posted June 05, 2007 11:48 AM            

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Woman 'throws baby down rubbish chute, kills her'

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June 5, 2007 - 7:02AM
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An Iowa woman has been charged with killing her newborn daughter by tossing her down a Florida hotel rubbish chute from the seventh floor.

Ashley Truitt, 18, was being held without bond on one count of murder, Broward County sheriff's officials said.

Truitt told police she hid her pregnancy from her parents and boyfriend. They were all staying at the Wyndham Resort on Saturday when authorities found a bloody kitchen knife in the hallway and the newborn's body in a rubbish bin.

Truitt said she gave birth in the bathroom, using the knife to cut the umbilical cord. She then put the baby in a plastic bag with some bath towels and threw it down the rubbish chute, authorities said.

An autopsy performed yesterday found the newborn died from blunt trauma to the head, likely from being dropped in the chute.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/06/05/1180809461884.html

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I know this stuff happens all the time. That's the freaking problem. Stories like this make me really want to hate *people*. Though I know it's not people as a whole, but a poor innocent newborn child? What an OUTRAGE! And how saddening... that poor poor child.

Someone should through the mother down a chute and see how she likes it.

What the hell is happening to our humanity?
I feel like too many people are just wasting their gifts of life and feel so arrogant as to take the life of another into their own hands when it suits them...
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"I eat success for breakfast-- with skim milk!"

posted June 05, 2007 12:06 PM            

I just have to have faith that Karma will get people like this in the end...three-fold.

posted June 05, 2007 09:03 PM            

SHe may come from a very religious family that would have disowned her for being pregnant out of marriage or having a divorce.

This girl was young, 18, a teenager, she was still immature and doens't understand the repurcussions of her actions.

posted June 05, 2007 09:26 PM            

It's cruel. Religion and upbringing only goes so far. Where does human decency come into play? I mean, I have compassion for her, I do. But as far as judging goes, she's only on one side of the scale in my mind. It seems pretty selfish to do that to an innocent soul who did not ask to be brought into this world. If she was raped, she could have gotten help. If she wasn't, well you know the story. I know it's different when you're in the person's shoes...and yada yada. Emotions always cloud judgment. We can throw around the ifs and buts all day, but we can also throw them around in the face of the baby lying dead at the bottom of the chute.

I may not have the authoritative place to question her judgment, but as her peer... a human being, I just don't know what to say. It's appalling...

I feel for her though, as angry as this story makes me,...and I know she probably hates herself as much as the world wants to hate her. I hope someday she can come to terms with herself and forgive herself for what she's done.

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"I eat success for breakfast-- with skim milk!"

posted June 05, 2007 10:12 PM              

Yes this girl was 18, and yes 18 yr olds are still immature inspite of being "adults" in the eyes of the law.

I feel the parents are as responsible for the death of the baby, as for some reason, whatever it was, this girl wasn't able to confide in her parents or any other adult in order to have some rational thought process about what to do in her situation.

She will go to jail for a good portion of her life, and forever have this follow her around.

We are animals just like all the other species. We are subject to certain biological responses according to our environmental factors. When an animal population starts to grow beyond the capacity of sustainability, certain things start to happen, such as abandoning offspring, a portion of the population will experience sex changes or change in sexual orientation, in order to minimize the population growth, there will be an increase in violence between species in order to control resources. Do you see the connection here? 6 billion is a lot of one particular species...

posted June 05, 2007 10:22 PM            

You always talk the smart.

Although there is no proof that population density leads to homosexuality, it is a good point. Many of us know that in China it was common practice to kill any female babies, the land simply could not support as many children as were being born.

One could argue that that overpopulation does increase the likelihood that a mother will kill her child, especially if resources are scarce in that area.

Another good point brought up is the issue of mental illness, abuse, drug abuse, and other social factors. We do not know what goes on in this person's life. We do not have her genetics, we were probably born into better situations. By judging this misled young lady we are contributing to a consciousness of punishment, and adding pain to an even that is already incredibly painful. However, she should still be processed under the law as a murderer, but extenuating circumstances she be taken in consideration.

posted June 05, 2007 10:25 PM            

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"I eat success for breakfast-- with skim milk!"

posted June 05, 2007 10:26 PM              

Bless your loving spirit and big heart. You are right, we should send her some lovingkindness.

I do feel sorry for this girl, and I hope she will come to peace with herself.

BTW ~ How are you feeling these days BR? I've been thinking of you.

Love,
GG

posted June 05, 2007 10:32 PM            

I think of you too and always enjoy reading your posts, they reflect an educated mind and a rich heart.

posted June 05, 2007 11:05 PM              

I am doing really well. Some people knew this, but Bowie our youngest broke his right arm 2 weeks ago on his birthday. That was quite stressful. We've gotten our routine down now though, and he is healing wonderfully. The orthopedic surgeon says everything looks great. He was trying out his new birthday (yes he broke it on his birthday) rollerblades and decided to not listen to me when I told him not to use them outside until we had proper safety equiptment for them. He was walking up to the house and tripped. Luckily the insurance had kicked in the week before, so small blessings make all the difference. He broke both bones, and had to go under general anesthetia to get fixed. He has a glow in the dark cast cover with penguins, a pirate, a squirrel thinking of nuts, a picture of himself all better, and a butterfly courtesy of his family drawn on it.

Other than that, I am just trying to get the rest of my garden in, if it would ever stop raining.

posted June 05, 2007 11:36 PM            

*hugs her baby tighter to her body..* (whose middle name is 'Lennon' hehe....)

posted June 08, 2007 11:38 AM              

I worked with children, 2 and 3 year olds, obviously a very demanding job. I still work in the same place. I could NEVER have reacted like that girl did to pregnancy...

posted June 08, 2007 01:29 PM            

Stories like these really impress the importance of letting your children know you love the absolutely unconditionally and that they can come to you at any time, with any problem and you will work on it together... not completely freak out, disown them, beat them, throw them out or ever stop loving them or anything else completely awful and unbearable that would make them believe an action like this is ever an option or a necessity... Wow.

I find it hard to believe that child that knows he or she is truly loved unconditionally could ever do something as heinous as this.

For that, I really deeply feel sorry for this girl. It's just such an incredible tragedy.

If I were one of her parents, I would honestly blame myself completely. How could my child not know they could come to me? How could it be possible?