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11th September 2010, 05:41 PM
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Stephens testified Johnson told him he was the one who pulled a handful of hair out of the 3-year-old's head. Family members of the defendants and people in the courtroom gasped during the explanation, according to Jones.
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Shuntae Battle, Juan Johnson on trial for girl Jasmine's death
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A three-year-old girl was beaten to death, police say, at the hands of her mother and another man. The details could send a chill down your spine. Some of them are so disturbing, people in an Atlanta courtroom gasped during Friday's testimony.
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Detective J.D. Stephens with the Atlanta Police Department says, "I've been a cop for homicide for 12 years. I've handled seven baby cases. This is the worst I've ever seen."
Atlanta police Detective J.D. Stephens testified that the injuries to three- year old Jasmine jerkins were so severe staff at the hospital were shaken up. The detective seemed to get emotional on the stand.
Detective Stephens says, "She had multiple bruises multiple lacerations. The scene was pretty bad even the nurses at Scottish Rites were upset."
Police say Jasmine's mother Shuntae Battle and her boyfriend of two months, Juan Johnson beat Jasmine at because she had been acting out and used the bathroom on herself.
Battle and Johnson stared straight ahead with no emotion as Det. Stephens said Battle initially said the child was hurt when she fell off a portable toilet. Then Stephens says the child's mother admitted to disciplining the child seven times that day.
Detective Stephens says, "And she says on the last time that Mr. Johnson disciplined her child the beating was so bad that she had to get up and leave the room and go to another room because she couldn't watch it."
After the hearing, Juan Johnson's attorney said her client didn't inflict any of the fatal blows. Shuntae Battle's attorney couldn't be reached. Both of the suspects face murder, aggravated assault and child cruelty charges.
Stephens testified Johnson told him he was the one who pulled a handful of hair out of the 3-year-old's head. Family members of the defendants and people in the courtroom gasped during the explanation, according to Jones.
http://www.todaysthv.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=606386147001
Shuntae Battle, Juan Johnson on trial for girl Jasmine's death
http://www.todaysthv.com/genthumb.ashx?e=3&h=240&w=320&i=/assetpool/images/100910040702_girltrial2.jpg
A three-year-old girl was beaten to death, police say, at the hands of her mother and another man. The details could send a chill down your spine. Some of them are so disturbing, people in an Atlanta courtroom gasped during Friday's testimony.
Advertisement
Detective J.D. Stephens with the Atlanta Police Department says, "I've been a cop for homicide for 12 years. I've handled seven baby cases. This is the worst I've ever seen."
Atlanta police Detective J.D. Stephens testified that the injuries to three- year old Jasmine jerkins were so severe staff at the hospital were shaken up. The detective seemed to get emotional on the stand.
Detective Stephens says, "She had multiple bruises multiple lacerations. The scene was pretty bad even the nurses at Scottish Rites were upset."
Police say Jasmine's mother Shuntae Battle and her boyfriend of two months, Juan Johnson beat Jasmine at because she had been acting out and used the bathroom on herself.
Battle and Johnson stared straight ahead with no emotion as Det. Stephens said Battle initially said the child was hurt when she fell off a portable toilet. Then Stephens says the child's mother admitted to disciplining the child seven times that day.
Detective Stephens says, "And she says on the last time that Mr. Johnson disciplined her child the beating was so bad that she had to get up and leave the room and go to another room because she couldn't watch it."
After the hearing, Juan Johnson's attorney said her client didn't inflict any of the fatal blows. Shuntae Battle's attorney couldn't be reached. Both of the suspects face murder, aggravated assault and child cruelty charges.