Kim Peno,charged Assault & battery on a child with intent to murder

**Whisper** · March 19th, 2010, 12:37 AM

Toddler in critical, mother charged
REHOBOTH, Mass. (WPRI) -

Police in Rehoboth are investigating an alleged abuse case of a two-year-old boy.

According to detectives, a man walked into the Seekonk Police and Fire Headquarters around 12:15 a.m. Thursday, seeking assistance for his badly injured toddler.

The young boy was taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital for treatment. He is in the Intensive Care Unit and listed in critical condition.

"His treatment at the hospital indicated that he had severe injuries to his body, and head. He is currently still there in critical condition," said Rehoboth Police Chief Stephen Enos.

Seekonk Police determined that the alleged abuse happened at the child's home on Blanding Road in Rehoboth. Rehoboth and Massachusetts State Police investigated the incident throughout the night.

"The father at this point, we do not believe he was involved in the assault of the child," said Gregg Miliote from the Bristol County District Attorney's office.

The boy's mother, Kim Peno, 38, was taken into police custody. She was arraigned Thursday afternoon in Taunton District Court, on one count of assault and battery on a child, with intent to murder.
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http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_n...r-old-kim-peno

Kim Peno

**McDanel** · March 19th, 2010, 07:55 AM

Rehoboth is in Deleware, I wonder what the Mass. connection is?

**Dakota Valkyrie** · March 19th, 2010, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by McDanel

Rehoboth is in Deleware, I wonder what the Mass. connection is?

Got me curious. Delaware town is "Rehoboth Beach". Rehoboth is in Massachusetts.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · March 19th, 2010, 08:56 AM

A Rehoboth mother of two with a record of felony assault was held without bail yesterday after she was accused of critically injuring her 2-year-old son, who was left clinging to life last night.

Kim H. Peno, 38, was charged after her husband, Joseph, 65, drove her and their two young sons to Seekonk police and fire headquarters shortly after midnight, said Rehoboth Police Chief Stephen J. Enos.
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Investigators believe the assault took place at Peno’s Rehoboth home. Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for Bristol District Attorney Sam Sutter, said it resulted in “substantial” injuries to her son’s head, face and torso. But her case was impounded at Taunton District Court because it involves a child.

At her arraignment, Peno - her hair in a bun and her face turned away from cameras - was charged with assault to murder and assault and battery of a child, causing substantial injury. She was held without bail until Monday so doctors can determine whether she is competent to stand trial.

“She does have a mental-health history,” her attorney, Robert Sinsheimer, told the court. “It may be in her best interests to not be released today.”
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Enos said investigators do not believe Peno’s husband became aware of the assault until after it happened. He added that police have no records of any calls for service to the family’s home. But records show Peno accumulated a lengthy record of felony and misdemeanor charges in Rhode Island from 1991 to 2006.

On May 27, 1993, she was given two years of probation after pleading no contest to assault on a person over 60 and simple assault.

On Feb. 2, 1995, Peno pleaded no contest to an attempted larceny charge and was ordered to serve one year of a six-year sentence, records show.

Four months later, she was sentenced to serve two months of a 36-month sentence after she pleaded no contest to escaping a correctional institution.
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http://news.bostonherald.com/news/re...ritically_hurt

**mommyto3luckyme** · March 19th, 2010, 10:00 AM

He has died :(

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...0&pos=breaking

I am from MA and have a 2 yr old boy. I just can't imagine :(

**Dakota Valkyrie** · March 19th, 2010, 10:09 AM

From that link:

Timothy Peno was pronounced dead at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island, said Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter.

Miliote said prosecutors will likely make a decision today about whether to upgrade charges against his mother, Kim H. Peno, 38, who was held without bail yesterday at her arraignment.

**ineedanap** · March 19th, 2010, 12:01 PM

Damnit. Another fucking crazy having kids. I wil forever believe you should have to pass an intelligence and competency test to have children. Reading on this site only reinforces this belief.

RIP, Timothy.

**Whisper** · March 19th, 2010, 12:05 PM

Thanks for the update

**LadyCygnet** · March 19th, 2010, 05:13 PM

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...0&pos=breaking

Assault charges against the child’s mother, Kim H. Peno, 38, have been upgraded to murder, said Miliote. Peno was held without bail yesterday. She is set to be arraigned on the new charge Monday.

