Ashley Parnell Gives Boyfriend's Toddler 8-Inch Skull Fracture

[Lizard]

OK - Ashley Lorene Parnell, 25, is accused of physically abusing 23-month-old Skyler Roininen by slamming his head into an object March 27, causing a 7.87-inch fracture to the toddler's skull.

The baby sustained brain swelling and died the following day. An autopsy report listed the cause of death as blunt head trauma. Skyler was the son of Parnell's boyfriend.

Parnell was arrested Monday. Interviews with Parnell, the boy's father, Robert Roininen, and Parnell's grandmother, Nina Fries, failed to reveal how the child's fatal injuries happened.

Parnell, however, told police that she smoked marijuana before going to sleep the day the toddler was found unresponsive. Police also discovered marijuana in Parnell's bedroom.

Authorities found the floor of the toddler's bedroom to be "filthy" and covered with what appeared to be rodent droppings. Evidence of rodents also was discovered in the child's bed.

Parnell told police Skyler was fine the evening of March 26. At about 5 the following morning, the father reportedly checked on the boy after hearing him crying. After the child became quiet, the father entered his bedroom, and the toddler began crying again.

Parnell then checked on the toddler, finding him sitting up with eyes wide open and arms held high. She changed the baby's diaper and rocked him to soothe him.

After going to the kitchen to get a drink, she checked on the child again and noticed that his eyes were half-open and that he was breathing strangely. Picking up the "limp" child, she carried the baby back to her bedroom and told the father to call 911.

Parnell told police that after getting up to use the bathroom and check on the crying child, everyone else in the house was asleep. Roininen said he didn't see or hear anything happen to his son.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/artic..._11_Tulsa53145

[nurseronda]

Wow, a real live wicked stepmother! I thought that they only existed in fairy tale stories. This poor child had to deal with a real wicked stepmother and lost, too bad his dad didn't ride in on a white horse and save his son from this step monster.

[impqueen]

This one is interesting because there were three adults in that house at the time.
Also, police aren't releasing why they think she did it other than that she smoked weed the night before, so it feels like a lot of pieces are missing - but I front paged her anyway, since she has a Myspace and all :D Thanks, Lizard!

Ashley Parnell Killed Skyler Roininen

[Mom of 4]

Looks like DHS investigated suspected abuse a month before the baby died. If only they had removed him then. :(

JENKS -- Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services investigated possible injuries to a 23-month-old toddler more than a month before the child died, a DHS report states.

Officials with DHS received a report Feb. 19 that Skylar Roininen had been sent to an urgent care clinic on Feb. 16, where he was diagnosed with a proximal humerus fracture -- an unusual fracture of the upper arm near the shoulder, according to the DHS report, which was obtained by the Tulsa World through an open records request.

Skylar died of brain swelling March 28 after his head was allegedly slammed into an object a day earlier, causing a nearly 8-inch fracture to the toddler’s skull at a Jenks residence. An autopsy report listed the cause of death as blunt head trauma.

Ashley Lorene Parnell, 25, the girlfriend of Skylar’s father, Robert Roininen, was charged April 7 with first-degree murder. She was arrested the same day and is being held in the Tulsa County Jail on $750,000 bond.

DHS child welfare officials were contacted in February when Skylar was initially injured, according to the report. After several DHS attempts to contact Skylar’s parents about the injury, Parnell contacted DHS and denied knowing how the injury might have happened and denied witnessing the injury. Parnell stated in the report that Skylar might have fallen off the stairs at the Jenks home. She also told child welfare officials that Skylar had been in the care of a relative on Feb. 16, who called Robert Roininen and Parnell, telling them that the child acted like he wasn’t feeling well.

The morning of Feb. 17, Parnell stated she and Skylar’s father noticed the toddler wasn’t using his arm so they took him to the urgent care facility. As directed by medical personnel, the couple took Skylar to a follow-up medical provider on Feb. 18, the report claims.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/artic..._1__JENKS64454

[ashdavus]

what an evil looking bitch!

[Tazzzz]

Ashley Parnell, 26


Ashley AKA the evil stepmom got life today and will have to do a minimum of 38 years in prison, until she is eligible for parole.

