The crazy hoe probably sat on the poor kid... Slimfast !

The woman is disgusting. I agree there is no medical condition that could possibly lead to such debilitating weight if properly monitored by a doctor. She has no respect for herself and no knowledge at all of what it means to be a decent human being, especially if she killed a child. And even if other peoples theories are true and she was just doing it to protect her sister, it makes no difference. She was protecting someone who KILLED AN INNOCENT CHILD. People should have more respect for life than that. Its filthy people like her who ruin my faith in humanity.

1. This woman is already in jail and has been for a long time.
2. The sister put her child in danger leaving a toddler with a useless caretaker.

She admitted what she did, the sister admitted leaving the child. Those are facts, all the speculation on "covering for the sister" etc. are speculation.

I see two murderers. For cost and efficiency leave her home until a trial. A guard could be posted . . . no visitors, nno phone, no tv etc. A health care worker would be necessary for the normal bodily functions ... good luck there. This would be the most cost efficient way to handle her.

Chris Schmid, How can you accuse her of the crime if you only look at the stuff in print? As I have said earlier, how does the 1,000 lbs woman have the strength to "murder" a 2 year old child? The print stated he had "suffered severe head trauma and brain hemorraging". The mother may have done it and made it seem as if the aunt did it. She couldn't flee from the scene to easy...or at all. Head trauma maybe caused as simple as a fall to the ground. I , as most, have a child. I am not defending her, I am plainly stating and a fair trial is needed to be put into place. If she did do it, Death must be the penelty to safe money and to save us from going into a food depression.

I am against that does not natter the size she is she needs to pay like everyon else. They shoul make a special room for her she needs to be put behind bars and treat her like everyone else. That is not right what they ar doing to her she needs to pay what she did no natter what. It is not the kids fall for been born. I think they need to get her out of the house and make a cell for her.

How about you stop STUFFING YOUR GOB, you disgusting, kid-killing tub of Goo. Go to Jail & Die.

For all of you who say a thyroid or other medical conditon could cause weight gain, you are correct. Here is the other side to that. IF she has a medical condition that causes weight gain like thyroid disease, her doctor would do tests to find out what's going on and more than likely prescribe some medication to help control the thyroid condition. Let's say her doctor does all that, it's up to her to take her medications, see her doctor on a regular basis and have her thyroid checked. If she doesn't keep on that her condition goes out of control and there you have weight gain. Whether she's eating too much and obviously not excercising, or she has a medical condition and she's NOT taking her medication, it's still her fault she's obese. IF she is taking her medication and it's not working then her doctor would do more testing to find out what's going on. Don't use a medical reason as an excuse as to why she's obese, she can get help. I'm sure she chooses not to. She does need to be removed from her home and go through the process like everyone else who is accused of a crime, it's only fair.

Yes, maybe I am. Come live here for 50 years and you'll understand why. You would be too. Or maybe you are just a better person than I am. I believe in justice for the victim, not the one who victimized. I don't believe in guilty until proven innocent but I am sick and tired of the rest of you people who love to take up for the ones who commit these awful crimes and scream about their rights. The dead or life changed victims didn't have their rights regarded and they had no choice. These horrendous people do have a choice, they make the wrong ones. Go ahead and think I'm bitter. There must be a lot of us out there besides Texans because we sure do get criticized a lot. Not only that, there are as many from other states that want her fried before a trial and just love to make her weight the issue, which I did not. I don't see anyone complaining about the other states making such remarks other than the man who fought for us in the military. He is right innocent until proven guilty no matter what state you are in.

Here's what I think....I believe this 800 lb woman was NOT responsible for "accidently" killing her nephew. I strongly believe that her sister (the child's mother) was the person who killed the boy by method that the autopsy revealed. After the mother killed her son, the sister (800 lb woman) decided to protect her by taking the fall and saying she "accidently" fell on her nephew and killed him. She figured nothing would happen to her if it was an accident and she would have also saved her sister (the child's mother) from being charged with murder...Unfortunately, the autopsy revealed otherwise and because the 800 lb woman had already admitted to being responsible for the child's death, the state had no choice but to charge her with the murder. I also believe the state believes this and by charging this lady with murder, are hoping she will give in and tell the truth and admit that her sister (child's mother) really killed the boy.

I believe your comment is best described as "Bitter party table for one". I sure the entire state does not share your opinion. As far as for the overweight lady and her sister being accused of the terrible crime of hurting a child. I have faith that you Texans will give them the punishment they deserve if found guilty.