While I'm sad that the baby died, I am glad that the charges have been upgraded. Now it's time to wait and see if they can figure out why she did it and if she's competent to stand trial.

**mommyto3luckyme** · March 19th, 2010, 10:26 PM

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_n...r-toddler-dies

picture of her with Timothy also has interview with her sister who has some pretty strong words.

**mommyto3luckyme** · March 19th, 2010, 10:30 PM

Oh great! Kim Peno is pregnant for the 7th time! Says DSS took custody of Timothy when he was born (she has 4 others in DSS custody) and was recently given back.

http://wbztv.com/local/kim.peno.timothy.2.1576353.html

(says she took tylenol pm & drank 2 beers that night and was off her meds)

**Dakota Valkyrie** · March 20th, 2010, 05:51 AM

From mommyto3luckyme's link:

Peno's sister is outraged after hearing the tragic news.

"I can't believe she killed him. I hate her. I hope somebody kills her. She deserves to die just like that baby did. She deserves to be brutally beaten to unrecognizable just like that baby. I loved that baby," said Maryann Kowalski.

No love lost there.

The husband of Kim H. Peno told police his wife had "lost it" and had a breakdown when he frantically carried his wounded 2-year-old son, wrapped in a blanket, into the Seekonk police and fire station complex just after midnight Thursday.

"My wife had a breakdown," 65-year-old Joseph Peno told a Seekonk dispatcher and a police officer, who noticed the boy's face was red and severely swollen and his eyes were swollen shut.
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Joseph Peno told police he was upstairs in their home with the couple's 1-year-old son Cory about 9:30 or 10 p.m. when he heard a commotion coming from the living room downstairs, including Timothy crying as though he were hurt, according to a police report.

Peno told police the crying waned, then began again a short time later. When he went to check, he was met on the stairs by his wife, who was holding the toddler.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Timothy," Peno said his wife told him when he asked her what happened, according to the police report.

Joseph Peno went back upstairs after noticing blood on the carpet in the room where his wife and Timothy were, and on a blue rag.

Upstairs, he saw his wife giving the boy "mouth-to-mouth" resuscitation, and noticed blood running from his nose into his mouth, according to the report.

Kim Peno initially told police "she was not clear on what the problem was" before officers began to read her Miranda rights to an attorney.

She also told them she had been to Butler Hospital in Providence, a psychiatric and drug abuse facility, in the past for mental illness and had not taken her medication in two weeks, according to the report.

Kim Peno also told police she drank two beers and took four Tylenol PM pills around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Police also noticed her right hand "was swollen and red, consistent with her previously striking something," according to the report.

Police said Kim Peno then became uncooperative and was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro for an evaluation.
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http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/...5/1018/OPINION

**carolinablue** · March 20th, 2010, 08:08 AM

i have to stop reading these stories; they break my heart and make me cry with frustrated rage and helplessness. What the hell could a two year old baby have done to justify even a swat on the butt? I don't care if she does have "issues"; she knew right from wrong, she just didn't care. Someone should have told the rancid twat that impulse control is not an issue, it's a character flaw. Just get rid of her. In fact, a lifetime confinement in a state mental hospital sounds really gruesome; let's do that!

**LadyCygnet** · March 20th, 2010, 03:39 PM

A Rehoboth mother charged with killing her 2-year-old son had just recently regained custody of the toddler and is also pregnant for a seventh time, WBZ has learned.

According to a police report obtained by WBZ, Peno has a history of mental illness and had been off her medication for two weeks.

If she has a history of mental illness and abusing her children, why in the world didn't she get a tubal ligation? She knew she had a problem with abusing her children, so why have more?

**AmyB80** · March 20th, 2010, 04:05 PM

From mommyto3luckyme's link-

"How can she brutally beat a two-year-old? They don't do anything wrong. I don't know what's wrong with her. She is sick. She always takes it out on the kid. She doesn't like that baby," said Kowalski.

Makes me think her sister was aware of previous abuse.

**Nell** · March 20th, 2010, 09:36 PM

Why would her husband knock her up again? I think there is enough fail for everyone here.

