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WEST VALLEY CITY — Police booked a 17-year-old teenager into the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center after a 21-month-old boy died in his care.

West Valley City police responded to a report of an unconscious child, according to West Valley City police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.

The child was airlifted to a hospital but did not survive and was later identified as Jaycieion Sanchez.

Officers noticed the baby had multiple visible injuries that were not consistent with the baby sitter's statements surrounding the circumstances of the child's death, Vainuku said.

The 17-year-old had been caring for the baby and the baby's younger sibling in the children's home. The teen had cared for the children before, according to Vainuku.

The younger sibling did not appear to have any injuries.

After obtaining a warrant, investigators searched the home. The baby sitter, the baby's mother and grandmother were questioned by police.

Authorities are working with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services to investigate the case. The teen was arrested for investigation of child abuse homicide.

The circumstances surrounding the child's death are still unknown.
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46239552&nid=148
 
Isn't two babies under the age of two a lot to expect a 17 yr old to handle?


Nowadays, I think you’d be right.

But I babysat littles that young together at 17. And younger.

Thing is, I started babysitting at 11...which is so freaky because I NEVER would have let an 11yo babysit for me. And I don’t mean hanging out with the kids while mom works from home...this was full-on, at night, “numbers by the phone, eat whatever you like” babysitting.


Also, I never broke any babies. :shifty:
 
Nowadays, I think you’d be right.

But I babysat littles that young together at 17. And younger.

Thing is, I started babysitting at 11...which is so freaky because I NEVER would have let an 11yo babysit for me. And I don’t mean hanging out with the kids while mom works from home...this was full-on, at night, “numbers by the phone, eat whatever you like” babysitting.


Also, I never broke any babies. :shifty:
I also started babysitting when I was ten and 11 yr old with the parents present in the home to start. Then at twelve started babysitting and did until I was 18. I never broke a baby or hurt a child either. It was in this kids personality and the family had to have known that his being left alone with the kids was not a good choice.

My daughter passed away in July. I now have custody of her three kids. Two girls 7 and 10 and a boy 15. He has mental health issues and we have always refused to leave him alone at home with his little sisters. Despite the fact he is old enough to babysit for a short time. I can't trust him to be respectful to his sisters in the home so I surely am not setting them up to get hurt.
 
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Same here. I started babysitting my younger brother before I was 10. At 11/12, i tutored a 5/6yr old girl while watching her 3 yr sister as well.
At 17 or 18, i was a regular nanny to a a baby boy under 1 & had his 2 cousins, they were 7 and 5 i believe.
Myself, now, I would never let anybody under the age of 25 babysit my two toddlers
 
I also started babysitting at age 10. Full on babysitting, for pay, of children and infants, at night, while their parents were out for the evening. If you tried that today, it would be considered child abuse. In fact, it would probably be considered child abuse or neglect just to leave a 10 year old at home alone in her own house. Times have changed, and not necessarily for the better.
 
I was also babysitting at a young age. However, my sister and I hated each other so much that when my parents went out, they hired a sitter to keep us from killing or hurting one another...

The teen charged here is a boy..I have nothing against boys, I have an 18 year old myself. But it would be an ice cold day in HELL before I'd leave him with 2 kids under the age of two...because - squirrel, or ohhh, shiny, or Snapchat or whatever. Attention span of a gnat!
 
I also started babysitting when I was ten and 11 yr old with the parents present in the home to start. Then at twelve started babysitting and did until I was 18. I never broke a baby or hurt a child either. It was in this kids personality and the family had to have known that his being left alone with the kids was not a good choice.

My daughter passed away in July. I now have custody of her three kids. Two girls 7 and 10 and a boy 15. He has mental health issues and we have always refused to leave him alone at home with his little sisters. Despite the fact he is old enough to babysit for a short time. I can't trust him to be respectful to his sisters in the home so I surely am not setting them up to get hurt.
Oh my goodness.

Maybe I’ve missed this, but I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. You’ve lost a child while immediately stepping up to care for her kids. And one with special needs. All while identifying possible issues or negative situations that might arise.

You rock, chick! I’m in awe.

Those are some amazingly lucky kids and I have a feeling your daughter knows what an amazing mom her children now have. :hug:
 
Oh my goodness.

Maybe I’ve missed this, but I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. You’ve lost a child while immediately stepping up to care for her kids. And one with special needs. All while identifying possible issues or negative situations that might arise.

You rock, chick! I’m in awe.