Life term given in child's death

A Jenks woman received a life prison term early Thursday from Tulsa County jurors who found her guilty of murdering a 23-month-old boy. A jury that deliberated for more than nine hours and worked past midnight convicted Ashley Parnell, 26, of the first-degree murder of Skyler Roininen.

The life sentence requires Parnell to serve more than 38 years before she is eligible for parole or release from prison. She also was fined $5,000. Skyler, whose name is given as Skylar in some court records, died March 28. The cause of death was blunt trauma to his head. His injuries included an 8-inch skull fracture and brain swelling.

Skyler and his father, Robert Roininen, and the father's then-girlfriend, Parnell, lived together in Jenks on March 27, the day the boy was taken by ambulance to a hospital, evidence indicated. Prosecutors Jake Cain and Christina Wolfram maintained that Parnell slammed the boy's head against a flat surface.

Parnell did not testify. During earlier questioning by police, she repeatedly denied having hurt the child. Parnell said she found the boy in a limp condition when she checked on him early March 27, police reported.

Cain theorized that Parnell took a fussy Skyler to the living room for a diaper change and "snapped" and smashed his head against the floor.

During a closing argument, defense lawyer Kevin Adams told jurors that "the proper question is not who did it," but was whether the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Parnell did it.

District Judge Clancy Smith set Parnell's formal sentencing for March 30.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/artic...18&archive=yes



R.I.P. Skyler Roininen

[Inkdmomma78]

Let me at her ! I'll leave her with a skull fracture, stupid bitch. Why be with someone who has a kid if you can't do the right fucking thing and take care of them? DAMMIT!

[Marv]

8" is a huge fracture for a 2yr old-sized skull. How hard must she have slammed that little boys head to split his skull almost in half? And all because he was 'fussy'?

Rot in hell you ugly, sadistic, filthy, worthless bitch. I hope you die in prison. Preferably in unbareable agony.

RIP Skylar. x

[thehesbomb]

http://www.myspace.com/260414454

About me:
To whom it may concern: I will not sit silent anymore. I am accused of some horrible and unforgivable acts. Anyone who truely knows me, knows I wouldn't and couldn't do anything like that!! I thank them for their love and support!! Until this point I have not responded and asked loved ones not to respond either. As I am in jail and others seem to forget and move on with their lives, I've had more than enough time to think about the tragic events over the last several months. (I can say that I have been treated kindly and met some wonderful people) I REFUSE to lie and say I know what happened, But I do know I wasn't the only one in that house. If I missed something and ANYONE ELSE WAS THERE can you please fill me in on what happened(mainly WHEN AND WHY?) I have a good idea and I"ve heard alot of lies but thats all it is ideas, lies and speculation. People need someone to hate and theres alot of misplaced anger, but I refuse to hate or become bitter. We must not forget who the real victim is, someone I miss and love dearly.

[MsMisunderstood]

I also keep thinking about eight inches. That had to be from like ear to ear or something. That would be very large on an adult head, let alone that poor baby.

[myra manes]

http://www.myspace.com/260414454

She has access to a computer from jail???
WTF?

[MsMisunderstood]

I think it's her sister who is logging in, adding things, etc.

[Rawrehz]

nahh no jail accesses internet use but i do know PRISON internet access is going to be allowed soon (( from an inside prison source )) && such sites as writeaprisoner.com are becoming more popular.

So although prisoners are locked up they are having more use to the internet, Supposingly in prison though, after serving so much time, they will post things in "forums and sort of online dating" sites for you to connect to them and they correspond.
For a dear friend locked up, that's awesome.
For a stupid bitch locked up, that's awful.


TOSS UP.
look up writeaprisoner.com if possible.

[evervigilant]

Yeah I remember looking at women in waiting , female prisoners looking for love . I think you could email them at that time , don't know if it's still going though . I always thought prison was supposed to be a punishment .

[curethispain]

Parnell then checked on the toddler, finding him sitting up with eyes wide open and arms held high. She changed the baby's diaper and rocked him to soothe him.

This image haunts me.