Demetrius Beatty, 40, was accused of beating a 2-month-old baby in Washington DC and trying to hold his 6-year-old son, a non-verbal and autistic child, responsible for the attack, according to court documents and authorities.
For the death of Khamyah Honesty, which took place on August 16 at a New Jersey Avenue house, Beatty is facing charges of crime in the first level and violence to minors in the first level.
Police officers arrived in the house after receiving an emergency call and discovered Beatty holding the baby, who was seriously injured and unconscious, according to a sworn statement of arrest.
The girl died hours later because of her many fractures, mind injuries, and a "planned" oral bridge.
The injury, according to the prosecution, were too severe to be the result of a baby.
Before the brokers arrived, Beatty would have made an attempt to assign the attack to her brother, according to the documents.
She claimed that her disabled child had attacked the child while they were both alone in the house during the 911 call. Authorities found that he gave inaccurate information regarding the child's age and room number.
According to court documents, Beatty said," I suppose my disabled son came to the 2-month-old baby and was fighting with her. "
He also claimed that he and the other children had spent a few moments in the doorway and that when he returned, he discovered the girl on the floor.
The gentleman told the police that he had heard a knock and that he would eventually find the girl lying face down. Her brother was applauding and smiling next to her, according to her first edition.
Beatty would also have told the police that the boy had negative behaviors towards his brothers because he believed his father loved the other minors more. He said the boy was beating himself and was “extremely strong.”
The researchers later determined that the injuries suffered by the baby were not compatible with an attack committed by a child of that age.
Prosecutors argue that Beatty may have attacked Khamyah for resentment towards the baby’s mother.
According to the authorities, Beatty would have acknowledged to investigators that he was “bitter” and that he was not happy with the twins’ pregnancy, since he argued that the mother of his two children had become pregnant during a relationship with another man.
Beatty and the woman no longerined a sentimental relationship, but continued to share responsibilities related to the five children, according to the documents.
The mother of the twins was shopping when the attack occurred.
The researchers also gathered a statement in which the woman said Beatty had warned her days earlier that she would kill the twins if she left them to his care to visit the girls' father, who was imprisoned.
According to his testimony, Beatty would have told him, “If you leave those dogs here, those dogs will be dead.”
After returning from the store and learning about the death of her daughter, the woman recalled the threat to investigators.
Documents indicate that Khamyah had suffered another serious injury just a few weeks before he died.
In that incident, the baby would have fallen approximately 75 feet from a mechanical staircase after sliding from a car seat.
Authorities said the mother would have tried to restrain the incident.
The researchers also argued that Beatty locked the twins in a closet when they were crying or when, according to him, they smelled bad.
The other four children who were under the care of adults also showed signs of negligence and injuries that caught the attention of the researchers.
After Khamyah's death, the surviving minors were removed from the home by social services.
The investigators described the home as dirty and in deplorable conditions. According to court documents, there were drugs and marijuana at the reach of the minors.
Beatty would also have acknowledged that she consumed fentanyl days before the baby’s death.
Authorities also noted that a relative of the twin’s father had been trying for about two months to get the city’s Children’s and Family Services agency to check the well-being of the minors because of their concerns about the safety of the children.
The case came to light after police came to the apartment on August 16 and found the baby seriously injured.
Khamyah died hours later as a result of the wounds.
Beatty was formally accused of homicide in first degree and cruelty against minors in first degree.
A judge ordered him to remain in custody without the right to bail as the trial continues.
The accused must return to the federal court on September 28.
The charges are part of the criminal process and must be demonstrated in court.Beatty is presumed innocent as long as there is no declaration of guilt or conviction.
