Man Commits Suicide After Child Abuse Conviction
MIAMI, OK — An Ottawa County man took his life hours after being convicted of child abuse by injury, a prosecutor said Sunday. Christopher William Good, 24, of Miami, was convicted Friday in Ottawa County District Court for seriously injuring his girlfriend’s 15-month-old daughter in April 2006. “The child was literally beaten from head to toe,” said Ben Loring, assistant district attorney. “She was bruised on the top of her head to the bottom of her feet.” The girl, who suffered some brain damage, had cigarette burns, a skull fracture and a broken wrist, he said. The child, now 5, is doing relatively well and in the custody of her father, Loring said.
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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