First of all, I am curious as to why this child was left with a person who physically cannot care for themselves. Especially a toddler.
I believe some on this post are quick to judge so harshly.
Unless the accused is mentally ill, why would she intentionally harm this child without having a pre-plan devised to conceal the crime?
Does anyone know the mental status of the accused?
It appears that this tragedy was a horrible accident and not a murder.

The death of a child seems to bring forth more emotion than other deaths. That is why there are so many passionate responses.
I would like to see this case showcased on Court TV so we can get the rest of the story.
Yes, the mother did not do the right thing by leaving her child in this setting, and should face consequences for that.
As for getting her to jail, I think it would probably cost less to just let her stay in her home, take out the phones, radios, tv, personal items and family visits. Just allow what they would in jail. And use the ankle bracelet they are doing now. It is evident that it would take a big production to get her moved and flight is most likely not a possibility.
I just wonder how she gets medical attention now? There aren't to many doctors that will make house calls.
As for medical treatment in prison, if we pay for inmates to get Viagra then why are you against other medical treatment?
I can just imagine that the ladys life has been solitary already, so what ever way it goes, how much different from jail would it really be?

I love Texas. Born and raised here, one of few I might add. At 50 I am a dinosaur because we are extinct. Why you ask? Because all of you move here for our good economy and jobs. You have made it miserable for us to get around. Go back to your state if you don't like it and if you ever lose your job and can't provide for your family don't come here. We don't need you or want you. Oh, but do remember. we were the first and the most helpful when Katrina hit. We still have twice the crime we did prior to that. But, we are Texas and we are providers or a crutch to all of you who run here when you need something your state can't provide. Personally, I love America and all the states I have visited, but you know, come what may even though we believe in justice for the victims here we tend to be the friendliest bunch you'll ever meet, even with our made fun of accent. Yep, too bad we didn't become our own country. I think we could probably manage without the rest of you, but can you manage without us. You need to read up on what comes from Texas and what we do actually provide for the rest of the nation. Oh, and by the way. Yes, she is innocent until proven guilty. But, thankfully the baby doesn't have to suffer any longer at the hands of anyone that may have deliberatly done harm to him. If it were an accident I hope they can prove it. If it was done on purpose, I hope they can prove it. As for her weight, your ugly, I hope you never do anything wrong because you would need to be discussed and cussed for it.

Wow, most of you are ready to put this woman to death without having any knowledge of the facts of the case. What a mob mentality. What if the shoe was on the other foot? What if you are being accused of something heinous. Should we skip the trial and sentence you to death because of the few details in the newspaper?

You didn't watch Discovery Channel this past weekend about the home for morbidly obese people. There was a young man of 25 who weighed in at around 940 pounds or so. He not only could walk by pushing a wheel chair he got through the doors of his apt to be transported to the home. There is no one feeding this woman, she is feeding herself, therefore, she is able to lift her hands high enough to hit her mouth regardless of what they are saying about her thyroid or whatever it was today the defense is saying. The point is she is feeding herself and can lift a hand to a small child. Now, whether she did it or not is for the courts to decide.

This is a fat and digusting human being! There is NO EXCUSE for letting this woman stay out of jail. Hire a crane or whatever to haul her butt out of her house and place her in a cell by herself. She killed a small child and weight or no weight issue, the law is the law. What a disgusting human being this is. She should pay like any other person accused of killing a child. And the state should send her the bill for the cost of the crane! I am so disgusted about this case.......

Looking at the facts proven in an autopsy, all we can conclude at this point is that Myra Lizbeth Rosales’s nephew has suffered head trauma and brain hemorrhaging . As much as I am opposed to the possibility that Myra may have murdered a poor innocent two-year old, she still has a right to a trial. Yes, she is massively overweight, but justice must be served if she did it. A suspect is a suspect no matter what your appearance may be. Seriously, all u have to do is pull a wall down and tow her to the court or go to her. There are concerns about taxes that may be forced upon us due to her health, which I believe no one wants to pay. Honestly I doubt she will live much longer, but I don’t think its fair. She may have murdered a helpless child and we will reward her for it by paying her medical expenses. I say put her on house arrest after trial if she is found guilty. Its not like being locked in a jail cell will faze her due to the fact that she never could go anywhere anyways. She would be treated the same as any other murderer just in a place where she could fit and pay for her own expenses. It is plausible that she accidentally killed him. She is 1000lbs so if she lifted her arm up and let it fall down its possible that she left a pretty good dent. Then again she says she fell on him. That I question, because in order to fall u have to be up. She can barley move. Plus his mother is plain stupid for leaving her son in the hands of someone who cant even take care of herself. If his mother had brains and was responsible her son would be alive. I call it neglect. People are human and make mistakes. Some greater than others. God forgives. And we have no room to judge. Why are we so quick to want another to die without knowing the truth. My dads a cop and too many times ppl are accused for a crime they didnt comit. LIFE ISNT FAIR i could write lots more but im done. My criminal Justice class has us writing on this and lets just say that untill she is proven guilty shes inoccent!

