Heaven Kristina Smith and Corey Alan Bryant didn't feed their babies.

**Rotten Apple** · April 9th, 2008, 04:05 PM

NORFOLK - A Norfolk woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 10-month-old daughter. The girl's twin sister is in critical condition, and both parents face felony child neglect charges.

Heaven Kristina Smith, 21, is charged with one count of murder and two counts of neglect. Corey Alan Bryant, 21, is charged with two counts of neglect.

Their child, Miracle Grace Bryant, died at DePaul hospital on Tuesday morning. She and her twin sister, Heaven L. Bryant, were taken to the hospital suffering from what appeared to be severe malnutrition, police spokesman James Robertson said. At 9:30 a.m., Miracle was pronounced dead, and following an autopsy the death was ruled a homicide.

Heaven L. Bryant has been transferred to Portsmouth Naval Hospital and is in critical condition.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-no...,5970677.story

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Damn, you would think that if you named your babies "Heaven" and "Miracle" you would care enough about them to FEED them.

Then again, maybe they expected the grace of god alone to keep them alive.

Shit heads.

**ImmortalOne** · April 9th, 2008, 04:17 PM

Wow... I have to agree. Apparently at one time, these little girls hung the moon for their parents. Especially enough for them to give these little angels names so precious as this... I guess that novelty wore off.

**aspartame** · April 9th, 2008, 04:22 PM

what I dont understand is how cold does your heart have to be to ignore the hungry cry of a child begging for food?

and one more question how come the parents are always chunky butts?

**ImmortalOne** · April 9th, 2008, 04:33 PM

aspartame, I have to agree with you. How can you ignore a baby who is so hungry that they have to be screaming their heads off. At 10 months old, not having baby food or formula for that matter is not an excuse either! They could be sharing their own table food meals with those precious babies! God I wish I could just scoop up the remaining baby and take her home.

**Angel** · April 10th, 2008, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by Kathy

Damn, you would think that if you named your babies "Heaven" and "Miracle" you would care enough about them to FEED them.

Then again, maybe they expected the grace of god alone to keep them alive.

Shit heads.

Nah, The grace of God never entered into this equation. I think the bitch planned to kill them right from the beginning, and gave them names which would reflect this. She named one Heaven, because that's where she was planning to send the child, and the other one Miracle, because it would be a miracle if she managed to survive either.

**nurseronda** · April 10th, 2008, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Angel

Nah, The grace of God never entered into this equation. I think the bitch planned to kill them right from the beginning, and gave them names which would reflect this. She named one Heaven, because that's where she was planning to send the child, and the other one Miracle, because it would be a miracle if she managed to survive either.

I have to agree with you on this one Angel.
These mothers that starve their babies seem confused and don't realize that once the umbilical cord is cut that they have to feed these babies.

**zander2008** · April 10th, 2008, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kathy

Look at Heaven, she's a fat bitch so she must be really selfish to not share the food

if she can't afford formula, use the breastmilk....that's why we, women, have boobies.

**Lizard** · April 10th, 2008, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by zander2008

if she can't afford formula, use the breastmilk....that's why we have boobies.

HEY! Your boobies make breast milk, too?

**zander2008** · April 10th, 2008, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by Lizard

HEY! Your boobies make breast milk, too?

Well, yes. I cannot afford it so I was lucky that I was able to breastfed my son. If Heaven's going to say that she couldn't afford formula, then it's no excuse. Either she is selfish or idiot to breastfeed her daughter or is too lazy to get her ass up to go to WIC.

**impqueen** · April 10th, 2008, 07:09 AM

I front-paged them. Turns out that Corey Bryant returned from a three-week deployment the morning the twins were taken to the hospital. Makes you wonder how long the babies were starved, doesn't it? Here's the article:
Heaven Kristina Smith: Fat Bitch Starves Babies

**GoldenChild20k** · April 10th, 2008, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Lizard

HEY! Your boobies make breast milk, too?

Mine do too, and have for nearly the past 12 years. I could feed a fuckin' army.

**Lizard** · April 10th, 2008, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by GoldenChild20k

Mine do too, and have for nearly the past 12 years. I could feed a fuckin' army.

You shouldn't say that too loudly. Some of the guys on this site...doesn't matter that you live in Australia, you'll have 'em showing up on your doorstep.

**Angel** · April 11th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Lizard

You shouldn't say that too loudly. Some of the guys on this site...doesn't matter that you live in Australia, you'll have 'em showing up on your doorstep.

