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1. Murder trial: Mother admits hitting son with wooden plank.
Warning: This item deals with child abuse and may be distressing for some readers.
A mother has admitted beating her seven-year old son with a wooden plank to discipline him, while her partner held him down,
The mother, Kayla James, is in jail after pleading guilty to the boy’s manslaughter in June. She received a discount on her sentence for manslaughter for agreeing to give evidence at her former partner Kodi Maybir’s trial.
Maybir originally told police the boy died after falling off his pogo stick but through his trial the court has heard he had given multiple stories about how the child received head injuries.
Giving evidence yesterday Kayla James admitted hitting her son with the plank after her phone became wet from the rain.
“He [Maybir] told [the boy] to keep still, that he deserved it,” James said.
“I had a wooden plank and I was hitting [him]. I was screaming, ‘it’s your fault, it’s your fault’.”
James said Maybir discouraged her from seeking medical attention for the boy.
“Welts started to appear on his skin. They were breaking and they were starting to become infected,” she told the court.
Top Comments
1. Hopefully when these creatures are sentenced,the judge will include sterilisation onthe punishment list.As far as I concerned they have forfeited their right to have kids and when the women gets out she will find another dropkick to become pregnant to
I couldn't agree more and have said that in the past on this site, and was labelled inhuman for stating it.
Nope They have forfeited their right to be parents
I so agree Flyingdale. People who have hurt and abused children HAVE forfeited their rights to have more children. Just like convicted murderers and sex offenders have forfeited their rights to live freely in society. But we still let them out, and this woman will go on to have more children. No wonder this world is screwed up and getting worse.
What amazes me it the horrible men when released never seem to find it difficult to find a new partner
The pogo stick case of that man murdering that poor little boy. It's very sad but not surprising that the police failed to act, just like in so many family cases. The law is upheld for the rights of parents- but not for the child! Children are treated in our society as second rate! What power do they have???? Australia, and all countries that call the self westernised is existing upon the policy that it's the parents right to raise their own children, and for the powers of the government to protect children!! And in the same respect, women equally share this .
Further to this case, it's becoming even more tragic and twisted, as now the brother of the accused- Duane Maybir from Sydney's South was also involved in molesting the 7 year old. The murderer and tormentor of the child is named Kodi Maybir , who was trying to cover up for his brother by beating the boy until the child confessed on video (recorded) that he was in fact lying. This seems to be the perfect intention for murder, as the crown in this case is trying to prove.
What is of concern, Is that this person has been in contact with children outreach programs run by the Salvation Army as well as numerous churches around Sydney; claiming to be a Christian rapper. The title seems self established, and very far from anything Substantial in any form.