I think that as a tax payer, I would be willing to let this women have surgery to lose weight. Then she needs to go to death row like the scum she is. She killed a TWO year old while weighing this much. Do we wait until she kills another? That is what is wrong with America, we do not protect our children. This woman has more rights than that poor two year old had.

this case is soo out of hand. i personally think that she possibly could have fallen on the child but like someone already stated.. she is clearly to fat to move... let alone get a hold of a two year old who is obviously way faster than she is.. my question is to how she did.. o and if she is really 1,000 lbs... why isnt she dead.. there are very few people.. i take that back there are like no people who live to whatever age she is and be about 850 lbs over-weight. i dont see how a 1,000 lb woman can live very long.. her end result should probably be a life sentance or death penalty... i realize if she was in jail the tax people and jail would have a huge burden paying her medical bills.. plus who knows when she'll die..

The last comment posted on Friday was your's. My post was in response to your sad posting. Now that we have context, here it is again for your (and your supporters) benefit. See below.

"Nothing More Dishonorable:

Attention... She was not merely accused. She was indicted by a grand jury for crushing the skull of a 2 year old. That means that there's some 'there' there. And in America we are allowed to logically speculate the outcome when we're given preliminary info as horrible as this. A rational person can reasonably conclude that - so far - it looks like this woman is responsible. And based on her circumstance it is highly unlikely that she was 'setup,' or evidence was planted or whatever other scenario a logical and rational mind can come up with.
[In America we] are allowed to have and voice our opinions: I honor all our men and women who have made sacrafices for our country so that we can excercise the right to do so.
The case in Texas that [you] alluded to previously was even worse than what happened here, and if one is to have an opinion about a thing as horrible as that situation, then one should excercise due dillegence in research and know what they are talking about before minimalising the crimes and deaths, and excoriating an entire state in a public forum. And to do so while displaying and using what one has graciously sacraficed for our great country as a weapon, well that just dishonors that sacrafice, and those made by others. However, I would never deny anyone's right to do so in their effort to slay whatever demons there are that ail them..."

Please get some help.

This woman is atrocious, the fact that the police can kick in a door at any neighborhood and have them removed into either a hospital, or a jail cell. This woman belongs in custody, it does not matter how large or how much it will cost the tax payers this woman is a danger and a killer to societies most defenseless individuals. She should be hospitalized until she is capable to stand trial as well as have to a pay for her bills they way all of the people in custody at a hospital are required to. Then when she is capable to go to trial and the "jail diet" is not fatal to this monster she should be incarcerated with the other inmates offering no unnecessary special treatment. Tear out her walls if necessary just get her out of her house, put her on a flat bed truck and take her to the hospital until she is capable to stand trial.

To those who complain that she'll drain the system for her care, how many 60 or 70 year old people do you see who are that obese? Pretty much none, since they never live that long.

The harshest punishment is having her get by on only one cold baloney sandwich for lunch like every other inmate. She may not care about her freedom, since she never had any to begin with being housebound, but she WILL care about not having the freedom to stuff herself with whatever she wants again.

I agree with you theoretically. You say her weight is no excuse to avoid jail. So, how should they get her into the jail? Mind you, she does not fit through any door, including the steel doors at the jail.

So, please explain how you would do it.

To the chicky who said she should get life in jail, do you realize that spending that woman's life in jail would be MORE expensive to the tax payers?? Not only will we pay for her room and board, but her medical expenses as well... and trust me, this woman will have MEGA medical expenses...

To the person who said it was possible she fell on him? Common sense people...a thousand pound woman is not walking - not even getting out of bed. I gaurantee you she cannot even sit up herself. The mother of the child should also be prosecuted for leaving him with a woman such as this. I forsee this weight problem becoming more and more common as america is getting fatter by the minute. It's no excuse for avoiding jail time! i mean come on! this is just disgusting.