And some of the girls, too......*snicker*

**GoldenChild20k** · April 14th, 2008, 03:54 AM

LOL they'd have to find me first...and while I'm sure they could find the address, the actual house itself would be a challenge.

Not that I am throwing that OUT as a challenge tho, god forbid lol.

**Lucy** · May 21st, 2008, 03:43 PM

Update

New indictments level more serious charges against a Navy couple charged in the death of their 10-month-old daughter, who a medical examiner said had no body fat and died of medical and nutritional neglect.

The new indictments were handed up Tuesday by a grand jury, charging the mother, Heaven Kristina Smith, 21, with charges including first-degree murder. She had already faced a second-degree murder count.

Her husband, Corey Alan Bryant, 21, who had been charged only with two counts of felony neglect, has been indicted for felony homicide, according to Amanda Howie of the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

Miracle Grace Bryant died April 8. That same day, her twin sister, Heaven, was admitted to an intensive care unit at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Their father was just returning from a three week Navy cruise.

New details of the case emerged during a hearing Tuesday that included testimony from a physician, a fire department captain, police and a medical examiner. Their apartment was a ruin, with 172 dirty diapers in a heap, a judge was told.

The parents were being held in local jails. Their surviving daughter has been released from a hospital to the custody of her paternal grandmother, Howie said.

**impqueen** · May 21st, 2008, 04:16 PM

Thanks - I updated the front page. I'm glad to see those charges - they look better now than they did.

**ImmortalOne** · May 21st, 2008, 11:30 PM

I still want to know why Dad is charged if he wasn't present in the home and away... There is something that hasn't been told about his involvement. I thought he was the one that called 911 when he returned... so wtf? What exactly am I missing? Are they charging him because he didn't kill the fat bitch that starved his children?

**w8ng4msrgt** · May 21st, 2008, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by ImmortalOne

I still want to know why Dad is charged if he wasn't present in the home and away... There is something that hasn't been told about his involvement. I thought he was the one that called 911 when he returned... so wtf? What exactly am I missing? Are they charging him because he didn't kill the fat bitch that starved his children?

I am thinking it is because they are thinking it went on longer than the three weeks he was gone.

**impqueen** · May 22nd, 2008, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by ImmortalOne

I still want to know why Dad is charged if he wasn't present in the home and away... There is something that hasn't been told about his involvement. I thought he was the one that called 911 when he returned... so wtf? What exactly am I missing? Are they charging him because he didn't kill the fat bitch that starved his children?

Because he was only gone for three weeks, but Miracle had zero percent body fat - none. It takes a lot longer than three weeks to starve a baby down to zero body fat.

I suspect there's other evidence as well. - conditions in the home that had obviously been that way, or other abuse to the babies, or maybe even something he said that incriminated himself.

**ImmortalOne** · May 22nd, 2008, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by impqueen

Because he was only gone for three weeks, but Miracle had zero percent body fat - none. It takes a lot longer than three weeks to starve a baby down to zero body fat.

I suspect there's other evidence as well. - conditions in the home that had obviously been that way, or other abuse to the babies, or maybe even something he said that incriminated himself.

I never considered that, guess it could have started before he was gone. But it doesn't take long for even an adult to starve to death under the right conditions. *sigh* Just hoping the living twin is doing better.

**Nell** · May 23rd, 2008, 07:42 PM

I found some disgusting new details if you are interested. I apologize in advance.

"According to medical personnel, Miracle Smith’s skin was hanging off her frame, wrinkled from being so severely dehydrated. She had bug bites all over her chin. Her tiny little body was covered in a painful-looking rash. She had absolutely no baby fat left, but you couldn’t immediately tell because her belly was so swollen with her own hardened feces that she had been unable to expel.

Miracle Smith’s tongue was covered with little tiny dots of blood, a situation which medical personnel expect was caused by the little girl sucking on whatever parts of her mouth she could because she was so hungry."

This fucking bitch deserves to die. I can't think of something heinous enough for her. Maybe you'll can.

**TheLittleFriend** · May 23rd, 2008, 07:55 PM

Aw, man. Please someone lock that no good bitch up, let her strave slowly....and painful....

**ImmortalOne** · May 23rd, 2008, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by TheLittleFriend

Aw, man. Please someone lock that no good bitch up, let her strave slowly....and painful....

Naw, that is far too good for her. That bitch needs to be fucking tortured till she begs for release, then tortured more. How the fuck do you let shit get to that point? Hearing that I understand why he's being charged, and you know what? While I am still hesitant, I really don't blame the system. It is utterly disturbing to me that any parent, or any human, would possibly allow that to happen to a baby. I look at my 9 month old, and I can't imagine her without baby fat and chubby cheeks.