**donegaveup** · March 20th, 2010, 10:45 PM

What the fuck is wrong with these people that they haven't perfected their mean mommy look? You don't have to ever hit a kid, for any reason. You don't even have to say a word, much less raise your voice. I have a look so severe that it freezes kids in their tracks. Even worked on my youngest son and so help me God, there were some days when I swear he was the devil in disguise. There was NOTHING that kid didn't do, or try to do.

I don't think what I wrote really pertains to this story. I was thinking about another story when I wrote that. Actually, I have been reading a lot of stories at another site about older children being beaten to death. A two year old wouldn't understand a mean mommy look. While it is true a 2-y/o can be quick and clever, whatever he/she can do in a blink of a eye is not something that deserves even a smack, much less being beaten to death. Fucking people make me sick.

**Dakota Valkyrie** · March 26th, 2010, 08:42 AM

Four of their children had been taken into custody by the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families before Joseph and Kim Peno moved to Rehoboth a year ago.

Two were taken into custody by the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families after they moved to this state.

At least six months ago, according to District Attorney Sam Sutter, they were returned to her care.

In November, Joseph Peno has said, his wife was in a bout of depression when she sneaked out of the house and got into an auto accident in Seekonk. She was drunk, police said, so drunk she was able neither to put her keys in her car door or take a breathalyzer test.

More recently, Kim Peno received care at Butler Hospital in Providence for mental health issues.
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The boy's 38-year-old mother had contact on several occasions with the children's protection bureaus of not one, but two states, and even a superficial look at the record shows they had adequate evidence that she was a potential danger to her children.

Yet two of those children were returned by Massachusetts to her care. Whatever supervision she had been receiving, if any, she stopped taking her medication two weeks ago.

The degree to which Mrs. Peno's mental condition will be considered in her pending trial remains to be seen. She is currently undergoing observation. Comments from the district attorney and her defense indicate a battle over criminal responsibility, competency to stand trial and the like are on the horizon.
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http://www.thesunchronicle.com/artic...on/7153927.txt

**Whisper** · July 5th, 2010, 12:46 PM

Rehoboth woman to be arraigned in toddler son's death
FALL RIVER (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A Rehoboth woman accused of first-degree murder in the beating death of her 2-year-old son will answer to the charge in Fall River Superior Court.

Kim Peno was indicted last week by a Bristol County grand jury. The 39-year-old is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow.

Peno has been held without bail since her arrest in March. She pleaded not guilty during an earlier appearance in district court. Her lawyer at the time said she had mental health issues.

Timothy Peno's father brought the severely injured toddler to a police station shortly after midnight on March 18. The boy died later in the day.

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http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/...5-apx-20100705

38-year-old Kim Peno

**62julietandvoid** · July 5th, 2010, 05:44 PM

So much fail in this case. I too hope this bitch is beaten, badly. I also hope the husband or family/friends, DCS and anyone who knew about all her problems and danger to her kids goes down with the ship. The people who allow this shit to continue need to answer for for what the did and did not do. I think that is part of what will keep children safe. It's too easy to say fuck it when you don't have to answer to someone.

This is exactly what happened to my step-brother's son, Trenton. EVERBODY involved KNEW about the parents, & the mother's family tried to adopt Trenton and his sister, Samara. BUT the courts and CPS made the decision to return the children to the parents time and time and time again. Trenton's father didn't abuse him out of frustration, it was systematic, and I believe he enjoyed it. I don't know much more than what I know from media coverage. Too close to home and I don't want to upset family by asking questions. There have been times I've enquired about it when it was brought up by my step-mom. The news mentions a table but I've heard something about a cast Trenton's dad was wearing at the time of the fatal beating. Here is the news report http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/16998201.html . There was a video interview with Trenton's maternal grandfather but I can't find it.

**Whisper** · July 5th, 2010, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by 62julietandvoid

So much fail in this case. I too hope this bitch is beaten, badly. I also hope the husband or family/friends, DCS and anyone who knew about all her problems and danger to her kids goes down with the ship. The people who allow this shit to continue need to answer for for what the did and did not do. I think that is part of what will keep children safe. It's too easy to say fuck it when you don't have to answer to someone.

