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April 12, 2010 in City
Injured baby improving at Spokane hospital
A 2-month-old baby who suffered what Spokane police first thought would be fatal injuries is expected to survive.
SkyeLynn A. Jamison remains at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she’s been since Monday. A woman who identified herself as the girl’s great-aunt said on a Facebook page that she’s moving, making noises and breathing on her own.
Spokane police Officer Jennifer DeRuwe said police “cannot comment further on (SkyeLynn’s) medical condition but have been able to confirm she has improved.”
SkyeLynn’s father, 18-year-old Tyler L. Jamison, is charged with first-degree assault. He remains in Spokane County Jail on $200,000 bond.
Jamison took SkyeLynn to Providence Holy Family Hospital about noon Monday. That was hours after a doctor told him to bring the girl in immediately when Jamison said her eyes were “looking in different directions.” Doctors at Holy Family said the girl was in medical distress and rushed her to Sacred Heart. Doctors said the girl had a head wound, bruises all over her body and several broken ribs. “A brain scan is showing no brain activity,” according to court documents prepared by detectives.
Jamison denied hurting SkyeLynn in an interview with detectives that day, but the next day, he reportedly described weeks of abuse sparked by SkyeLynn crying.
Jamison told police he got frustrated and lost control when the baby began crying, according to documents prepared by detectives. “Tyler said starting in about mid March, he began using his fingers to pinch off SkyeLynn’s windpipe when she would start crying.”
He cut off her breathing until she turned pale “a couple times a day until his fingernails started leaving scratches and cuts on SkyeLynn’s skin,” according to the documents. Jamison said to keep people from noticing what he was doing, “he started cupping his hand over SkyeLynn’s nose and mouth when she would cry.”
Jamison also reportedly told police that he sometimes squeezed SkyeLynn and may have broken ribs. Medics said the girl’s ribs appeared to have been broken at different times.
Jamsion was arrested Wednesday after his girlfriend’s family called 911 and said he was planning to leave town.
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AlaskanJules on April 12 at 12:10 p.m.
Someone ought to do that to the Father and see how he likes it - This story is disgusting 2 months old and no one in the family was noticing anything…
jtaylor on April 12 at 12:43 p.m.
This is one of the most sickening cases of child abuse I have ever heard of. The creep who did this is just plain evil. Who will take care of this poor brain-dead baby now? Certainly not the low-life trailer trash mother who chose to breed with scum and bring an innocent life into this world with no hope of providing for it. But then again, this is par for the course these days. I hope this creep goes to prison and that another inmate pinches off his windpipe every day for a month, then cuts off his nuts and shoves them down his throat so that he chokes to death. He will get his, no doubt.
proudteenmom on April 12 at 2:36 p.m.
For the record, for those of you who cant read correctly, the mother in this case has done NOTHING wrong. So for you to put her in a category such as a “low-life trailer trash mother” is completely wrong! Instead of wasting everyones time with your obscene comments against a family in pain, attempt to move on and care for children the correct way. This little girl needs more people on her side vs everyone spending their time talking about her FAMILY. The world knows what her faither has done, take the breath your wasting, and put it into praying for her.
Nick42 on April 12 at 2:43 p.m.
If only these teen parents had been as perfect and wonderful as jtaylor…
jenilynn on April 12 at 2:46 p.m.
jtaylor, I could not have said it better myself!! He is a coward, anyone who hurts a helpless little child is nothing but a major coward!! Unfortunately that child will probably go home to its mother which in my opinion she should not be allowed anywhere near her. This is something that never should have happened. You can call 911, or take a baby to a church or a hospital, or The Vanessa Behan Crisis Facility. So many options to prevent this kind of tragedy. But I guess the parent needs to be a little selfless and smart to think of such a thing. And of course the last little kicker, he will get three hots and a cot courtesy of the tax payers, if that isn’t just the icing on the cake. He deserves something much less expensive.
jenilynn on April 12 at 2:48 p.m.
proudteenmom, this child needs people around her that are not blind to abuse! You have got to be kidding me!! Maybe a little more education about sex and abstinence would be better than babies having babies!!
Nick42 on April 12 at 3:01 p.m.
If he is guilty, this kid should go to jail and serve time for his crime, of course. And all the judgmental, self-righteous folks on here ought to save their breath and use their energy for something more productive. You know nothing of these families, their circumstances or their thought processes.
And, what is “much less expensive,” Jenilynn? Last I checked, with all of the legal expenses, the death penalty is far more expensive to taxpayers than life in prison.
lewis8457 on April 12 at 3:37 p.m.
What a sad state of affairs. Children having children and now both their lives are wasted. Hopefully the child will regain some brain function since her body is fighting to live. still it is just sad what some people will resort to.
BigE on April 12 at 3:43 p.m.
White trash on dope
spokanecommunistparty on April 12 at 3:47 p.m.
I will be praying for that family.