**Lizard** · May 23rd, 2008, 10:52 PM

I thanked you, Nell, but I'm not sure I mean it....

**Nell** · May 23rd, 2008, 11:03 PM

I know what you mean. Was it the part where she was sucking on her own tongue cause she was so hungry? Blech. Rotten, filthy bitch.

**Kitty** · October 30th, 2008, 07:19 AM

http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/...15da37c07.html

"NORFOLK – A mother charged in the starvation death of her 10-month old daughter is not competent to stand trial at this time, a Norfolk judge ruled Wednesday.

Heaven Smith’s attorney requested the evaluation when the case went into Circuit Court.

"If she’s not competent at time of the evaluation, her sanity at the time of the child’s death can’t be determined," explained Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney spokeswoman Amanda Howie.

Smith and Corey Alan Bryant are charged in the death of little Miracle Grace on April 8. Her twin, Heaven, was treated at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth for several weeks and then released to family."

**crickett** · October 30th, 2008, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by Angel

Nah, The grace of God never entered into this equation. I think the bitch planned to kill them right from the beginning, and gave them names which would reflect this. She named one Heaven, because that's where she was planning to send the child, and the other one Miracle, because it would be a miracle if she managed to survive either.

Love the pics.
Why the surprised look bitch? Yeah...you go to jail when you kill your kids

WTF???? Most of us just love to hold little babies and feed them. They're so sweet all cuddled up like that....

This evil goes beyond all understanding or reason....

May this bitch just ROT in Hell!

**crickett** · October 30th, 2008, 08:07 AM

This is my grandson, Hayvyn, at 9 months....see those chubby cheeks and that smile....he's a well-fed and happy baby
Why doesn't EVERYONE want a well-fed happy baby?

**Kitty** · March 11th, 2009, 06:19 AM

NORFOLK – A Norfolk woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to second degree murder in the death of her 10-month old daughter.

Heaven Smith will be sentenced on July 24 in the starvation death of baby Miracle in April 2008.

http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/....2115f4c5.html

**Tazzzz** · March 11th, 2009, 08:02 AM

I followed this story from the begining. It was one of the hardest things I have ever read,

NORFOLK, Va. - New details about a deadly child abuse case in Norfolk. On Wednesday, a judge decided there was enough evidence for the case to go forward. A Grand Jury also met and increased the charges.

Police arrested Heaven Smith and Corey Bryant in April after their 10-month-old daughter Miracle died from malnutrition. Her twin sister Heaven was released from the hospital May 9th.

In addition to the original charges, both parents are now facing Second Degree Murder and two counts of Child Neglect. Heaven Smith is also facing First Degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Malicious Wounding.

On April 8th, police responded to their home on Monitor Way. Baby Miracle was rushed to DePaul hospital in Norfolk, but died about two hours later.

At Wednesday's preliminary hearing, Heaven Smith sat hunched over for most of it, at times shaking and crying, as witness after witness testified about her twins.

Detective Vic Powell described the conditions inside the home when officers arrived, saying the thermostat was below 55 degrees, there were 172 soiled diapers piled up next to the crib and partially eaten baby food jars with mold. He said, in the refrigerator, there was "plenty of adult food".

Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Wendy Gunther said Miracle's cause of death was "Medical and Nutritional Neglect".

Dr. Gunther described Miracle's skin as "hanging and wrinkled from severe dehydration, her body covered in a rash and insect bites on her chin," and added baby Miracle, "had no abdominal fat, but her belly was distended because it was filled with hardened feces." She said Miracle's tongue was covered in dots of blood, perhaps from sucking on her own palette in the absence of food.

She testified it would have taken weeks or months for a baby to get this malnourished. In the case of a baby born prematurely, like Miracle, days to weeks.

Captain Martin Marsala testified Heaven Smith told him the twins were with a babysitter for the previous three weeks, while her husband Corey Bryant was deployed, but despite an exhaustive search, police could not locate the babysitter Smith said she found on Craigslist. The last known babysitter they could locate cared for the children in November of 2007.

Detective Powell testified Bryant told him he called home from his deployment every day and his wife told him the babies were losing weight. Bryant said he told Smith to take the babies to a doctor, but she said she was afraid the babies would be taken away. Detective Powell testified Bryant said he figured he'd deal with it when he got home.

Detective Powell also testified Heaven Smith never showed any emotion, until she found out she was being charged with murder.

Corey Bryant's mother is now caring for Heaven. A trial date has not been set.

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/search/Paren...ct_case_713544