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Foster mom gets 10 years in Virginia Beach infant's death
VIRGINIA BEACH
For the first seven months of his life, Braxton Taylor thrived.
Born to a drug-addicted mother whose other children were already living among relatives, Braxton went to live with longtime foster parents Ben and Sarah Fitzpatrick when he was 3 days old.
"Braxton was an angel. Very easy to care for. Very content," Sarah Fitzpatrick testified Wednesday in Circuit Court.
But three months after he left their care, the baby was dead, shaken to death by his second foster mother, 30-year-old Kathleen Ganiere.
Judge Patricia L. West on Wednesday sentenced Ganiere to the maximum 10-year prison term for voluntary manslaughter, exceeding sentencing guidelines that called for no jail time and even the eight years the prosecution had sought.
"I don't need an expert to tell me something horrible happened to that child," West said. "He was a baby who never had a chance once he was with Ms. Ganiere."
In a photo shown in court, 6-week-old Braxton wears a blue-striped shirt with a red train on the front and sleeps with his arms above his head. The infant suffered from acid reflux that caused him to spit up, Sarah Fitzpatrick testified, and his hands had quivered on and off those first weeks.
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(Courtesy photo) Kathleen Ganiere was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of an infant in her care. By Kristin Davis For the first seven months of his life, Braxton Taylor thrived. Born to a drug-addicted mother whose other children were
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(Virginia Beach police) Lawrence Ray Smith, who is not Janyiha's father, agreed to care for the infant. By Kathy Adams Marie Whiteman searched days for her 11-month-old daughter; now she's waiting to learn for certain whether a child's body found in an
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The baby's mother, Marie Whiteman, had entrusted Smith with the baby's care while she served a month in jail for a probation violation. Officers found Smith, who led them to search the parking garage of the Country Inn & Suites at 1801 Atlantic Ave.,
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