2-Year-Old Abuse Victim Dies Years Later; Melissa Memmer Charged

[Dakota Valkyrie]

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A former Shelby Township woman serving a 25-year prison term for the attempted murder of a child will now face a first-degree murder charge in connection with the same crime.

After a brief preliminary examination Nov. 23, Melissa Memmer was ordered to stand trial in Macomb County Circuit Court for the 2004 assault of then-2-year-old Tyler Korte.

Tyler's hands were bound and his face pushed into a pillow, and the attack left him in a vegetative state. Tyler was the son of Memmer's fiance.

Memmer was previously convicted of attempted murder and child abuse, but prosecutors brought the additional, more severe charge after the child died last December at age 8.

He never recovered from his original injuries.
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2010/11/29/news/doc4cf409219f3cf483464261.txt

From January 2010:
Melissa Memmer, 30, was convicted on one count of first-degree child abuse during a jury trial at Macomb County Circuit Court in March 2004 for an incident the previous year. She was sentenced to 25-50 years in prison for the original crime, and now faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted of the new charges.

According to Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Leman, the department was notified Dec. 26 that Memmer's son - about to celebrate his ninth birthday Dec. 28 - had died.

"The medical examiner ruled that it was as a result of the abuse that was inflicted by Ms. Memmer," Leman said.

Police indicated the boy was being taken care of by his paternal grandmother when he died, and that he had suffered lung damage and possibly some paralysis from the injuries he sustained from the abuse.

"He was doing fairly well, considering, for a while," Leman said. "But he was deteriorating."
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If convicted on either of the new charges, Leman said the sentences would be concurrent and Memmer would receive credit for time already served.http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/19/news/doc4b5093a2d1790033088619.txt

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KORTE, TYLER A.; age 8; of Rochester; December 26, 2009.

Son of Tony Korte of Madison Heights; brother of Brea-anna and Brandon; grandson of Anthony (Debra) Korte Sr. of Rochester; great grandson of Carole Korte of Oakland Twp.; nephew of Stacy, Melissa, Stephen and Annamarie.http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/12/27/obituaries/1531673.txt

[Bohring]

Fucking bitch! Hopefully someone cuts that lame ass tattoo off of her neck when she's in prison.

[carolinablue]

It's not enough. There is no "enough" for this crime.

[AngelFire]

Not only get the dumb ass tat ripped, but punched in the mouth too. That over bite is getting on my nerves. Kill the bitch, I hate to be paying for 3 hots and a cot. I rather pay for a funeral

[ImmortalOne]

Ooooh! I know where this bitch is! Anyone wanna come up here and claim to be her visitors? Perhaps we can get face-to-face and beat the hell outta her?

[low]

kill this bitch!!! And Not a fast easy death, I want her to be drowned and brought back to life and killed again from torture!This stupid ass cunt needs to die...for real!

[Bulletproof]

It's not enough. There is no "enough" for this crime.

I'm right there with you, Carolina. There will never be a punishment that actually "fits" the crime of killing a child. RIP Tyler, may you get the peace in the afterlife that you did not receive in this world...

[ineedanap]

Wow, there is no mention of mom in any of the articles, OR the obit. Hmmmmm......

And yeah, bitch need to DIE!

[carolinablue]

I hate to hear the old "sentences to run concurrently" bullshit. If I were a judge I'd make all sentences for anyone convicted on more than one count run consecutively. Keep their nasty asses in prison as long as possible. And yeah, I'd pay the extra taxes to do so.

[michelles786]

In responding to "wheres the mom?" I was very involded with my son. I had shared custody with the father. Every other week I would pick my son up and he would have bruises and be very scared at times. I did report this to CPS and the police. But since they said it was a custody case they refused to help him then this happened. All I got was a "Im sorry we should of investigated" Bull shit!! I hope she never gets out of prision! By the way she has a son of her own and did not lay a fucking hand of him! :angry:

[ineedanap]

Sorry, Michelle. Still doesn't explain why there's no mention of the child's mother.

