Shit Parent of the Day: Woman, 25, smothers newborn twins so parents wouldn't hear them crying and n
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HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -- A young mother charged with murder has told police she hid her pregnancy, gave birth to twin sons at her family's home and [b]killed the infants by smothering their cries so her parents wouldn't hear them.[/b]
Police in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville arrested Lindsey Lowe, 25, on Wednesday after [b]her father discovered one baby's body in a laundry basket.[/b]
According to a police affidavit, the young mother said she didn't tell her family she was pregnant, but believes she got pregnant in January and never visited a doctor. Police said on Thursday they were trying to identify the father of the twins.
Police said they interviewed Lowe who said she went into labor Monday evening while on the toilet at her parent's home. She said the first baby fell into the toilet and began to cry.
"Lowe stated that the baby was crying and Lowe did not want her parents to hear and find out about the child," police wrote in the affidavit. "Lowe stated that she put her hand over the child's mouth and she stated that she kept it there until the child was dead, which was a couple of minutes." Lowe said she never checked the sex of the child.
A few minutes later, the affidavit says, she gave birth to the second child, who also fell in the toilet. She again put her hand over the baby's mouth and held it there until the baby died, which she said took less time than the first child. She put both babies in the laundry basket and covered them up with blankets.
Police said both boys appeared to be full term and weighing about 5 or 6 pounds.
Lowe, who works at a pediatric dentist's office, was charged with first-degree murder and remained in jail Thursday with no bond. Police said she is undergoing a medical evaluation.
Police Lt. Scott Ryan said Thursday that he didn't know how she hid the pregnancy, just saying that she didn't tell anyone. He would not say whether Lowe was helping them to identify the father.
Ryan said women with unwanted pregnancies have several options, including a safe haven law that allows newborns to be dropped off at places like hospitals and police stations.
"No matter how bleak the outlook may be for you, let someone help you out," Ryan said.
Someone answered a call by The Associated Press to Lowe's father but hung up when asked for comment.
Senior Pastor at City Road Chapel United Methodist Church Ron Lowery said he got a call from Lowe's parents on Wednesday to come to the house for support during the police investigation. He said Lindsey and her sister grew up in the church and were regularly involved in youth activities.
On Thursday, he said the family was stable and was figuring out what to do next.
"It's amazing how we somehow have the ability to cope even in life's worst disasters," Lowery said.
As to why Lindsey was so desperate to hide the pregnancy, Lowery said, "It's a mystery to everybody."[/quote]
That's messed up. And she must be fucking fat to have no one know she is pregnant. Also 25 living with her parents?
That's a logical solution, it's not like adoption exists or anything.
I guess it was really a life-or-death situation if her family found out that she was pregnant. They would've been pissed, and perhaps even killed her. How terrible. I'm sure ending two possibly great lives just as they began was a reasonable price to pay.
(It's sarcasm)
Clearly someone has some very serious mental issues.
Well, she wanted to hide the pregnancy for some reason, and if she was willing to go to these lengths then there was certainly a danger to her if she was caught. These mitigating factors point toward her innocence, or her insanity.
[QUOTE=Andokool12;32321406]That's a logical solution, it's not like adoption exists or anything.
I guess it was really a life-or-death situation if her family found out that she was pregnant. They would've been pissed, and perhaps even killed her. How terrible. I'm sure ending two possibly great lives just as they were born was a reasonable price to pay.[/QUOTE]
Uh what, why would her parents kill her?
[QUOTE=Ghost656;32321515]Uh what, why would her parents kill her?[/QUOTE]
They wouldn't
Should've gotten an abortion
[QUOTE=Lambeth;32321616]Should've gotten an abortion[/QUOTE]They'd have died if she got an abortion.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32321649]They'd have died if she got an abortion.[/QUOTE]
i think he means the parent
[QUOTE=JWJ;32321656]Tennessee[/QUOTE]
They're really making a name for themselves, eh?