It doesn't matter what color a person is or how big or small a person is nor if they are rich or poor. A person should be punished if they knowing and willfully commit a crime. If this woman struck a little child so forceful that he died she should serve her prison sentence like every other child killer! If she truthfully stumbled and fell on the child while trying to care for him then thats different. The mother who left the child in this handicapped persons care should be punished for neglect and stupidity!

I find it funny that people take the newspaper's word on what happened. The woman claimed that she fell and landed on the childs head. I'm sorry, but I would consider 1,000 lbs to be blunt force trama. Maybe she is telling the truth or maybe she is lying. Yes the mother is also at fault for leaving a child in the care of someone who could not even care for themselves, but why is everyone so quick to judge. You dont know all the facts of the situation. Maybe you should get them befor making judgements.

She should get life in prison, as tax payers we do not want to pay for the court fees to put her on death row. She will probably feed herself to death by then anyway.

See, she really should have been arrested a long time ago for child negligence due to the fact she was to fat to have any involvement in the parenting of the child at all, other than birthing the poor thing. And all she had to do for that was her favorite thing, just laying there. She is a perfect example of how America just helps proliferate the obesity crisis today. Make an example of her!!

i dont feel sorry for this woman. i feel sorry for the tax payers who are going to pay for her care. she probably will lose weight in jail because i doubt anyone there is going to shovel food in her mouth every time she gets hungry. to all the Texas haters... if you commit a crime in a state that executes then dont commit a crime! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD THESE ARE KID KILLERS AND RAPISTS!!!!! they are not worth the price of the lethal injection let alone a life time of care in our prison system!

the overweight woman should get a free gastric bypass/lipo./ medical procedures, to lose the weight, then be sentenced to a life term in prison that would show her that there could have been hope but she screwed that chance up. What do you wanna bet the real story is he was bugging her took her twinkie and she smothered him in her body knowing that they can't really do anything?!?! I understand that people gain weight for different reasons and there are medical reasons but ALOT is caused medical stuff when people gain the weight! but DANG! gaining weight and weighing in at 1000 lbs? how is that for a disability fraud case?

Setting her weight aside(which shouldnt be an issue and if she is guilty, she should be sentenced as anyone else), None of us have a right to judge what occurred we dont know the facts yet, just what the press has reported. Until she has her day in court though all the comments judging her should be hushed and let the woman have a fair trial. If she is guilty, we have a child who has died, by blunt force according to the autopsy results. Which yes does look like she is guilty of something, the mother is definitely guilty. My mom is handicapped and when my son was born, until he was about 7, she couldnt babysit unless someone else was around. There has not been a lot of detail about the circumstance, we dont know, so lets quit being cruel until there is reason to be cruel, we are no better than either of the 2 accused in this tradgedy.

I would like to know, "What was the mother thinking about?" Why would the mother of a two-year old, leave him in the care of a 1000 pound woman who can't even move. What if the home caught fire, or was burgularized, she would have to depend on the 2 year old. The mother should be just as to blame. What could that lady do if she and that child were in immediate danger? Its just a bad situation when the end results in the death of a child.....

This is a very sad story. It doesn't matter how they deal with her at this point, a child is still dead. Whether she is put in jail or not, she's already serving a prison sentance. At a 1000 pounds, I would venture to believe that she cannot walk or even use the bathroom on her own. What more are they going to do other than give her the death penalty, what else can they do.

I find it funny how at some point this because an issue of immigration. I was born and raised in this land, however, I am of hispanic decent. If any one really took the time to study the history of this country, they would find that this land was built by people from all over the world. Lets look at this logically...the only people that truly belong on this land are the American Indians. This is their land.

I think the cops should go ahead and convict her in the same house she killed the child and just burn the house to the ground with her in it case closed

WE DONT PLAY FAVORITES EVERY ONE GETS TO GO. I'M OVER WEIGHT AND THEY JUST USE 2 SETS OF CUFFS. IF THEY BUST DOWN THE DOOR OR MAKE IT BIGGER THERE COMEIN IN. HOW EVER LOOK AT THAT THE BRIGHT SIDE...SHE COMES OUT 3-400 LBS LIGHTER.SHE MAY EVEN LEARN A TRADE.
NOW.."THAT SHOULD GET ME OUT OF JURY DUTY.'
THANKS
MARK

do ya think that it could have been an accident??
there are cases in which kids have been killed ruled accidental homicide.
i know cause ma son was killed by an idiot by "accident ". but ruled by coroner as accidental homicide.i feel no compasion for this obese person. but they could have thyroid probs.
i say lock her in her own home sentence her to life in bed& show her a tape of a loop of child abuse till she goes insane.
play it 24/7 with no shut off. then rehabilitate her.... or better yet replay her last time she walked to her...call it cruel & unusual but hey
if it fits (or not).. the mom is just as bad too .. leavin a 2 yr old with a person who is incapable of proper care for herself. bad mom oh but we all know she has an excuse... she is no better than the drunk 18 yr old who dropped her baby cause she was stressed out & did nt want the responsibility..

