Pregnant woman tortured to death
Posted March 23rd, 2008 by minortopics | via www.cnn.com5 adults and one 12 year old boy are charged with the murder and torture of a developmentally delayed pregnanat woman, whose 1 year old son was found starving.
There is a special place in hell for these people. This is just so horrific. How can people be so sadistic? How is this level of evil even possible?
Hayes said things apparently came to a head Jan. 30, when investigators believe that Woods, during a dispute, beat Dixon on the head with an object Hayes wouldn’t identify. The next day Woods found her dead.
Hayes watched the autopsy and found her injuries disturbing. X-rays revealed roughly 30 BBs lodged in her. Deep-tissue burns covered about one-third of her body — her face, her chest, her arms and feet — and left her severely dehydrated. Her face and body showed signs of prolonged abuse. Many of her wounds were infected.
None of the injuries, Hayes said, proved singly fatal to Dixon. Her system already was taxed by her unborn baby.
“The autopsy sort of indicates her immune system just shut down,” he said. “It was not capable of fending off any more.”