Citizen Shakes Baby To Death

[formerly LawDawg]

A man convicted of killing a 7-year-old boy after shaking him was
sentenced Friday, but not before hearing from the victim's mother.
 Michael Shukry, 23, sat silent in the courtroom Friday morning as
Carol Roberts, the mother of the 7-year-old boy, addressed him and the
courtroom.
"He has sat in that chair and pretended to be innocent," Roberts said.
"He hasn't told anybody what has happened. He has shown no remorse for
his crime, and I don't believe there's a day in my life that I'll be
able to get over that."
Roberts' son, 7-year-old McImely Dearing, was killed two days after
Christmas in 2002. According to prosecutors, McImely was the victim of
shaken baby syndrome at the hands of Shukry, who was Roberts' fiance at
the time.
Shukry never broke his silence in court Friday. He never has explained
what happened at the crime scene on Dec. 27, 2002. Instead, he was led
off silently to prison, sentenced to 25 years to life for second-degree
murder.
Roberts offered one last message to Shukry, who is her youngest
daughter's father, before he left.
"She's going to have to grow up knowing that the person who was her
father murdered her brother, and that's just unforgivable. And I don't
think this man is sorry, not sorry at all," Roberts said.
McImely died just days after Child Protective Services received reports
of suspected child abuse. Child Protective Services evaluated the
reports and decided there was no need for a formal investigation. The
lack of investigation led to child abuse policy changes within
Sacramento County's Child Protective Services agency.
And Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, passed a new state law,
creating greater oversight and requiring greater sharing of information
within the state's child welfare agencies.
"It's absolutely critical because you never know where accusations may
arise or who a child may talk to," Steinberg said. "So, it's important
the educators have contact with the social welfare workers who can get
in touch with doctors, so that if there is suspicion or problem of
abuse, then the information can get to the right people so that the
child can be protected."
McImely's biological father was initially arrested for molesting his
son, but prosecutors had to drop those charges after the murder because,
they said, without the 7-year-old's testimony, they had no way to prove
the charges.

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On Thursday, March 4, 2004 9:25:05 PM UTC-8, formerly LawDawg wrote:
> A man convicted of killing a 7-year-old boy after shaking him was sentenced Friday, but not before hearing from the victim's mother.  Michael Shukry, 23, sat silent in the courtroom Friday morning as Carol Roberts, the mother of the 7-year-old boy, addressed him and the courtroom. "He has sat in that chair and pretended to be innocent," Roberts said. "He hasn't told anybody what has happened. He has shown no remorse for his crime, and I don't believe there's a day in my life that I'll be able to get over that." Roberts' son, 7-year-old McImely Dearing, was killed two days after Christmas in 2002. According to prosecutors, McImely was the victim of shaken baby syndrome at the hands of Shukry, who was Roberts' fiance at the time. Shukry never broke his silence in court Friday. He never has explained what happened at the crime scene on Dec. 27, 2002. Instead, he was led off silently to prison, sentenced to 25 years to life for second-degree murder.Roberts offered one last message to Shukry, who is her youngest daughter's father, before he left. "She's going to have to grow up knowing that the person who was her father murdered her brother, and that's just unforgivable. And I don't think this man is sorry, not sorry at all," Roberts said. McImely died just days after Child Protective Services received reports of suspected child abuse. Child Protective Services evaluated the reports and decided there was no need for a formal investigation. The lack of investigation led to child abuse policy changes within Sacramento County's Child Protective Services agency. And Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, passed a new state law, creating greater oversight and requiring greater sharing of information within the state's child welfare agencies. "It's absolutely critical because you never know where accusations may arise or who a child may talk to," Steinberg said. "So, it's important the educators have contact with the social welfare workers who can get in touch with doctors, so that if there is suspicion or problem of abuse, then the information can get to the right people so that the child can be protected." McImely's biological father was initially arrested for molesting his son, but prosecutors had to drop those charges after the murder because, they said, without the 7-year-old's testimony, they had no way to prove the charges.


I am not sure why you posted this but thank you. I am McImely's mother and reading the words that killer last heard from me provides me some peace. Thank You