Does she honestly think she can hide something like this from her parents, who lives under the same roof?
[QUOTE=Andokool12;32321406]That's a logical solution, it's not like adoption exists or anything.
I guess it was really a life-or-death situation if her family found out that she was pregnant. They would've been pissed, and perhaps even killed her. How terrible. I'm sure ending two possibly great lives just as they began was a reasonable price to pay.
(It's sarcasm)[/QUOTE]
I highly doubt her parents would have killed her, they;d probably have been seriously pissed, but it's fairly extreme to assume they'd kill her.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32321714]I highly doubt her parents would have killed her, they;d probably have been seriously pissed, but it's fairly extreme to assume they'd kill her.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but I said it's sarcasm.
If she didn't intend to create and raise the infants I see no problem with her eliminating the problem.
The only problem is she took care of the situation in an incompetent manner that made this situation a whole lot worse.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32321649]They'd have died if she got an abortion.[/QUOTE]that's not funny I'm an abortion survivor
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;32322028]If she didn't intend to create and raise the infants I see no problem with her eliminating the problem.
The only problem is she took care of the situation in an incompetent manner that made this situation a whole lot worse.[/QUOTE]
I know that there is some debate about late term abortions,
But can we all at least agree that once a baby is born, your not allowed to kill it.
[editline]16th September 2011[/editline]
Of course I said that before reading who I replyed to, we may all be able to agree that murdering already born people is not ok, sobo over here probably wants us to inspect infants and then throw the defective ones off a cliff like the spartans.
Why the crap would you hide a dead baby in a laundry basket, she must have wanted to be caught or been incredibly retarded.
[QUOTE=Callius;32322681]Why the crap would you hide a dead baby in a laundry basket, she must have wanted to be caught or been incredibly retarded.[/QUOTE]
Have you ever had to smuggle two dead babies out of your bathroom and past your parents,
I would suspect it`s harder than it sounds.
How the fuck do you hide being pregnant, with twins especially
"i just gained a lot of weight in my stomach area and it just happens to be in a round shape"
[QUOTE=Novistador;32322564]I know that there is some debate about late term abortions,
But can we all at least agree that once a baby is born, your not allowed to kill it.
[editline]16th September 2011[/editline]
Of course I said that before reading who I replyed to, we may all be able to agree that murdering already born people is not ok, sobo over here probably wants us to inspect infants and then throw the defective ones off a cliff like the spartans.[/QUOTE]
No just that if a parent is unwilling to raise a child they accidentally have then it be rid of if it won't lead a good life. Like there are no qualms about abortions I wonder what the problem is exactly.
[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;32322300]that's not funny I'm an abortion survivor[/QUOTE]
how do you survive an abortion
how does that work
[QUOTE=DrBreen;32322885]how do you survive an abortion
how does that work[/QUOTE]
The woman uses the child as an excuse to get some guy to stay with her and marry her.
Otherwise it woulda got aborted.
[QUOTE=Andokool12;32321406]That's a logical solution, it's not like adoption exists or anything.
I guess it was really a life-or-death situation if her family found out that she was pregnant. They would've been pissed, and perhaps even killed her. How terrible. I'm sure ending two possibly great lives just as they began was a reasonable price to pay.
(It's sarcasm)[/QUOTE]
[quote]Ryan said women with unwanted pregnancies have several options, including a safe haven law that allows newborns to be dropped off at places like hospitals and police stations.[/quote]
How do you not know that you're not pregnant?
[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;32322300]that's not funny I'm an abortion survivor[/QUOTE]
I wasn't being funny.
Garry should just rename Sensationalist Headlines to Dead Babies.
[QUOTE=stepat201;32323094]Garry should just rename Sensationalist Headlines to Dead Babies.[/QUOTE]
"Bad Parents & Republicans"?
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;32321649]They'd have died if she got an abortion.[/QUOTE]
Well clearly she wasn't ready for them
When wil the child abuse and mistreatment stories end ..?
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