Crappy Parent of the Week - Vol.2 (Dec.17-23, 2007)

This week, we travel north up to the South Side of Chicago for our "Crappy Parent of the Week," where we find 24-year-old Lakeshia Murph behind bars for the death of her 2-year-old son, Brandon.  According to the Chicago Tribune, Murph was fed up with the incessant crying of her toddler and so she beat him with a belt and with her fists until "her hands were sore." 

Brandon was taken to the hospital late on Friday, December 14th, 2007 when his father arrived home from work and found the toddler "breathing unusually" and was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. on Saturday.  An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a result of repeated blunt-force trauma as a result of child abuse and Chicago police reportedly were given a videotaped confession from Murph.

Brandon was Murph's 8th child after having her first child at age 13.  All other children have been placed in foster care.

We here at the "Land of Cotton Blog" congratulate you, Lakeshia Murph for helping make the world a better place for our children.