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Step-grandmother, Shanica Callaghan, 35, accused of beating her husband’s 11-month-old grandson so viciously he suffered a fractured skull and horrific injuries to his brain, neck and spinal cord, released from custody after six years

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c171c8c8351fda6bb3f3d0acde2cf86" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Step-grandmother accused of beating her husband&&num;8217&semi;s 11-month-old baby so viciously he suffered a fractured skull and horrific injuries to his brain&comma; neck and spinal cord <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-db01f2672e19f6900cb50decf27ed21e" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shanica Callaghan&comma; 35&comma; walked free from court in New York City on Thursday&comma; released six years after she was charged with infanticide <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c9396d76aa3c14b0038ed9ba1c3b84a" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Jeramiah Callaghan died on September 6&comma; 2017&comma; a week after he was rushed to hospital <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8bf9854525de225124ed6044608fd9d8" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shanica Callaghan who is married to the infant&&num;8217&semi;s grandfather is accused of killing him at home <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9623d56b7dd1f2549788c82f1790989" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>She had been in custody since her April 2018 arrest on second-degree murder&comma; first-degree assault&comma; and endangering the welfare of a child <&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09be9956341a949f1205db665c1236c4" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Baby Jeremiah was put on life support after doctors found skull fracture&comma; brain bleeding&comma; extensive retinal hemorrhages in both eyes&comma; a detached left retina&comma; and major spinal cord injury <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44e2516d60f88f75f663e2c5513a4178" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shanica Callaghan who has three children of her own claimed she was burping the infant after a trip to the park&comma; but police say she beat him <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5beac4e62c56b3b5a4130c02b9065f64" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;201717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Callaghan is next scheduled to appear in court in February&comma; and faces up to 25 years&&num;8217&semi; jail if convicted<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;12&sol;Jeremiah-Callaghan-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-455854" style&equals;"width&colon;755px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Jeremiah Callaghan was just 11 months old when he went into cardiac arrest&period; Based on his horrific injuries&comma; prosecutors say his step-grandmother&comma;  beat him to death&period; She claims she on burped the infant<&sol;strong> <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A 35-year-old New York woman has been released on bail six years after allegedly shaking and beating an 11-month-old baby to death&period;<br>Shanica Callaghan was hauled before the Queens Supreme Court in New York City in handcuffs on Thursday&comma; over the death of her infant step-grandson Jeremiah Callaghan six years ago&comma; but was released and got into a car outside&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;12&sol;Shanica-Callaghan-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-455856" style&equals;"width&colon;842px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Shanica Callaghan&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; was released on bail six years after Jeramiah&&num;8217&semi;s September 6&comma; 2017&comma; death outside court on Thursday&period; She had been in custody since her April 2018 arrest on second-degree murder&comma; first-degree assault&comma; and endangering the welfare of a child <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Shanica who is married to&comma; Jeramiah&&num;8217&semi;s grandfather was held for the death of the baby on September 6&comma; 2017&comma; from a fractured skull as well as injuries to his brain&comma; neck&comma; and spinal cord&period;<br>The Medical Examiner&&num;8217&semi;s report stated that cause of death for the infant was &&num;8216&semi;violent&comma; repetitive forces of acceleration and deceleration and significant blunt force trauma being applied to &lbrack;his&rsqb; head and body&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>Callaghan&comma; who is also the mother of three young children&comma; was arrested seven months later on April 24&comma; 2018&comma; charged with second-degree murder&comma; first-degree assault&comma; and endangering the welfare of a child&period;<br>The case has wound its way through the courts ever since and she appeared before Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant on Tuesday morning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;12&sol;Shanica-Callaghan-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-455858" style&equals;"width&colon;838px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Shanica Callaghan &lpar;left&rpar; was hauled before the Queens Supreme Court in New York City in handcuffs on Thursday&comma; charged with second-degree murder&period; Although released Callaghan she is due in court in February&comma; and faces up to 25 years&&num;8217&semi; jail if convicted<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Appearing in court Tuesday&comma;Callaghan stared at her feet as her lawyer addressed the court&period; After her release was announced the suspect left court in a dark blue car&period;<br>Court documents detail how Jeramiah was rushed to hospital after returning from a family trip to Brookville Playground in Rosedale on August 31&comma; 2017&period;<br>Jeramiah&&num;8217&semi;s grandfather was given sole custody of him by the Texas State Department of Family and Protective Services in 2016 because his daughter who is the child&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; struggled with drug addiction&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;12&sol;Shanica-Callaghan-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-455860" style&equals;"width&colon;838px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Callaghan&comma; who is still facing murder charges stared at her feet as her lawyer addressed the court<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On the day Jeremiah was reported injured&comma; Shanica Callaghan said she carried the baby while her husband walked ahead of her with their three children&comma; who pushed their bikes along the sidewalk&period;<br>She claimed Jeramiah was healthy and playing normally that day&comma; and did not suffer any injuries before they returned home about 7&period;30pm&period;<br>Her husband stayed outside their apartment in Springfield Gardens when she took the baby inside to feed him&comma; but before long she frantically called him inside&period;<br>Callaghan told police she changed his diaper and gave him a bottle&period; As she was burping him&comma; she said the baby began to vomit and had difficulty breathing&period; <br>Her husband found Jeremiah was vomiting and gasping for air&comma; he told police&comma; and he called an ambulance to rush the baby to hospital while he went into cardiac arrest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;12&sol;Shanica-Callaghan-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-455861" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Callaghan is seen &lbrack;left&rsqb; leaving court&comma; after her release on Tuesday &&num;8211&semi; six years after she her initial 2018 arrest<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Baby Jeremiah was moved to Cohen Children&&num;8217&semi;s Medical Center and put on life support&comma; where he stayed until he died a week later&period;<br>Among the injuries recorded by the doctors were brain bleeding&comma; extensive retinal hemorrhages in both eyes&comma; a detached left retina&comma; and major spinal cord injury&comma; according to court documents&period;<br>An autopsy revealed the skull fracture in addition to these horrific injuries&period;<br>Callaghan who is due back in court in February faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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