"Defense attorney: "Did you shake Ariana?"
Bellamy: "No, I did not."
Defense attorney: "Did you jerk her one motion?"
Bellamy: "No."
Defense attorney: "Did you shake her twice?"
Bellamy: "No."
Defense attorney: "Did you bang her head or beat her head on the mattress or any other surface?"
Bellamy: "No, absolutely not."
Defense attorney: "Did you do anything that could have injured Ariana?"
Bellamy: "No."
The trial started last Monday and both sides expect to get to closing arguments tomorrow."
FOX 12 OREGON;
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"A woman accused of killing her granddaughter took the stand in her own defense today," the Fox 12 Oregon story published earlier today begins, under the heading, "Grandmother takes stand in baby death trial."
"Gresham police arrested Carolyn Bellamy in May of last year on charges of murder and manslaughter in 1-year-old Ariana Magathan's death," the story continues.
"The investigation began in October 2009, when paramedics were called to Bellamy's Gresham home on a report of a child that had fallen out of bed.
When they arrived at the scene, investigators say, they found Ariana unresponsive with a head injury.
The child was rushed to a hospital and medics called for police to respond because they said the cause of the injuries didn't make sense to them.
Four days later, the girl died from what the medical examiner described as violent blunt-force trauma to the head.
Seven months later, Bellamy was arrested and charged with felony murder and manslaughter.
The defense purports it's still unclear how the girl was injured, but they say it wasn't at the hands of Bellamy.
Today in court, Bellamy took the stand in her defense and denied shaking and beating the child.
Defense attorney: "Did you shake Ariana?"
Bellamy: "No, I did not."
Defense attorney: "Did you jerk her one motion?"
Bellamy: "No."
Defense attorney: "Did you shake her twice?"
Bellamy: "No."
Defense attorney: "Did you bang her head or beat her head on the mattress or any other surface?"
Bellamy: "No, absolutely not."
Defense attorney: "Did you do anything that could have injured Ariana?"
Bellamy: "No."
The trial started last Monday and both sides expect to get to closing arguments tomorrow.
A judge, not a jury, will decide whether to convict or acquit Bellamy on the charges."
The story can be found at:
http://www.kptv.com/story/15153013/grandmother-takes-stand-in-baby-death-trial
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