Hey, I don't care how much this woman weighs 'cause she has taken a life and being obese shouldn't save her from going to prison. If she's capable of murder, then she's very much capable of committing other crimes and I hope they do haul her off to the jail.

How can you leave a small child in the care of a half-ton individual. She can't even move without assistance. The child was probably taking care of her at one point!

I feel that it is unfortunate that she has abused herself that she is over 1000 lbs. but if she did this to her nephew they need to knock the side of that house down and bring her in for booking. I don't feel that she should have any special priviledges because she's big. They can house her somewhere in a basement and have court via satelite, the hell with trying to keep transporting her, costing us (tax payers) more money than necessary. Someone should beat her with a hammer and maybe she'll get off her tail.

To the people who are telling us blood thirsty Texan's to move to Iraq or anywhere else. Look at the postings. There are as many from other states that want her to fry as quick or quicker than many from Texas. Personally, she needs a fair trial. Then the sentence. To the one's who want to shoot her down for her weight, grow up you have problems too. For the one who thinks a woman this size can't hit a kid or lift their hands that high and swing. They can and do.

I luve the "tear" tattoo on her face. Trust me on this though: she cries ONLY for herself and her next meal--not her 2 year-old victim.

Its a shame we live in goood ol USA and people have this person convicted. Before you convicted someone don't you think you should have the information persented to you by the law and not by some newspaper article.

to eat her twinkies or something, and gotten up on top of her. Otherwise how could she even reach the child? Maybe she kicked the child in the head, that would be more plausible.

How does a person that big even eat? She must do it all laying down. Does someone feed her??

Why would you leave a helpless child with someone who is incapable of even taking care of themselves?

She has a right to a fair trial. That being said, she's probably guilty. When a person is caring for a child, and that child is murdered, usually the one caring for the child is the murderer. And foreigners do not have the right to get aid from their embassy. The treaties that our presidents make are not binding by law unless they are ratified by Congress, so the states have no obligation to provide foreign suspects access to their embassy. It isn't a right under U.S. law. If anything its a privilege, and its not one deserved. Why should we allow foreigners access to more resources than our citizens when on trial, especially foreigners that are in our country illegally to begin with. They get a right to a lawyer just like everyone else. If they don't like the laws of our country-i.e. the death penalty- then they shouldn't come.

She will never get a fair trial by the looks of what I have seen here.Lets see the FACTS of the case (were there any witnesses)before we judge.probably a terrible accident or she is Insane after all that time cooped up in that room. I blame the people that brought her all that food,they should have just given her enough under medical supervision until she was able to get out of bed & get her own.she probably is very rich & paid her so called "friends" to bring her food,& look after her.Most important thing her is lets have the FACTS before we judge.

Ummm, it actually costs a lot of money for people on death row to file the numerous appeals (that we pay for) to get OFF death row. If she killed the boy, then she should get life in prison. And maybe she has some kind of medical condition...but I know all of you people on here are so much better than everyone else. And have the right to judge anyone you want too. So I won't argue with anyone here, you all obviously know more about her personal life than I do....

I read most of these comments and most of you should be ashamed of yourselves! This woman has not been convicted of anything, yet. Innocent until proven guilty!

Looks like most of you only posted so you can make comments about her being fat! Grow up!

We need to find out how the child was killed. If she is found guilty, punish her. We need to know the facts and not be judge, jury, and executioners. Lets find out the facts before we all go on a witch hunt!

Come on now. What a charaded society we live in which is fueled by money and politics. This case is routine as any other. If she is suspected of killing a child, she should be treated as any other suspect, even if it means its going to cost a few extra bucks. We spend billions of dollars on other things not nearly as important as a dead child. Cut a hole in the damn roof, hire a crane, and do what needs to be done. Mabe Bush should loan his Texas state a few extra bucks from his war on terror fund to properly give this woman her day in court.

