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Judge declares mistrial in case of West Melbourne mother accused in son’s death
Read full article: Judge declares mistrial in case of West Melbourne mother accused in son’s deathThe trial for a West Melbourne mother accused of murder in the death of her toddler will have to start over after the judge declared a mistrial Tuesday.
Opening statements presented in trial of West Melbourne mother accused of murder in toddler’s death
Read full article: Opening statements presented in trial of West Melbourne mother accused of murder in toddler’s deathOpening statements will get underway in the trial of a West Melbourne mother accused of murder in the death of her 3-year-old son.
West Melbourne mom goes on trial before boyfriend for toddler’s death
Read full article: West Melbourne mom goes on trial before boyfriend for toddler’s deathTrial started Monday for Erica Dotson of West Melbourne, who walked into a courtroom as attorneys began to pick a jury. She faces the death penalty for the death of her son in 2021.
Brevard County couple accused in toddler’s death to be tried separately, judge rules
Read full article: Brevard County couple accused in toddler’s death to be tried separately, judge rulesA West Melbourne couple will be tried separately this summer for the murder of the mother’s 3-year-old. Police said Erica Dotson’s boyfriend Josh Manns beat Jameson Nance to death in 2021, but Dotson was aware of the abuse and didn’t stop it.
DCF investigator who didn’t report abuse before toddler was murdered avoids jail time
Read full article: DCF investigator who didn’t report abuse before toddler was murdered avoids jail timeA former DCF employee who was one of four people at a daycare charged with failing to report the abuse of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death days later will be on probation for the next year.
Brevard day care workers accused of failing to report abuse that led to 3-year-old’s death
Read full article: Brevard day care workers accused of failing to report abuse that led to 3-year-old’s deathThree day care employees were arrested, and one other is under investigation, for failing to report child abuse that ultimately led to the death of a 3-year-old boy in West Melbourne last June, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
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State seeks death penalty against West Melbourne couple charged in 3-year-old’s death
Read full article: State seeks death penalty against West Melbourne couple charged in 3-year-old’s deathThe state attorney's office for Brevard and Seminole Counties filed a motion of intent to seek the death penalty against a mother and her boyfriend after investigators accused the pair with a 3-year-old boy's death.
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Affidavit details case against mother charged in West Melbourne 3-year-old’s death
Read full article: Affidavit details case against mother charged in West Melbourne 3-year-old’s deathNewly released court documents detail the case police developed against the mother of 3-year-old Jameson Nance, who officers believe was abused to death by Joshua Manns.
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Mother who failed to stop abuse faces murder charge in son’s death, West Melbourne police say
Read full article: Mother who failed to stop abuse faces murder charge in son’s death, West Melbourne police sayA mother who knew her son was being repeatedly abused and did online searches about child head injuries is now facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the 3-year-old boy’s death, according to the West Melbourne Police Department.