THE STUDIO. ALL RIGHT, JOHNNY. THANK YOU. WE ARE JUST LEARNING THE CHARGES ARE BEING FILED IN. OF A LOCAL INFANT JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS ACCUSED 40 YEAR OLD MATTHEW BECK OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND’S FOUR-MONTH-OLD GRANDCHILD. THE CHILD’S GRANDMOTHER CHILD’S GRANDMOTHER 38 YEAR OLD CARLY. GEORGE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH HINDERING PROSECUTION OF A FELONY POLICE ANSWER TO 911 CALL FOR HELP OF AN INFANT NOT BREATHING LAST WEEK AT A HOUSE AT 5
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Kansas City, Missouri, man charged in death of girlfriend’s 4-month-old grandchild
The child’s grandmother also faces charges, prosecutors said
Updated: 5:13 PM CDT Mar 18, 2021
Jackson County prosecutors have charged a 40-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man in connection to the death of his girlfriend’s 4-month-old grandchild who suffered multiple skull fractures and other trauma-related injuries. Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Thursday charged Matthew Beck with second-degree murder. In addition, the child’s grandmother, 38-year-old Carly George, faces a felony charge of hindering prosecution of a felony.“The death of this child is an awful tragedy and horrible crime,” Peters Baker said. “The heart-wrenching nature may lead us to feel despair. I hope any despair prompts us to report and protect kids from abuse.According to court records, Kansas City police officers responded on the morning of March 9, to the 5400 block of Harrison Street on a reported infant not breathing. Beck told police the child had been sick and at 3 a.m. the child was breathing. At 6 a.m., the child was bluish and not breathing, court documents said.Police said in court documents that the injuries to the child were not consistent with a natural death. At the hospital, medical officials determined the child had suffered life-threatening physical trauma, including a forehead contusion, multiple skull fractures, a brain bleed and chest trauma. Prosecutors have requested a cash bond of $500,000 for Beck and $100,000 cash for George.
Jackson County prosecutors have charged a 40-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man in connection to the death of his girlfriend’s 4-month-old grandchild who suffered multiple skull fractures and other trauma-related injuries.
Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Thursday charged Matthew Beck with second-degree murder. In addition, the child’s grandmother, 38-year-old Carly George, faces a felony charge of hindering prosecution of a felony.
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“The death of this child is an awful tragedy and horrible crime,” Peters Baker said. “The heart-wrenching nature may lead us to feel despair. I hope any despair prompts us to report and protect kids from abuse.
According to court records, Kansas City police officers responded on the morning of March 9, to the 5400 block of Harrison Street on a reported infant not breathing.
Beck told police the child had been sick and at 3 a.m. the child was breathing. At 6 a.m., the child was bluish and not breathing, court documents said.
Police said in court documents that the injuries to the child were not consistent with a natural death. At the hospital, medical officials determined the child had suffered life-threatening physical trauma, including a forehead contusion, multiple skull fractures, a brain bleed and chest trauma.
Prosecutors have requested a cash bond of $500,000 for Beck and $100,000 cash for George.