt ws suppose to love d him or.., am so down on dis, dis lady is on a big time mess I beliv she need help, no normal woman will hurt her baby 4 any reason Plsss d wuld hav tempered justice wit mercy an rehabilitate dis lady

gentle said...

I'm just weak. If she doesn't have a child later on nw, it'l be as if God doesn't answer prayers.

Joyous babe,Linda ikeji first cousin said...

Good for her.she shld Rotin jail

Davido's driver said...

And wicked too

sinzujohn said...

AND THE CRAZINESS CONTINUES

olubee said...

Speechless

chommy said...

Datz very bad, she should be dealt with, may d child's soul rest in peace. Linda observe!

Anonymous said...

I've always been of the opinion for surrogacy,if this is allowed i bet wll hear less of such atrocities.you dont want the child?fine give it up to someone who wants and can takia of the child,than killing them or trownn them away.

Unknown said...

She burnt her own baby!!pathetic!!

Asampokoto said...

To think if a white woman did this, they'll say she's mentally unstable and commit her to a place for treatment. Smh

Asampokoto said...

To think if a white woman did this, they'll say she's mentally unstable and commit her to a place for treatment. Smh

Unknown said...

She must come from a very abusive family and judgmental neighbourhood to go such a long heartless way to conceal her pregnancy and terminate her newborn. Still nothing can justify this wicked action

Unknown said...

Poor lady, she'd hv gvn up D daughter
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

Serves her right. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

OMG! She's heartless. Your own child for that matter! Can't she just dump d baby where people's gonna see her and maybe adopt! Well, by 63, she'll be out of prison.
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Demmy said...

Extreme!she got wat deserved! Rip to d baby.

Unknown said...

Looks like she also burnt herself

Unknown said...

I keep telling people... Forget skin to skin... Always use a condom. aside from the fact that it would prevent STDs it also prevent pregnancies to an extent.If u really want skin to skin. Get a lamb skin condom... Dont do something coz of the pleasure and later go through a hell of a pain.

Unknown said...

See her face sef.. Stone cold killer.. Tufiaaaaa!!!

Unknown said...

Hian!! Wicked woman

Unknown said...

Nawa o
wouldn't it had been better if she had received the same fire as did d baby.

Burnt offering things.
#nwa baal

Unknown said...

She's a devil mbok

Unknown said...

Things we hear,Gawd pple re extremely wicked

Anonymous said...

If I was a lawmaker. She deserves to die by fire.

Jude Akinwole said...

Why go through 9 months of pain & discomfort & after everything, in the most horrendous manner, you sniff life out of it! Beats me!

Unknown said...

Jesu! Why is there so much wickedness in our world???



Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha

Unknown said...

She should have given the baby up for adoption....

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

Serves her right

Unknown said...

Demon in human form! She deserves way more than that. How could someone do that to a new born baby? Daamn!

Ele Blessing said...

She's so mean

Unknown said...

This is very pathetic indeed..The end of the world..

Unknown said...

This is indeed very pathetic. (All she knew was the excruitiating pains of b eing set on fire by her mother).And God saw that the wickedness of man increased and He regretted He made man..end time

Unknown said...

This is very pathetic indeed..The end of the world..

Anonymous said...

She look burnt

Adaobilinda her sexcellency said...

I think she's abnormal

Anonymous said...

This is how girls kill their babies in the name of abortion,and they will all come here to attack their fellow killer.

Cindy"s $ignature said...

This lady probably had postpartum depression,that made her commit this hideous crime

Unknown said...

What a crime#Lindangwanu#

Charlotte said...

After doing all the nonsense,they"ll claim not normal.but she is very normal while opening he legs!

Mo said...

As in...the demons in her sha...

lady said...

She roasted her baby alive simply because she was probably broke at the time she could have had him chopped out of her womb with impetus and backuped by law called "legalised abortion". Now it's a crime? Mtchewwwwwww. Killing is evil!whether killing of a helpless in the womb, new born , unarmed etc

lady said...

Lin,I can't find my first post!

Anonymous said...

What? No death penalty for this woman?

Unknown said...

this is heart breaking n traumatic. people wicked n heartless sha, regardless of what the mother may have gone through before giving birth...that act was inhumane

Unknown said...

See her face!

Yetty k said...

She s meant 2 be sentenced 2 life imprisonment

Unknown said...

Haba! She should have just taken the baby to the orphanage! Wicked indeed!

Anonymous said...

Haba! She should have just taken the baby to an orphanage home! Wicked indeed!

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