I AGREE WITH SOME ONE WROTE IF SHES GUILTY HOUSE ARREST HER TAKE AWAY HER PRIVLAGES ANDLEAVE HER WTH THE SAME THINGS PRISONERS GET PLUS THE MED ATTENTION. SHE DESERVES NO SPECIAL TREATMENT. SHE TOOK AWWAY A LIFE AND AS A MOTHER ID SAY AN EYE FOR AN EYE, BUT I DONT WANT TO TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT I KNOW ITS WRONG. SO HOUSE ARREST WOULD BE THE BEST.

You are righ on target, Mr. Kulalcz. You defended our constitution with your life, for these yahoos to come up with the most horrendous of 'no trial' punishments.

If she did it, I want her dead.

But I have no idea of what exactly happened and her weight is only a curiosity, not an important fact.

I support our troops and what they are fighting for. Some of them are 18 years old and getting their heads blown off in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where I live, western NY, has been hit particularly hard by deaths of young soldiers. The yellow ribbons are on every tree.

She will get a trial and it will be handled how this country handles alleged crimes. It will not be handled before. She will not be starved until she can leave her home. What country to 'those posters' think this is?

The county she is in has said there will be difficulty, but they do have the funds and emergency funds on top of that to handle it. They won't be housing Godzilla.

You, as citizens, have paid for 5K toilet seats in the pentagon. Pick on that first. How much was the last toilet seat you bought? $6 at Dollar General? $16 at Target or Wal Mart? $46 for a really nice one at a hardware store chain?

Stop worrying about how much it will cost to house a woman the size of about 5-7 inmates. 5-7 inmates come in every hour.

I can see that a lot of posters saw that conviction before trial is absurd.

However 'blunt force trauma' will not win her anything in court.

Still, no one knows what happened.

If she hit the child, she should be punished.

If she rolled over and an object fell on the child, that is negligence. There are a lot of scenarios if the space was cluttered ans a 1,000lb woman was present.

This is also negligence on the mother's part- WHO leaves a toddler with a 1,000 lb woman who can't move?

There, is, at the very least, gross negligence here.

The county, will have to figure out, poste-haste, how to transport and house this person if bail is not posted.

Also, a judge could decide the person is not a flight risk, as they cannot walk and confine her to her home until a way can be figured out to bring her to court without killing her.

Or- video conferencing could be done- if the judge allows it.

The only issue- regarding this person's weight- is if she could lift her arm to cause injury- most doctors could answer that either way.

The other issue is the mom- no matter how desperate for daycare- THIS was not the right decision- but that is only negligence. Leaving your child with a physically disabled person is not a crime- as far as I know- but the age of the child and the physical limitations of the care giver- could mean legal negligence.

She needs to be found guilty by a jury of her peers-or just a judge, depending on how the case is heard- before we, the people, express judgment.

The cost of housing her is a useless discussion.
The cost will be borne by the people within a budget already passed or extra funds to be found by law already written.

Any suggestion of causing her to lose weight, simply to be present at trial, is likely unconstitutional.

Any suggestion that she is a 'bad person', simply due to her weight, is not one that will likely go over well with a smart jury- they will be looking at facts. WHEN. WHERE. HOW. Was she angry? Did the child make her angry in some way? Was she easily excitable?

Things like that.

I am saddened by the death of any child, natural or
unnatural. But this must e decided by the court.

I also wonder how old the mother is if the caregiver was only 27? If a very young mother, some leniency for judgment should be given.

She is already a prisoner in her own home, I wonder who does her shopping. I don't understand the child's mother leaving the 2 year old in her care because she wouldn't be able to get around to take care of the child. To me her weight is a worse sentence for her then if she had to spend her life in jail. I understand the states delimma, they wouldn't be able to care for her, it would be costly for them. I do wonder how many calories she eats a day, not every obese person eats an extreem amount of calories. Everyone has different digestive systems. Remember the elephant man who hardly ate but yet he was massive.

how the hell are all judging a person that u dont know........the charges are she killed a baby, right?well is she guilty...you dont know how it all happenned! what about it all being an accident its all a possibility! well what i say is wait for all the evidence to come ..Accidents happen! has she confessed to killin him? was it pre-meditated? I WANT TO HEAR A WITNESS...then ill make my judgement!