Those are some amazingly lucky kids and I have a feeling your daughter knows what an amazing mom her children now have. :hug:
Thanks so much for the support. I'm also doing all of this with chronic pain and weakness and from a wheelchair lol. Its been a really rough last year for us. I do have an aide that is here six hours a day to help. Despite the tragedy of the children and I having to watch their mommy and my daughter die over six months in horrendous pain was so awful. We share lots of happy memories. Cry sometimes. Talk to her every day. As a matter of fact today is my daughter Tiffany's birthday. I got a tablecloth, cake plates and a cake that says Happy Birthday Mommy so the kids can celebrate mommy's birthday tonight and share happy memories, say a prayer and dig into triple chocolate cake. I put a pic of mommy by the cake and a nice Knick knack that says "love you to the moon and back" because that's what my daughter used to tell them all the time. We love and miss her bunches. We have also had many many blessings along the way.
 
Hmmm, it worked the opposite way at my house. Us 5 little Irish bastards had them fleeing for their lives!
My parents had to stop eating out 'cause they ran out of naive pre-teens.
 
Thanks so much for the support. I'm also doing all of this with chronic pain and weakness and from a wheelchair lol. Its been a really rough last year for us. I do have an aide that is here six hours a day to help. Despite the tragedy of the children and I having to watch their mommy and my daughter die over six months in horrendous pain was so awful. We share lots of happy memories. Cry sometimes. Talk to her every day. As a matter of fact today is my daughter Tiffany's birthday. I got a tablecloth, cake plates and a cake that says Happy Birthday Mommy so the kids can celebrate mommy's birthday tonight and share happy memories, say a prayer and dig into triple chocolate cake. I put a pic of mommy by the cake and a nice Knick knack that says "love you to the moon and back" because that's what my daughter used to tell them all the time. We love and miss her bunches. We have also had many many blessings along the way.


((((MyBum62))))
 
Thanks so much for the support. I'm also doing all of this with chronic pain and weakness and from a wheelchair lol. Its been a really rough last year for us. I do have an aide that is here six hours a day to help. Despite the tragedy of the children and I having to watch their mommy and my daughter die over six months in horrendous pain was so awful. We share lots of happy memories. Cry sometimes. Talk to her every day. As a matter of fact today is my daughter Tiffany's birthday. I got a tablecloth, cake plates and a cake that says Happy Birthday Mommy so the kids can celebrate mommy's birthday tonight and share happy memories, say a prayer and dig into triple chocolate cake. I put a pic of mommy by the cake and a nice Knick knack that says "love you to the moon and back" because that's what my daughter used to tell them all the time. We love and miss her bunches. We have also had many many blessings along the way.
I’m again speechless. From a wheelchair and in chronic pain..? Wow.

Happy Birthday to Tiffany, first off!

What you’re doing is amazing and I love that you are celebrating this day with the kiddos. There will always be the pain from the loss, but I love that you keep everyone focused on all the great memories they all have.

A few smiles and giggles remembering fun times are great therapy!
:hug:
 
Thanks so much for the support. I'm also doing all of this with chronic pain and weakness and from a wheelchair lol. Its been a really rough last year for us. I do have an aide that is here six hours a day to help. Despite the tragedy of the children and I having to watch their mommy and my daughter die over six months in horrendous pain was so awful. We share lots of happy memories. Cry sometimes. Talk to her every day. As a matter of fact today is my daughter Tiffany's birthday. I got a tablecloth, cake plates and a cake that says Happy Birthday Mommy so the kids can celebrate mommy's birthday tonight and share happy memories, say a prayer and dig into triple chocolate cake. I put a pic of mommy by the cake and a nice Knick knack that says "love you to the moon and back" because that's what my daughter used to tell them all the time. We love and miss her bunches. We have also had many many blessings along the way.
Can I just say that I love you.
 
I was babysitting 5 boys ages 9, 7, 6, 5, 2. When I was 15! It depends on the kid I would say. Really curious to hear more on this one.
 
January 24, 2018

A teenager accused of killing his girlfriend's young son has been charged as an adult with aggravated murder.

Court documents filed in the case Tuesday revealed startling allegations of abuse prior to the baby's death.

Isaiah Weaver, 17, is charged with aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of 21-month-old Jaycieion Sanchez.

Because he is under 18, the charge is not eligible for the death penalty but carries a potential sentence of 25 years to life in prison, or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He is also charged with two counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony.

