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Larry · Guest

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/27/obese.prosecution.ap/index.html

Defense: Woman too obese to kill nephew

Story Highlights

* Attorney claims half-ton woman was not physically capable of killing
nephew
* Eliseo Gonzalez Jr. died after being struck at least twice in head,
prosecutor says
* Mayra Rosales placed under house arrest because jail cell is not big
enough for her

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- A nearly half-ton Texas woman charged in the death
of her toddler nephew couldn't have beaten the boy to death because of her
limited movement from weight problems, her attorney said Tuesday.

Mayra Rosales, who weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, was indicted last week on
capital murder charges in the death of Eliseo Gonzalez Jr. Prosecutors said
the 2-year-old boy died after being struck at least twice in the head while
in the care of Rosales, who is bedridden.

Jamie Rosales, the boy's 20-year-old mother, believes the death was
possibly caused by the morbidly obese woman rolling onto the toddler, said
Oscar Vega, her attorney. She faces one felony count of injury to a child,
which carries a life sentence and 10,000 in fines.

"She doesn't believe her sister intentionally did anything to her child,"
Vega told The Associated Press.

A state district judge put Mayra Rosales, 27, under house arrest Monday
because the county jail lacks a large enough cell or necessary medical
resources. She is required to wear a global-positioning tracker until her
trial.

Sergio Valdez, Mayra Rosales' attorney, said she lacks the movement in her
arms to have killed the child, calling it an "impossibility."

"She is not physically capable of having committed those acts," Valdez
said.

Valdez said Rosales suffers from a thyroid problem that has caused her to
put on hundreds of pounds over the past three to four years and has been
bedridden for more than a year.

The stress of the arrest and charges has exacerbated the poor health of
Mayra Rosales, who also suffers from a "life-threatening" ailment he would
not disclose, Valdez said.

"This whole ordeal has taken a very negative effect on her, emotionally and
physically," Valdez said. "She wants this to be over. She wants to be
vindicated."

Vega said Jamie Rosales has a learning disability and will plead not
guilty.

He declined to say where his client was the day of her son's death, but
said he knew of no order forbidding the boy to be watched by his aunt.

Al Bundy · Guest

Larry wrote:

Al Bundy · Guest

On Aug 27, 5:25 pm, Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> wrote:

Bluuuue Rajah · Guest

larry@nowhere.net (Larry) wrote in
news:20080827183121.8A7094E5B3@outpost.zedz.net:

Bluuuue Rajah · Guest

Al Bundy <MSfortune@mcpmail.com> wrote in
news:34e8a4ea-7847-4aa8-a9e7-b65c576ad35f@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

Guest

On Aug 27, 1:31 pm, la...@nowhere.net (Larry) wrote:

NA · Guest

In article <Xns9B079CEA5F486lkajehoriuasldfjknak@207.115.17.102>,
Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> wrote:

Joe · Guest

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:04:58 -0700 (PDT), crookedjunk@gmail.com wrote:

LongRodSilver · Guest

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:56:48 -0700, Joe <> wrote:

LongRodSilver · Guest

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:56:48 -0700, Joe <> wrote:

