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Kenneth Reeves
http://www.wtae.com/news/mom-donate...ued-for-moms-boyfriend/30148384#ixzz3LZoLiHLH[...]
Mount Washington man who police say is suspected of abusing a 5 1/2 month-old girl -- whose organs have now been donated -- was taken into custody Wednesday
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Identified by her aunts, Kami Newton was declared brain dead Monday and has been taken off a ventilator.
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doctors said her injuries leading to the brain damage were clear indicators of abuse.
Kenneth Reeves, 29, was arrested in a church in Mount Washington
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Reeves will face charges related to where and how he was found
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Reeves was wanted on charges including attempted homicide. Police did not say if charges would be amended following Kami's death. He was questioned by Pittsburgh detectives for a few hours before being booked
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Kami's family said she was crying loudly in an upstairs bedroom Dec. 6 after her mother had previously put her to bed without issue. Reeves was in the home in Beltzhoover, along with Kami's other family members.
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the mother returned to Kami's room to soothe her, Reeves was in the room. She asked him what happened and he allegedly said he didn't know.
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a few minutes, Kami was unconscious and not breathing. Her mother and uncle started CPR and called 911.
Police said while Kami was taken to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, they questioned Reeves at the home
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He originally provided a fake last name, according to police, since he was on probation for a 2013 conviction of endangering the welfare of a child.
Police allegedly found two stamp bags of suspected heroin on Reeves. He was questioned and released pending a summons for the drugs.
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doctors declared Kami brain dead.
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she had head trauma, swelling on the brain, and bruising on her left temple and on her right arm.
When speaking with police, Kami's mother recalled two other times her daughter was left in Reeves' care for a short time. On those occasions, she said she returned to find Kami crying loudly.
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she believed the tears were from the discomfort of teething.
Reeves has a history of child abuse
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He pleaded guilty to charges in 2013 that he beat another girlfriend's 3-year-old so badly, doctors said he had extensive bruising and abrasions all over his body. They feared he also had internal injuries.
When police asked the little boy who hit him,
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“Mommy’s best friend,” the name he used for Reeves.
Reeves posted bail and was allowed to leave jail.
“We want to thank the first responders from the city of Pittsburgh, firefighters, the police, the detectives involved,” said Misty Vojtash,
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“We want to thank the staff at the emergency room at Children’s Hospital and the nurses and the pediatric intensive care unit. We want to send a special thanks to Wes from CORE for being there for my sister in making a decision to donate the organs and just really seeing her through that.
“And we want to thank everyone for their outpouring of support and prayers. And this isn’t nearly a conclusion or closure. This is going to be ongoing and really tough on my sister, but we can’t thank everybody enough for everything they’ve done for us.”
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said the family will work to raise child abuse awareness in Kami's honor, calling the effort Kamero's Heroes.
Kami's organs were donated and went to five young children.
"My prayers are with those families also. And I hope you get to hold your children for Christmas and that they live full, healthy lives,
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