At the time of his arrest, Weaver was booked into Salt Lake Valley Detention Center. Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday seeking to transfer him to an adult facility, saying Weaver poses a threat to other juveniles at the youth facility.

Weaver had been staying with his girlfriend, the baby's mother, for about a month in the home of the baby's grandmother, according to charging documents. Because he hadn't been working for about two weeks, Weaver was in charge of taking the woman's 5-year-old child to school, then staying home with Jaycieion and another 2-year-old boy.

Shortly after noon on Jan. 16, police were called to the apartment, on a report Jaycieion was unconscious and unresponsive. Police found the baby, who was cold to the touch, lying on his back on the bathroom floor with his eyes partially open and a large bruise on his cheek, according to the charges. He was rushed to Primary Children's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Medical personnel later determined Jaycieion had been dead for some time before emergency responders were called, according to the charges. The baby had sustained severe head trauma; his body, head and mouth were covered in bruises; and his lower back, buttocks and the backs of his thighs were marked with lines that appeared to have been inflicted by a hard, thin object, charges state.

Jaycieion died of blunt force injury, a medical examiner determined.

An autopsy revealed damage to the muscles beneath the linear marks suggested the strikes were very hard, according the charges, as well as head trauma indicative of being hit and shaken, bruising all over the baby's head, and injury to the baby's back.

The 5-year-old told police Weaver had been disciplining the two younger children by heating a wire hanger with a lighter and then striking them with it, the charges state. Doctors found patterns of bruising on the 2-year-old's buttocks and the back of his thighs, as well as a healing burn making a similar pattern on his chest, the charges state.

The baby's mother told police that Jaycieion seemed fine when she left for work at about 7 a.m., but when she spoke with Weaver at about 9:30 a.m., he said the baby was not acting right, seemed sleepy, was sleeping with his eyes open and wasn't responsive when placed in a stroller, according to the charges.

Weaver called again about noon saying Jaycieion wasn't moving, was limp and cold, but was breathing, charges state. The mother told him to call 911 and rushed home.

After he was informed Jaycieion had died, Weaver told police he had been holding the boys on his back and spinning them over the past few days, and had been throwing them in the air, according to the charges. Weaver said the baby had hit his head on the floor a few times when he had been thrown, and on the day before the baby died, Weaver said he had thrown the baby because he wanted him to be quiet, charges state.

Weaver also said he had given the boys "a lot of spankings" on the day Jaycieion died, according to the charges. When he realized the baby wasn't breathing, Weaver said he sat with him and waited for the child's mother to call, charges state.

Weaver told police he had a bad temper and had spanked the two boys "too hard" with their clothes off the day before, leaving them with immediate welts, charges state. He also said he had hit Jaycieion in the mouth, causing it to bleed.

When he was spinning Jaycieion on the day he died, the baby lost consciousness and Weaver panicked and laid the baby down, charges state. The baby had a nosebleed after spinning, according to the charges.

"Weaver stated that once (Jaycieion) passed out, he realized he had gone too far," charges state.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article...arged-as-an-adult-with-aggravated-murder.html
jaycieion-sanchez.jpeg
 
What kind of sicko do you have to be to even come up with an idea like that, never mind apply it to a small child??
 
. Doctors found patterns of bruising on the 2 year olds buttocks and the back of his thighs, as well as a healing burn making a similar
pattern on his chest, the charges state.

The baby's mother told police that Jaycieion seemed fine when she left for work at about 7 a.m.,

Wow ... we should just cut off her head, that's probably cheaper than matches.

When he realized the baby wasn't breathing, Weaver said he sat with him and waited for the child's mother to call, charges state.

And his too.
 
This mom had to have known her babies were being abused.

The probable cause statement indicates Sanchez knew about some of the alleged abuse.

“She had seen Weaver spank [Jaycieion] on the bare buttocks, causing redness, and on one occasion she saw Weaver kick [Jaycieion] in the back. Weaver had told her that he had left some small marks on [Jaycieion and one of his siblings] with a hanger. She had seen Weaver hit [one of Jaycieion’s siblings] in the mouth once, causing his lip to be puffy. She had noted that [Jaycieion] was scared of Weaver. Weaver almost never bathes the kids, but he had bathed them while she was at work on January 15, 2018. Sanchez saw strip marks on [Jaycieion]’s and [one of Jaycieion’s siblings]’s buttocks on January 16, 2018, and she saw marks on [one of Jaycieion’s siblings]’s chest on January 15, 2018,” the statement said.


