4 kids die in La. home fire, mom charged

[cajunranger]

Four unattended children died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana and their mother was charged Sunday with four counts of negligent homicide for allegedly leaving them alone, authorities said.

Capt. Doug Cain, a spokesman for Louisiana Department of Public Safety, told The Associated Press that the fire began just before midnight Saturday in the town of Rayne, about 70 miles west of Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana.

Cain said the children who died were ages 2, 5, 7 and 8. He said their mother, 26-year-old Shaqueta McDade, was arrested and charged with four counts of negligent homicide. She was being held at the Acadia County Jail.

http://news.yahoo.com/police-4-kids-die-la-home-fire-mom-215903912.html

 

[762NATO]

God have mercy on her, for the women in the prison won't.

 

[CEHollier]

A neighbor interviewed on WAFB said she left them at home because she "Worked a lot". Wonder where dad is?

 

[brfd557]

Horrible, just how stupid can someone be..... Poor babies didn't have a chance

 

[charlie12]

A neighbor interviewed on WAFB said she left them at home because she "Worked a lot". Wonder where dad is?

Dad or Dads

 

[charlie12]

Next time they have another good working house fire they should throw her ass in it and be done with her.

 

[Cat]

God have mercy on her, for the women in the prison won't.

Maybe. Maybe not. Guttweiler walked. If a tenth of what I heard was true on that case and the evidence that wasn't allowed in court, she should have fried.

 

[762NATO]

Maybe. Maybe not. Guttweiler walked. If a tenth of what I heard was true on that case and the evidence that wasn't allowed in court, she should have fried.

"Guttweiler"? Not familiar with that one. What happened in that case?

 

[Cat]

"Guttweiler"? Not familiar with that one. What happened in that case?

Same thing. She was running errands, went to the bank, her house burned with her three children in it. The prosecution and lead investigation were absolutely positive she did it. But according to hearsay, evidence was contaminated. Within hours, the house and remaining evidence was bulldozed. The type of arson forensics the investigation was counting on is hotly debated. Meanwhile years go by, she moves to North Carolina, remarries, comes back home, stands trial and is for the most part, not guilty of murder. (that's the Dateline tv show version)

Depending on who you talk to, she is overwhelmingly guilty (my opinion) or sadly portrayed as a heartbroken struggling mother who made a mistake. (Dateline's)

Google Amanda Gutweiler. It's there.

My father is hunting buddies with one of the people involved. It was heartbreakingly clear that the prosecution truly deeply thoroughly believed that she murdered those children. Spec and I had a marital bet that there would be a post trial retirement. It was one of those cases that took years off a person.

Edit to add: she did serve time and she did plea but... She eventually walked.

 

[Neil09]

Wow this ones close to home. Sad deal.

 

[Hitman]

A neighbor interviewed on WAFB said she left them at home because she "Worked a lot". Wonder where dad is?

'IF' she was indeed out 'WORKING', I can understand, but not excuse her actions.

If she was out screwing off, she should fry.

 

[Neil09]

Was just told my mothers first cousin, that mother was at the club when it happened...

 

[Hitman]

Was just told my mothers first cousin, that mother was at the club when it happened...

Chair!

 

[SpeedRacer]

'IF' she was indeed out 'WORKING', I can understand, but not excuse her actions.

If she was out screwing off, she should fry.

There's NO excuse to leave four kids under 8 years old home alone. I don't care if she was out curing cancer all night, no better in my book.

 

[Hitman]

There's NO excuse to leave four kids under 8 years old home alone. I don't care if she was out curing cancer all night, no better in my book.

Like I said, I'd agree /fine print/ I just said I could understand her reasoning, not excuse it.

Doesn't matter anyway, Bitch was out partying supposedly.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Also just heard on the radio that the "kids were left unattended the night before, but were returned to their mother." I'm assuming the popo/CPS took the kids from the sound of it, and were subsequently returned earlier the day they were killed. If so, just another example of the system failing...

ETA: or it was a concerned neighbor, who should be feeling pretty crappy right now about not not involving the authorities.

 

[apso1857]

Was just told my mothers first cousin, that mother was at the club when it happened...

Lets just say, that I have a "lil more info" into this case, and I am hearing the same thing. Also this isn't the first time she was reported to the local PD for the same thing. Unfortunately CPS is about useless around here and in this case it cost these poor children their lives.

Also a similar incident happened around same time in Crowley in which a babysitter caused the death of the infant she was watching. She also has been charged.


I hate to say it, but this is becoming more and more common everywhere.

 

[Mojo Rider]

You'd think at least one of the four fathers would be available to watch the kids.

 

[Mojo Rider]

Neil09 is right. WBRZ news just announced that she was out "clubbing" while her children were dying. Hope the DA goes for the death penalty.

 

[charlie12]

You'd think at least one of the four fathers would be available to watch the kids.

They might not know they are the baby daddy or care.