Melissa Thompson Charged With Murder

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sad-sack, infant killin’ babysitter, Melissa Thompson, 36, is back in the news. The married mother of three has now officially been charged with murder by a Clay County grand jury for shaking 4-month old Jacob Mattingly like a maraca. The 4-month-old died from injuries while she was watching the infant. She initially told police that her toddler had fell ont he baby, then later stated she hit the Jacob’s head on the wooden end of a changing table. Thompson was initially charged with child endangerment, but the more serious charge came after the baby died.

Melissa Thompson Is A Shitty Babysitter

Liberty, Mo – Melissa was charged with felony child endangerment after a 4-month-old boy she was baby-sitting suffered critical injuries, apparently from being shaken. Thompson, 36, was watching the baby at her home when she called the baby’s mother and stated that the infant was lifeless and “was not acting right”. Her husband called 911 when he came home from work. The infant was taken to Liberty Hospital, then airlifted to Children’s Mercy. DoctorsDoctors reviews called police after finding that the infant had head trauma, hemorrhaging and facial bruising.

Melissa first stated that she thought her son had fallen ont he baby, but later confessed to hitting the baby’s head on the wooden portion of a changing table. When asked if she had shaken the baby, she asked for an attorney.

Edit – 11-29-2007

A baby boy thought to have been intentionally shaken by his Northland baby sitter has died. Four-month-old Jacob P. Mattingly, who had been in critical condition at Children’s Mercy Hospital since Monday, died Wednesday evening, the Kansas City Police Department reported.