:mad::mad::mad::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage::rage:

http://fox13now.com/2018/01/24/teen-charged-in-west-valley-babys-death-will-be-tried-as-an-adult/
 
A week after a 17-year-old boy was charged with causing the death of his girlfriend’s toddler, the girlfriend has been charged with permitting the abuse to occur.

Gena Nicole Sanchez, 22, of West Valley City, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with two counts of second-degree felony child abuse.

A summons was to be issued for Sanchez to appear in court on March 5 for an initial hearing.

Sanchez was allegedly present earlier this month when her boyfriend, 17-year-old Isaiah Weaver, spanked 21-month-old Jaycieion Sanchez with a heated clothes hanger, and also when he kicked and hit the boy.

Sanchez also witnessed Weaver hit Jaycieion’s 2-year-old brother in the mouth, according to charging documents.

Jaycieion died at Sanchez’s home on Jan. 16 from blunt force injury. The child suffered brain trauma indicative of head impacts and “vigorous shaking,” charges state.

Sanchez told police she had been dating Weaver, of Magna, for about 8 months and that he had been staying at her apartment for a month.

Sanchez told police that Weaver had seemed jealous of her relationship with Jaycieion, charges state.

She also told police she had “a weird feeling about going to work” on Jan. 16, but went “because they needed the money,” charges state.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/01...een-charged-with-allowing-the-abuse-to-occur/
 
March 2, 2018

A teenage boy accused in the violent abuse death of his girlfriend's baby will be moved to the Salt Lake County Jail despite his age, a judge ruled Friday.

Isaiah Weaver, 17, is charged with aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of 21-month-old Jaycieion Sanchez. He also faces two counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony.

Though Weaver is still a minor, prosecutors filed a motion after his arrest asking to move him to an adult facility now, alleging that he poses a risk to other youth housed in juvenile detention. Weaver's attorneys countered, saying the 17-year-old has done well in the juvenile facility, which can more appropriately care for someone his age and allows for his family to support him.

Third District Judge Randall Skanchy said Friday that his decision was based on Weaver's age — he would have been moved to the jail anyway when he turns 18 in October — and the suggestion that anger fueled both the alleged attack on the baby and a violent incident in the juvenile detention facility after Weaver's arrest.

Prosecutor Melanie Serassio pointed to the seriousness of the allegations against Weaver and a violent incident just after his arrest as she asked the judge to move him to the jail Friday.

"When you read the allegations, they're very serious. Children were allegedly beaten and essentially tortured over several days, until one child ultimately died," Serassio said.

On Monday, Trina Dickinson, assistant program director at the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center, testified that two days after being booked into the facility, Weaver punched through a double-pane window while he was being escorted through a hallway. She attributed the incident to anger.

But Vini Purcell, one of Weaver's counselors in the facility, said he believes detention has been an emotional "roller coaster" for Weaver, and that the window-breaking incident occurred when he realized for the first time he isn't likely to be released anytime soon.

Michael Sikora, Weaver's attorney, said keeping him in a juvenile facility would allow him more time to prepare for the move to jail once he turns 18.

"What we're talking about here is the next 235 days," Sikora said. "What we're talking about is giving him a chance to mature, to be around kids his own age, to get the education requirements met as best he can."

According to prosecutors, Weaver had been living with his girlfriend, 22-year-old Gena Sanchez, her three children and her mother. For about two weeks, Weaver was tasked with baby-sitting his girlfriend's children while she was at work, including dropping off a 5-year-old child for school and caring for the two younger children at home.

On Jan. 16, police were called to the apartment on a report that Jaycieion was unconscious and unresponsive. Emergency personnel found the baby bruised and cold to the touch, and rushed him to Primary Children's Hospital where he was declared dead.

Jaycieion died of blunt force injury and an autopsy found head trauma indicating the baby had been hit and shaken, bruising all over the baby's head, and injury to the baby's back.

The 5-year-old child told police Weaver had been disciplining her little brothers by heating up a wire hanger with a lighter and spanking them with it, charges state.

Weaver, who "admitted that he had a bad temper," also said he was throwing Jaycieion in the air "because he wanted him to be quiet," and the boy hit his head on the ceiling, the charges state. In addition, a few times in the days prior to his death while he was throwing Jaycieion, the boy's head hit the floor, police say the teen told them.

Sanchez is also charged with two counts of child abuse, a second-degree felony, for allegedly seeing signs that her children were being abused but not doing anything about it.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article...een-in-babys-violent-death-moved-to-jail.html
 
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