Magda · Guest

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:36:17 -0700 (PDT), in alt.gossip.celebrities, Al Bundy
<MSfortune@mcpmail.com> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Aug 27, 5:25 pm, Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> wrote:
... > Al Bundy <MSfort...@mcpmail.com> wrote innews:34e8a4ea-7847-4aa8-a9e7-b65c576ad35f@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
... >
... >
... >
... >
... >
... > > Larry wrote:
... > >>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/27/obese.prosecution.ap/index.html
... >
... > >> Defense: Woman too obese to kill nephew
... >
... > >> Story Highlights
... >
... > >> * Attorney claims half-ton woman was not physically capable of
... > >> killing nephew
... > >> * Eliseo Gonzalez Jr. died after being struck at least twice in head,
... > >> prosecutor says
... > >> * Mayra Rosales placed under house arrest because jail cell is not
... > >> big enough for her
... >
... > >> EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- A nearly half-ton Texas woman charged in the
... > >> death of her toddler nephew couldn't have beaten the boy to death
... > >> because of her limited movement from weight problems, her attorney
... > >> said Tuesday.
... >
... > >> Mayra Rosales, who weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, was indicted last week
... > >> on capital murder charges in the death of Eliseo Gonzalez Jr.
... > >> Prosecutors said the 2-year-old boy died after being struck at least
... > >> twice in the head while in the care of Rosales, who is bedridden.
... >
... > >> Jamie Rosales, the boy's 20-year-old mother, believes the death was
... > >> possibly caused by the morbidly obese woman rolling onto the toddler,
... > >> said Oscar Vega, her attorney. She faces one felony count of injury
... > >> to a child, which carries a life sentence and 10,000 in fines.
... >
... > >> "She doesn't believe her sister intentionally did anything to her
... > >> child," Vega told The Associated Press.
... >
... > >> A state district judge put Mayra Rosales, 27, under house arrest
... > >> Monday because the county jail lacks a large enough cell or necessary
... > >> medical resources. She is required to wear a global-positioning
... > >> tracker until her trial.
... >
... > >> Sergio Valdez, Mayra Rosales' attorney, said she lacks the movement
... > >> in her arms to have killed the child, calling it an "impossibility."
... >
... > >> "She is not physically capable of having committed those acts,"
... > >> Valdez said.
... >
... > >> Valdez said R sales suffers from a thyroid problem that has caused
... > >> her to put on hundreds of pounds over the past three to four years
... > >> and has been bedridden for more than a year.
... >
... > >> The stress of the arrest and charges has exacerbated the poor health
... > >> of Mayra Rosales, who also suffers from a "life-threatening" ailment
... > >> he would not disclose, Valdez said.
... >
... > >> "This whole ordeal has taken a very negative effect on her,
... > >> emotionally and physically," Valdez said. "She wants this to be over.
... > >> She wants to be vindicated."
... >
... > >> Vega said Jamie Rosales has a learning disability and will plead not
... > >> guilty.
... >
... > >> He declined to say where his client was the day of her son's death,
... > >> but said he knew of no order forbidding the boy to be watched by his
... > >> aunt.
... >
... > > It's not for me to stand in judgment. All I can do is make
... > > observations.
... >
... > > Obviously, they must make extensions for tethers the way they do for
... > > seat belts. I thought they were semi-permanently attached. If the case
... > > doesn't go to court soon, she will outgrow it and have medical
... > > problems and a lawsuit.
... >
... > > If Mayra weighs 1000# and is 27 years old, then the sister Jamie
... > > weighs 741 and the kid weighs 74# on a prorated basis. Bet I'm not far
... > > off either. If you have a thyroid problem, does that allow your body
... > > to pull calories out of the air? No. You have to have somebody
... > > bringing those cheeseburgers to you and funneling them in.
... >
... > Thyroid controls appetite.
...
... I have a thyroid problem. I control what I eat. A thyroid problem
... doesn't make one stupid.

Same here - moreover, when I was hypo I was never/seldom hungry. Getting fat without
eating was a nightmare.

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Omelet · Guest

In article
<557f4d73-5f87-4287-aa5c-7ea86d2f7fc2@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
crookedjunk@gmail.com wrote:

Bubbles · Guest

D&SW · Guest

She is able to get a Hardee's triple beef Angus burger with cheese up to her
mouth.

"NA" <na@na.com> wrote in message
news:na-78C182.19540127082008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...

Magda · Guest

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:47:45 GMT, in alt.gossip.celebrities, "D&SW" <d&sw@verizon.net>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... She is able to get a Hardee's triple beef Angus burger with cheese up to her
... mouth.

No kidding. It takes some serious eating to get to 500 Kg...

Who is paying for all that food? If it was me she would never get to 100 Kg, let alone
500.

... "NA" <na@na.com> wrote in message
... news:na-78C182.19540127082008@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
... > In article <Xns9B079CEA5F486lkajehoriuasldfjknak@207.115.17.102>,
... > Bluuuue Rajah <Bluuuuue@Rajah.> wrote:
... >
... >> larry@nowhere.net (Larry) wrote in
... >> news:20080827183121.8A7094E5B3@outpost.zedz.net:
... >>
... >> > EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- A nearly half-ton Texas woman charged in the
... >> > death of her toddler nephew couldn't have beaten the boy to death
... >> > because of her limited movement from weight problems, her attorney
... >> > said Tuesday.
... >>
... >> What if the kid came within arms length?
... >
... > Imagine how fat her arms are. She most have almost zero mobility in her
... > arms.
...
...
...
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