PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County prosecutors introduced Tuesday they plan to hunt the loss of life penalty for a pair in the event that they’re convicted of killing an 11-year-old boy in Scottsdale 5 months in the past.
A grand jury indicted 52-year-old Stephanie Marie Davis and her 33-year-old husband, Thomas James Desharnais, in February on 11 felony counts that included first-degree homicide, baby abuse and tampering with proof.
Scottsdale police mentioned the kid died at a hospital the month earlier than.
In accordance with police, Davis instructed dispatchers she discovered her grandson unresponsive within the bathtub of an Scottsdale resort on Jan. 30.
First responders mentioned they eliminated a half liter of water from the boy’s physique throughout life-saving efforts and quite a few different accidents have been famous that have been at numerous levels of therapeutic.
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Prosecutors mentioned Davis and Desharnais allegedly “inflicted bodily hurt in an particularly heinous or wicked method” on the boy since January 2019.
Davis is also accused of putting the kid within the head with a ratchet and failing to hunt medical therapy for his accidents, in accordance with prosecutors.
Each Davis and Desharnais pleaded not responsible to the fees Feb. 17. They continue to be held on multimillion-dollar bonds as they await trials.
Calls and emails to the general public defenders who symbolize the couple weren’t instantly returned Tuesday.
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