Teen mom caught on tape smothering baby with hand and blanket

A Texas teen mom could face life behind bars after she was caught on camera trying to smother her baby with a blanket and her hands.

Shantaniqua Nykole Scott, 18, of Waco was convicted Thursday of injury to a child.

She told authorities that she couldn't handle the stress of being a single, unemployed mom and wanted the 4-month-old "out of my life."

Last year, baby Rhaidyn had been flown from a Waco hospital to one in Fort Worth for a recurring, gastroesophageal reflux that caused him to stop breathing. After a doctor became suspicious of child abuse, a video monitor was placed in his room, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

What happened next horrified jurors, who saw the disturbing video earlier this week.

In the footage, Scott is seen placing a Winnie the Pooh blanket over Rhaidyn's face for more than 20 seconds. A nurse then comes into the room, while Scott walked across the room and looks at her cell phone.

Shortly after, Scott takes her hand and puts it over the baby's nose and mouth for a minute and 14 seconds. The baby is seen kicking his arms and legs before going limp.

Doctors and nurses rush into the hospital to resuscitate Rhaidyn after alarms go off, indicating he has stopped breathing.

Luckily, the baby survived and is now in foster care.

"No doubt if it hadn't been for the hospital staff, he would be dead today," prosecutor Rainey Webb said.

Defense attorney David Jones argued Scott did not cause any serious injuries to her son.

"She had no business having a baby at her age," he told the courtroom. "But what were the injuries? You didn't hear of any injuries."


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Defense attorney David Jones argued Scott did not cause any serious injuries to her son.

"She had no business having a baby at her age," he told the courtroom. "But what were the injuries? You didn't hear of any injuries."

wow

No injuries, she only tried to snuff the child out but he is claiming no injuries, is he from a cracker jacks box?

CeCe wrote:

Defense attorney David Jones argued Scott did not cause any serious injuries to her son.

"She had no business having a baby at her age," he told the courtroom. "But what were the injuries? You didn't hear of any injuries."

wow

Just incredible, isn't it? The attorney is nearly as despicable as she is.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is most likely why Shakespeare opened up Henry VI with 'first thing we do is kill all the lawyers'.

Shantaniqua? Nykole, not Nicole. LOL. She should've just put him up for adoption. They're going to find out that the baby has been smothered and you're not going to get away with it. You want him out of your life, but now you're life is going to be spent in a jail cell. Dumb broad. *sighs* People crazy.

Sad but doesn't surprise me. We live in a culture that has basically said that this is okay in other forms, so this is just the next natural step. When we sell our souls, we shouldn't be surprised when we lose our humanity.

She's lucky she may only get "life". The like to use the needle in Texas. If she had succeeded.

Wonder how that lawyer of hers would like somebody to stop him breathing for a minute and 14 seconds and insist no harm, no injuries, etc.?

Supernova wrote:Wonder how that lawyer of hers would like somebody to stop him breathing for a minute and 14 seconds and insist no harm, no injuries, etc.?

If she wanted that baby out of her life she could have contacted an agency & put him up for adoption. There would have been a line for that kid.

I'm still speechless at the lawyer's behavior. So I agree. Let somebody stop his breathing for a minute, 14. Afterall there's no injury, no harm. Maybe he should have offered a demonstration.

CeCe wrote:

Supernova wrote:Wonder how that lawyer of hers would like somebody to stop him breathing for a minute and 14 seconds and insist no harm, no injuries, etc.?

If she wanted that baby out of her life she could have contacted an agency & put him up for adoption. There would have been a line for that kid.

I'm still speechless at the lawyer's behavior. So I agree. Let somebody stop his breathing for a minute, 14. Afterall there's no injury, no harm. Maybe he should have offered a demonstration.

Don't give him any ideas. He could put NY on the stand as a demonstration and the bitch (on trial ) could get off.

alan smithee wrote:

CeCe wrote:

If she wanted that baby out of her life she could have contacted an agency & put him up for adoption. There would have been a line for that kid.

I'm still speechless at the lawyer's behavior. So I agree. Let somebody stop his breathing for a minute, 14. Afterall there's no injury, no harm. Maybe he should have offered a demonstration.

Don't give him any ideas. He could put NY on the stand as a demonstration and the bitch (on trial ) could get off.

Oh no you didn't!!

CeCe wrote:

Supernova wrote:Wonder how that lawyer of hers would like somebody to stop him breathing for a minute and 14 seconds and insist no harm, no injuries, etc.?

If she wanted that baby out of her life she could have contacted an agency & put him up for adoption. There would have been a line for that kid.

I'm still speechless at the lawyer's behavior. So I agree. Let somebody stop his breathing for a minute, 14. Afterall there's no injury, no harm. Maybe he should have offered a demonstration.

ITA with this!!!!! It's sickening. There are so many people out there who are desperate for a child and would treasure this little boy.

What that lawyer said is disgusting, too. ITa that he should get the same treatment as this baby and we'll see how he feels about it.

Nystyle709 wrote:Shantaniqua? Nykole, not Nicole. LOL.

Black folks....
Even when we sound typical, we not.

Anyway, fuck that crazy bitch. Woulda loved to hear her take on her own insane behavior and why she did it just so I can pick it apart and feel all the more smug. I hope them ruffneck chicks in prison wreck her.

alan smithee wrote:

CeCe wrote:

If she wanted that baby out of her life she could have contacted an agency & put him up for adoption. There would have been a line for that kid.

I'm still speechless at the lawyer's behavior. So I agree. Let somebody stop his breathing for a minute, 14. Afterall there's no injury, no harm. Maybe he should have offered a demonstration.

Don't give him any ideas. He could put NY on the stand as a demonstration and the bitch (on trial ) could get off.

Heh.

I knew you'd get it