Paramedic EMT is latest SBS victim?
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Story of “Tom”
Tom was 27 when he was convicted and charged with shaking a two year old child to death. Tom had no prior record and was in fact, an outstanding citizen and made a living saving the lives of others as he was an EMT. Tom has two daughters to whom he was a single father to. Tom met a woman and the relationship escalated very quickly to where she moved in with him along with her young son. Tom didn’t know much about this woman other than she had some medical issues and had a prior run in with the law. He also knew this woman hadn’t been the ideal mother to her son and her son was cared for by many others.
One night when Tom was on his 24 hour shift, the mother called him several times to state the child, Mark, was not feeling well, was whiny and spiked a fever. Tom told her to give Mark some Motrin. Tom was late returning home in the morning and the mother was angry and upset as she wasn’t able to take her pain medicine and the stress of three young kids were getting to her. When Tom arrived home, they fought and they fought again later. Eventually, the mom left with the two girls to run an errand and Mark stayed home with Tom. Within 20 minutes, Mark fell off a counter and started seizing. Tom called 911 and Mark eventually passed away.
Immediately, the doctors at the second hospital ruled foul play and accused Tom of shaking, beating or strangling the child. The family did not provide adequate information surrounding the background of Mark’s medical condition. Mark was in and out of ER’s and doctor’s offices well over 30 times and had asthma. Needless to say, an exhaustive search into possible underlying conditions was never looked into due to the biases of the doctors immediately ruling abuse in spite of Tom having no criminal history, no problems with his own children or no issues from his first marriage with the child from his ex-wife.
Due to the generous support of doctor’s, four have provided an alternative diagnosis surrounding Mark’s untimely and sad death. These doctors have provided their pro bono assistance but more needs to be raised to help fund more doctors who cannot provide pro bono assistance. Tom is currently serving a 30 year sentence and his case is in the appeal process but through the public defender’s office. Tom is indigent and relies solely on his elderly parents to help fund his commissary, bring his daughters to visitation and to write to him. This is another case of true abuse and neglect of those wrongly accused.
More information will be provided but caution has to be utilized as the case is still open. If you are able to donate to his case, it will be greatly appreciated!
Its Iain now - what is scarey, another upstanding citizen is found guilty, yet things may point elsewhere if anywhere at all. If you are left holding the baby you are truly left holding the can.
But they still aren’t learning, too many Doctors are going down the unproven road - a desire to be a hero and stop nasty child abusers? You can only be a hero if you actually send someone guilty to prison - if you send the innocent - well then guess what…you are the abusers.
Stop, think, look (for the real evidence).
Oh and …
if you want to be a hero…they don’t charge…….