This is exactly what happened to my step-brother's son, Trenton. EVERBODY involved KNEW about the parents, & the mother's family tried to adopt Trenton and his sister, Samara. BUT the courts and CPS made the decision to return the children to the parents time and time and time again. Trenton's father didn't abuse him out of frustration, it was systematic, and I believe he enjoyed it. I don't know much more than what I know from media coverage. Too close to home and I don't want to upset family by asking questions. There have been times I've enquired about it when it was brought up by my step-mom. The news mentions a table but I've heard something about a cast Trenton's dad was wearing at the time of the fatal beating. Here is the news report http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/16998201.html . There was a video interview with Trenton's maternal grandfather but I can't find it.

Thats horrible Julie Im so sorry for what happened to your nephew

**Whisper** · July 5th, 2010, 06:16 PM

just read the attached article
so who has Samara now??Your dad??

**Aena** · July 5th, 2010, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by ineedanap

Damnit. Another fucking crazy having kids. I wil forever believe you should have to pass an intelligence and competency test to have children. Reading on this site only reinforces this belief.

RIP, Timothy.

I think this statement is so unfair to the people who have mental problems and still raise their children without any of them being harmed physically/mentally. I have a slew of mental issues and probably wouldn't pass a competency test. But my children are growing up knowing love, responsibility, and self worth. All of my children are honor roll students except my youngest who is only in kindergarten. Quite a few accomplishments coming from another fucking crazy having kids.

**62julietandvoid** · July 5th, 2010, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by whisperswing

just read the attached article
so who has Samara now??Your dad??

No. The mother's father, Dave. But my dad and his fiancee are raising her(fiancee) other child's children. Three of them.

**Tundratot** · July 7th, 2010, 05:24 AM

. . .
Kimberly Peno was arraigned Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court on a charge of killing 2-year-old Timothy Peno. . . .

A judge held Peno without bail and set a pretrial conference for Aug. 17.

. . .

Robert Sinsheimer, Peno's attorney on Tuesday, said Peno is five-and-a-half months pregnant with a baby girl. He asked for bail so that she could be released into the custody of her sister, saying it was in the best interest of her unborn child, which is due in October.

"She has a car and would be able to take Ms. Peno to her medical appointments," Sinsheimer said.

Peno's sister, who did not want to be identified, told NBC 10 that Kimberly Peno is more of a danger to herself than anyone else.

However, the prosecutor in the case said otherwise, citing Peno's past.

"One of her children at the age of 12, she prostituted for drugs," said Silvia Rudman, assistant district attorney.

Rudman said Peno has lost custody of five of her other children before Timothy's fatal beating.

"Clearly this woman is a danger, not only what she did to her children in the past, but what she did to this child that's now deceased," she said.

. . .

Joseph Peno was not charged in the incident.

http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2010/j...ath-ar-135507/

Can't beat this bitch now. She's pregnant. Again. Will have to wait to give her a beat down. I wonder that her husband isn't sharing in any of the blame. And I totally disagree that she's more of a danger to herself. She needs to be under constant supervision and her medical care provided, with or without her cooperation until that baby is born. I doubt her sister could do that.

**Whisper** · July 30th, 2010, 01:16 AM

Husband of alleged child killer charged
Joseph Peno, 65, faces child endangerment charge
REHOBOTH, MASS. (WPRI) - The husband of a Rehoboth woman accused of killing her son is now facing charges.

The Bristol County District Attorney's office tells Eyewitness News that Joseph Peno, 65, -- Kimberly Peno's husband -- is charged with reckless endangerment of a child.

Police say Peno drove Kimberly to Pawtucket the day their two-year-old son, Timothy, was killed so she could buy cocaine and beer. According to investigators, it was to reward her for "good behavior"[...]
Kimberly Peno, who is pregnant with her seventh child, pleaded not guilty to murder charges earlier this month.

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/massach...ge-joseph-peno

Timothy Peno

**AussieMum** · July 30th, 2010, 08:46 AM

this little angels father is 65!! If he has grown up by now... it aint gonna happen!!

For fuck sake, he drover her to buy cocaine and then gave her access to her children!!! He's just as guilty!

Poor kids, I can't imagine the life they've had.

**Tundratot** · July 31st, 2010, 12:38 AM

It was a sick relationship. Good behavior? What, taking care of the kids? Being a quite obedient wifey? And, if she were known to be mentally unstable, how stupid do you have to be to 'reward' her with drugs?!