Man on trial for putting feverish baby in freezer

[Laurent]

Man on trial for putting baby in freezer
Mon Nov 27, 8:40 AM ET

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who could not figure out how to deal with his girlfriend's feverish 10-month-old daughter put the baby into a freezer to cool her down, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

Derrick Hardy faces charges of criminal negligence and assaulting the infant, who was rescued when her mother came home, the Charlottetown Guardian said.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said the mother found the girl crammed into the freezer alongside ice cubes and hamburger meat. Hardy said he had left the door ajar but the mother said it had been closed when she returned.

He told a court in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island on Thursday the child had only been in the freezer for about 40 seconds.

Hardy, 21, who admitted to police that he had no real parenting skills to deal with a sick child, said he had noticed the girl was very hot and put a cool cloth on her face, but this had no effect.

He then carried the girl outside into the night air but, frustrated that this also did not work and worried she might drown if placed in a cold bath, he put the baby into the kitchen freezer. She was wearing only an undershirt.

A local doctor said the mother had described her baby as "crying, sobbing and terrified." The child spent several days in hospital to recover from first- and second-degree freezer burns on her head and torso.

Hardy has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The baby's grandmother now has custody of the girl.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061127/od_nm/baby_dc

Since this story had a semi-happy ending and the kid lived, I'll express my relief that finally some jackassery is taking place in Canada instead of the U.S. for a change.

[pacific breeze]

Why do these kind of people keep having children? Why? Why? Why?

I guess it's because the only thing they CAN do successfully. It's all downhill after that.

[Lobelia]

Is he retarded? Unless he has a 50 IQ, he needs serious punishment.

[Sojiita]

Well it is not difficult to think of an appropriate punishment for this moron!
Now which establishment wants to donate the use of their walkin freezer??

[twitchy]

I can't see that 40 seconds in a freezer would give you "first and second degree freezer burns". Either the article is inaccurate or the guy's lying. I vote lying. He looks like a real winner too. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/24112006/...concludes.html
I wonder about the mother losing custody as well. Is there more to it? Did she choose to 'stand by her man'?

[LynnieD]

What the hell?? This is unbelieveable. There are so many things wrong w/this story, I don't even know where to start.

[crumpet]

You know, it really is possible that he was that stupid. There really are people in this world who are dumb enough to do that and not necessarily out of a desire to harm, but just because they are 1/2 a chromosome away from dragging their knuckles.......

[ANC]

Originally Posted by crumpet

... but just because they are 1/2 a chromosome away from dragging their knuckles.......

Funniest thing I've read all day!

[Lobelia]

The world is just too depressing. They were talking on CNN this morning about a woman who killed her baby in the microwave.

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Lobelia

The world is just too depressing. They were talking on CNN this morning about a woman who killed her baby in the microwave.

OH MY GOD!! Seriously?? There are so many things sick and wrong with that, I wouldn't even know where to start.

[sweetrebel]

I really think these people are ignorant, but I really think that the man didn't have a clue about what to do, and he was trying to break the fever. He did say that he tried several things and was afraid to put her into cool water. Honestly, I don't think he intended to harm this child. I think that they should receive some parenting classes and have supervised visitation with the child until they have proven that they can handle the demands of a child.

[Tati]

...and worried she might drown if placed in a cold bath...

Um - you have to stay with a young child when they're in the bath, dumbass. If you are holding onto them, they won't drown. The fact that he was even thinking along these lines makes me think he just had no fucking clue. Which is not an excuse at all. Fuck, people should really have to be licensed before being allowed to breed... and I know, the article calls this his girlfriend's child, meaning probably not his... still. Just - fuck. Ignorant people piss me off.

[Algernon]

Originally Posted by twitchy

I can't see that 40 seconds in a freezer would give you "first and second degree freezer burns". Either the article is inaccurate or the guy's lying. I vote lying. He looks like a real winner too. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/24112006/...concludes.html
I wonder about the mother losing custody as well. Is there more to it? Did she choose to 'stand by her man'?

Heh, he looks like K-Fed!!!

And yeah, you took the words right outta my mouth. 40 seconds in a freezer gives a baby freezer burn???? I think not. What a freaking dumbass.

[Sojiita]

Originally Posted by twitchy

I can't see that 40 seconds in a freezer would give you "first and second degree freezer burns". Either the article is inaccurate or the guy's lying. I vote lying. He looks like a real winner too. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/24112006/...concludes.html
I wonder about the mother losing custody as well. Is there more to it? Did she choose to 'stand by her man'?

In that pic he looks like K-fed alot. What a surprise.

Originally Posted by Algernon

Heh, he looks like K-Fed!!!

And yeah, you took the words right outta my mouth. 40 seconds in a freezer gives a baby freezer burn???? I think not. What a freaking dumbass.

hahahah. I just posted that and then went to the second page and saw your post!

[AliceInWonderland]

they should roast his ass to death! burn in hell motherfucker!!!

poor baby.

thank gawd she didn't die!