[Miss Anthrope]

Her sentence needs to run consecutive and not concurrent - the bitch should not get credit for anything

[Nell]

Sorry, Michelle. Still doesn't explain why there's no mention of the child's mother.

Obits are sent in to the paper by family. Looks like the dads family sent that one in. So they can omit whoever they want.

Also, papers make mistakes. I did my brothers obit and they still got my daughters name wrong.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

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A 31-year-old former Shelby Township woman was found guilty of first-degree murderfor her attack on a 2-year-old boy under her care.

Melissa Memmer will be sentenced to life without parole Nov. 9 by Judge Peter J. Maceroni after a Macomb County jury deliberated about three hours Thursday and Friday.
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The jury convicted her of premeditated and felony murder, both first-degree.
http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2011/09/30/news/doc4e85f7b208532455999977.txt

Earlier:

Melissa Memmer’s actions put Tyler Korte in a vegetative state and resulted in his death six years later, and she should be convicted of first-degree murder, assistant Macomb prosecutor Michael Servitto argued in front of a jury in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens.

“He was a healthy young boy and she took that away from him, and now he’s passed away,” Servitto said. “Obviously she has some serious anger problems she couldn’t control. And when she couldn’t control them, she suffocated Tyler.”
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Tyler required around-the-clock care since the May 2003 incident in a Shelby Township home and died at 8 in December 2009.

Memmer was caring for Tyler, her boyfriend Anthony’s son, and her own son.

She told township Detective Terry Hogan in a video recorded interview shown to the jury that her son was “being upset” and Tyler “was not listening to me” and climbed a dresser. She admitted she tied his hands behind his back with a pillow case and placed him on a bed to show him the effects if he fell off the dresser and broke his arms.

Servitto said she gripped the back of his neck and smothered his face into a “doggy pillow.”

She denied putting the bandana in his mouth, but DNA testing found Tyler’s salvia and blood on it.

After the incident, she tried hiding the items, Servitto said.

Servitto contended Tyler was “an easy target” for her to take out her frustration toward a boyfriend and situation she no longer desired.

In the video, she said, “I am stressed. I love Tyler to death but he’s not my son. I don’t want the responsibility of watching him.”
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[babygrl30]

Wow, there is no mention of mom in any of the articles, OR the obit. Hmmmmm......

And yeah, bitch need to DIE!

does anyone know how i can see the obit for the lil boy?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

does anyone know how i can see the obit for the lil boy?
It's linked in the very first post. Under his picture.

[Jerri Blank]

That villainess looks kinda like my pug mix with that outrageous under bite.
.... My dog is much prettier :flute:

[Rockin Ma]

It's linked in the very first post. Under his picture.

The reader comments made me cry.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/12/27/obituaries/1531673.txt?viewmode=comments

[carolinablue]

Concurrent sentences and credit for time served? Why? What's the point, do multiple convictions add to the length of her incarceration? Delay eligibility for parole? I think each conviction should add that much time to her prison term AND her eligibility to apply for parole. Evil cow.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Concurrent sentences and credit for time served? Why? What's the point, do multiple convictions add to the length of her incarceration? Delay eligibility for parole? I think each conviction should add that much time to her prison term AND her eligibility to apply for parole. Evil cow.
Since she got Life Without Parole, none of it matters.

[carolinablue]

Derp. Missed that on first read. OK, she's locked up and I'm glad. BUT! I've read many stories where defendants have been convicted on child abuse inflicting serious injury, neglect of a dependent, denial of entitlements, failure to protect...I may not have the legal wording correct, and all the charges run concurrently. Down here you are eligible, unless you are given a minimum of time served before you can apply to be heard, is 1/3 of your sentence. And it's usually granted, given the overcrowding in prisons. A sentence of 5-10 means you can apply after 2 years, and so on and on. It has always puzzled me.

[HeatherHabilatory]

Here's a fucking idea: don't want the responsibilities of raising someone else's kid, DON'T HOOK UP WITH PEOPLE WITH KIDS. fucking dumbass cunt.