VA–Father pleads guilty to killing 5-yr old child
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A Chesapeake father pleaded guilty Thursday, to killing his 5 year old daughter.
Police arrested Joshua Sawyer in June 2009 after the death of his daughter, Carly. Officers responded to his Oliver Avenue home to investigate a complaint of child abuse. Police said the little girl was confined in a box, tied up, beaten and denied food.
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silverside Says:
Sawyer was also a custodial father who stripped the protective mother of custody during their divorce, then shut off all contact with the mother. When are we going to start holding judges accountable as accessories to these murders?
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 3:53 pm