Florida couple charged with first-degree murder as girl, 3, dies after being thrown against wall
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: Police arrested a man and woman for allegedly murdering three-year-old Brandy Crews, who died on August 12, 2022, after being thrown against a wall. Both of the suspects have been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, and child neglect.
The St Petersburg Police Department arrested the suspects Monica Williams, 33, and Daquan Marquel Lindsey, 25, who were the primary caregivers of the three-year-old, and informed the details about the duo via a Facebook post from the St Petersburg police official account. It read, "They were the caregivers of the three year old girl. Rescue transported [Crews] to the hospital on August 9, unresponsive, with severe head injuries. Further investigation showed that she had multiple cuts, burns, and injuries all over her body in various stages of healing. She died from her injuries on August 12."
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Another case of child abuse and child neglect
The police also stated in the post that Williams and Lindsey also face child abuse and child neglect charges for a young boy in their care. "That child's injuries are not life-threatening. The child has been removed from the home and is receiving treatment," the statement read.
According to Tampa Bay Times, the arrest affidavits state that Crews suffered head trauma and was unresponsive when paramedics arrived to treat her on August 9. The caregivers had waited 40 minutes after the toddler was thrown against the wall to call 911. However, the affidavits are redacted, and it is not known who, among them, threw the kid against the wall.
According to the St Petersburg Police Department, there were four children in the residence, all under the age of 14, who were removed from the home, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The affidavits mentioned the two young children, a boy, and a girl, who could not communicate verbally, displaying signs of being mentally delayed. Another four-year-old child also had marks, bruises, and scarring that looked intentionally inflicted, another affidavit stated, as per reports. In addition to this, a medical professional checked a three-year-old child and found the kid with a swollen foot and a fractured hand.
Currently, Lindsey and Williams are being held without bail at the Pinellas County jail. While Williams is charged with four counts of child neglect and three counts of child abuse, all of which are felonies, Lindsey is also charged with two counts of child abuse with great bodily harm, which are felonies.
If you or anyone you know suspects child abuse, you are urged to immediately call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential and the hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.