Another_Perspective on April 12 at 4:16 p.m.
There were warning signs and the mother should be held accountable.
Obviously an 18 year old is not responsible enough for their own life, let alone anyone elses.
jenilynn on April 12 at 4:47 p.m.
sorry, there is no excuse for child abuse nick42, especially not with all of the alternatives he could have chose. As far as less expensive, think about it. I would not want to pay for either life in prison or the death penalty. It is a waste of money. Like I said earlier if the punishment fit the crime, then maybe the thought process of some people would be a little different.
Clara on April 12 at 4:47 p.m.
I don’t understand how anybody can defend the mother to the extent that she’s “Innocent”! Her boyfriends Facebook page shows she put a comment on there in March, talking about the bruises on her baby. If she bathed the baby at all, or did any of the basic needs for her baby she might have noticed more than just bruising. A baby with broken ribs would have bruises and would have pain when you picked her up or laid her down wrong. She chose that “man” over her child. She, too, should be held accountable. Mandatory parenting classes, psychological evaluation… among other things. No more babies from her until she proves herself worthy to a court of law that she’s fit to be a parent. She obviously wasn’t fit to have Skyelynn!
spokanecommunistparty on April 12 at 6:02 p.m.
This sort of in fortunate thing is a lot more common and not so well known. The same thing happed to my cousin’s baby almost 20 years ago. Its obviously a form of temporary mental illness. Our society will not advance any further ahead until we can face things which are taboo. Both parents can get different types of postpartum depression or mental illness. Just keep an eye on your own families this is a common but almost unknown danger to infants.
By saying things like ,”torture him” is just a cop-out.
Thats just another way of ignoring the problem and proliferating ignorance which enables this tragic brutality to occur with very little or no resistance at all. Knowledge really is power, SIDS was unknown until 1969 and is 99% preventable. If the parents knew this could happen, than it probably wouldn’t have happened. They are in my prayers, how about yours?
remymartin on April 12 at 6:10 p.m.
One thing is certain, Skyelynn is totally in the hands of God. Some day, some how, some where, the two people that are responsible for her current condition will answer for this unspeakable crime. Reading this report, this went on for weeks and there is no way the mother did not know what was going on. Proudteenmom, you might want to remove the “proud” part from your username and think about the great responsibility of bringing a little life into this world.
Ambermama83 on April 13 at 1:08 a.m.
The mom did notice the bruising and mentioned it as well as wondering what was wrong with baby and saying that she hoped the baby was okay. She posted these things on his comment wall of his myspace. It just makes one wonder if the thought crossed her mind that the father was the reason for those problems. Logically, that should be fairly high on your list of suspicions in that situation. She may not be ready for motherhood if she was so blinded by her feelings for him that the baby’s welfare came second. The guy definitely wasn’t ready and now an innocent little girl suffers. I am sickened and probably will go stand by my daughter’s crib for a while appreciating the wonder of her life, simple as it is, and thank god for her. I really can’t just go to sleep thinking about this.
proudteenmom on April 13 at 2:45 p.m.
Remymartin, your statement about removing the “proud” part of my usename makes no sense. If you want to pass judgement on me about my username having to do with teen parenting maybe you should think about what your username means and how somebody could look at that as being an alcoholic!! I AM a proud teen mom, but you guys obviously like spending your time downgrading everyone. Yes, there are people to hold responsible. But no, you should not assume who is besides from the dad. Aside from the rude and obsurd comments you leave about pointing fingers at people; live your life in a different matter. This baby is MY FAMILY! I have not said ONE thing in my comments that should point fingers towards ME about saying something wrong. If you knew the family, I believe that you’d alter your decisions on how you judge them (Besides Tyler). This is ridiculous, this baby needs the rest of my family, but my family sure as hell doesnt need you guys judging them. SUPPORT WOULD BE NICE!
Ambermama83 on April 13 at 3:29 p.m.
I honestly hope, for her own sake as well as Kelsey’s, that Skyelynn makes it through this whole ordeal to live a healthy life. I can only imagine how she is feeling going through this as a mom. To lose a child or come close has to be the hardest part of motherhood. There are people pulling for them. Please let Kelsey know that. What he did doesn’t make her a bad person. I think some people are not taking into account what Kelsey has on her plate right now. We don’t know the whole story, we can only imagine.
spokanecommunistparty on April 17 at 11:18 a.m.
proudteenmom, You need to set up a bank account for the baby’s donations. I bet the Good people of Spokane would love to help you out. Never-mind the bad comments, they are bitter old tea-baggers who never learned better. I would donate if I was not unemployed. Show this family some respect you guys.
spokanecommunistparty on April 17 at 11:25 a.m.
Lets support the Jamison Family and donate what ever you can. Spokane is the best city in the world
spokanecommunistparty on April 17 at 11:33 a.m.
Call the Spokesman Review and give them the donation info and I’m sure they will print it. Meghann M. Cuniff, help them out.