Who cares if she is over weight. Are we not already taking care of mental patients, diabetics, suicidal, anorexics and ever other kind of medically needed person in our jail system already. Do you really think everyone in jail is a healthy ox?!?!? I dont think so. She is no different then anyone else who has been convicted or accused. The process is the same for everyone. Im sure she has ways to cover her medical expenses just like 1/2 of america on fixed budgets or in poverty trying to cover thier medical expenses. We (the working class) are probably already paying for her since she obviously isnt working so whats the difference if she is in jail or in her home sweet home? Haul her in and make her go through the process just like everyone else.

A woman is fat and a child is dead, let the flood gates open! Starve her, kill her, torture her! I think this woman should be treated like any other citizen accused of a crime. The justice system can accomodate plenty of other illnesses and obesity should be no different. Putting her through cruel and unusual punishment to get her there, however, is unacceptable. She is innocent until proven guilty. As for those who feel she is less deserving of fair treatment because of her obesity, shame on you. Obesity is a disease. We should all be treated equally. Drug addicts, alcoholics, bulemics, obese people, etc. Soapbox dismounted.

If she never left the house, and she can't get of the bed, how do they know she weighs 1000 pounds?

i love everyone who comments that is not from texas or the valley. everyone with the texas/valley mindset loves this drama. its what we thrive off of. the media and reporting here is ridiculous, our newspaper is a joke, and our news channels report nothing but hearsay. so thanks to everyone who wants to lighten up on this woman, the only thing that's giving the story this much attention is her weight.

This angry vet gets upset that people are criticizing her for being overweight and expecting her to be jailed while charged. News flash buddy, if you get charged you go to jail unless bond is posted, if anything they are being lenient on her by letting her stay home. You and I would not get that right and you are a vet (which by the way I stand behind all matters of armed forces, I may not always agree with war but if you don't stand behind our troops feel free to stand in front). And yes, she is a waste of a person at 1000 pounds, it stopped being a glandular problem about 600 pounds ago, she needs to get off her butt and do something with her life instead of being a drain on society and a burden to the healthcare system and probably her family. I say she should be jailed until bond is posted or until she is cleared of the charge. And again, a waste of life. Do you think even she enjoys waking up in the morning?

I agree with "M. Eltonkirk, Canada". Tragedy, yes. Sound almost like a Nancy Grace segemnt! Nothing is printed or shown unless it's blood or guts. What's the matter with people in this country?

Okay people, you have to admit the "just desserts" comment is pretty darn funny :)

From all the specials I have seen on Discovery Health I don't think this woman was capable of moving her arms with force enough to kill a 2 year old. Most of the time these super morbidly obese people can't even take care of their personal needs. This case has not been investigated enough to charge this woman. Maybe she is being used as a cover because whoever did it knows the county can't take her in the shape she is in. Talk to the mother she knows exactly what happened.

People who get to that weight so young get that way by eating constantly. She was left alone with a child and autopsy showed crushing head trauma and hemorrhaging. This woman clearly killed this child. She is bedridden but remeber she has the strength to get massive amounts of food to her mouth, she is fully capable of throwing a child across the room or rolling just enough to sit on him, or slamming his head against a wall. Justice will be served, she will go to jail just like every other murderer, and if she dies in the process, that is the risk that must be taken.She should of thought of the consequences before she decided on her actions.

All others in this really make me physically sick. God did say very few will enter the gates of heaven and I really had a hard time with that for so long because I believe first that he is a loving God, a forgiving God. I fully understand why this is true now, and I want more than ever for him to hurry and call me home because life really is to ugly with so many of you, Satan's spawn, around. You act like blood sucking vultures, without cause. Out for this woman's throat, you take pleasure in her suffering, you evenn take pleasure in physically causing her suffering and even her death without even an iota of fact of her guilt. You do this simply because she is fat. No, I am not fat, I weight 107 pounds, but I can't imagine ever getting falsly accused of a crime. For crying out loud, I am older after having fat cheeks since childhood, I now look like I am frowning or grumpy all the time. It doesn't matter how happy I am, someone always has to ask, what is wrong. What in the world would you make of that prior to getting the facts if I was accused of something. How do you know this woman is not mentally handicapped. How do you know she wasn't beaten or raped into submission and forced into staying put as a child. How much to any of you know about why she is so big. You know nothing and you don't grant her anything. Yes, a child is dead and that saddens all of us. But, personally, I feel it doesn't matter if a mother or father, an adult brother or sister, a husband, a wife, a son-in-law or sister-in-law and so on and on and on were killed or murdered, it really makes absoultely not difference in the world why anyone should be any harsher on the person who may have personally caused that death. Whether it is a defensless child or someone who couldn't prevent their own death for whatever reason, a life is a life and nothing should be viewed more or less of a reason to become so monstrous as you who have written the disgusing statements in this blog. Good Lord, please get me out of here!

