Jennifer Respicio of Del City is a 14 year old mother that was arrested on April 21 for First-Degree Murder in her 7 month old son, Jaiden’s death. She was booked in Oklahoma County Jail for killing her son whom was declared dead at the hospital. Around 7am that morning, a call was placed to 911 with complaints of an unresponsive child.
The police report states that the infant was ‘turning blue and unable to hold up his head’ when the paramedics arrived.
‘The doctor examining the child determined that it appeared to be a child abuse case and notified our police department.’- Lt. Brian Wofford with Del City Police
This teen mother allegedly threw her baby against his crib and it is believed that Baby Jaiden’s cause of death was blunt force trauma. The official cause of death has not been released from the state Medical Examiner yet. Lt. Wofford says, ‘The child was obviously struck by something hard in the stomach area. Basically, she was angry at the time and that anger led to those injuries.’
Respicio lived with her mother, sister and an unidentified 15 year old boy. None are believed to have ANY part in the infant’s death. The judge HAS NOT decided whether this teen mother will be tried as an adult or a child.
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