Has anyone thought about the fact that she might be innocent? I know that a child is dead, and it's a tradgedy, but I hope for the rights of all those accused of crimes in this country that you are never on a jury. Part of what makes America a great country is our freedom and that we are innocent until proven guilty. you people would rather go after this woman with a pitchfork and a torch than let her go through the justice system. If she did commit the crime, than I am all for punishment being administered, but not in a vengeful way. letting her starve to death is terrible, and i bet all of you who are suggesting it are the same ones who were outraged at terri shivo's husband last year when he wanted to remove her feeding tube so she could die with some dignity. Don't be so hypocritical. It's disgusting.

To make a counter point to James
"You don't even know why she is overweight: you -assume- she has some horrible defect of character."

I realize some women do have a genetic or physical disorder that makes them fatter then usual. But this women weights in at 1000 pounds...She cannot walk. Lets be honest she eats way more then she even needs to and its a problem.I don't see any 1000 pound women in poorer parts of third world countries. I do agree she has a right to a fair trial and I do agree she is innocent unit proven guilty.But again people just don't become 1000 pounds without excessive over eating.

I would like to start off with yes she deserve a fair trail...I am a overweight person and if I was charged with this kind of crime they would pick me up and take me to jail with no questions asked...I feel that if she did take this childs life then its an eye for an eye...The weight issue ahould not even play a role in this case, she did not commit the crime because of her weight did she? And as for the Mother of the child where is she and are we sure that she didn't commit the crime and blame the aunt hoping this is what would be done? think about it it make sence to me...

In regards to a previous comment made earlier about this being her life and let her live how she wants to live it, when does a public opinion be considered?

When the woman is 1,000 pounds and can't even get out of bed, let alone out of the house, how is she even earning an income? I work my butt off for the food in my stomach and the roof over my head. She probably lives off of disability or other government funded programs due to her weight. Personally, I don't consider being obese a disability. I consider it a consequence of not taking care of yourself.

Taxpayers are who pays for disability or other government funded programs. Taxpayers pay for jail/prison inmates as well.

Personally, if she is convicted, I would recommend a swift death penalty. After all, as has been noted numerous times, it is a child that was killed. The quick death penalty would reduce the time she is behind bars eating away taxpayer dollars, and would decrease the time she has to spend miserable, barely able to move.

The fact she's 1000 pounds is the only reason this is even in the news at all. There's really no issue here other than logistics that can easily be sorted.
Have the judge and jury go to her if they want to be accomodating, otherwise, set the court date and if she can't get herself there, she's in contempt and will need to be hauled off to jail for that while she awaits trial.
If sentenced, make room in jail for her, it CAN be done.

This is NUTS she needs to be put out she killed a 2 year old and there is no reason for that!!!!!!!!Plus the poor child had to look at the most horrible thing a person who ate her self to death really!!!!!!!!! There is no reason for this behavior we need to stop all this freedom act to ones who do the crime!!! But I do agree she deserves a fair trial but after the facts are in there is no reason to pay for her life if she did comment the worse crime ever!!!

Firstly, it doesn't say exactly how the child was injured. However, you don't leave your child with someone that can't even take care of themself. All the facts aren't here and people are innocent until proven guilty. It states that the mother is being charged with neglect, could be her neglect caused this situation. You all are not the judge, jury and don't have all the facts but the one thing most of you have in common is you want the worse for somebody.

There was one 2 y.o. child and ONE adult in the house. The child is dead. Do you really think she needed to TOSS the child? She could have said, "COME HERE NOW!" forcing the child to come to her. All she needed to do was sit on his head (drop herself on his head). At 500 lbs I could do the same with you, just drop myself on your chest, breaking a few ribs, puncturing your lungs. Don't think being fat renders one unable to commit a crime! Wisen up! Jail time would do her some good, even if it's just for weight control. LessIsOk.

Build her a new doorway.

She is innocent until proven guilty. That is our system. There is no such thing as being found innocent by a jury. It may seem like a play on words but it is an important concept for those who choose to attempt pass a judgment based on media reporting and emotion. Thankfully cooler heads than what are seen here shall prevail in the end.

If this woman is in need of extensive medical care or she would die in jail, how is she getting medical care now when she can't leave her home? Take a look at your justice system down there. They just don't want to trouble with her!

Ok, first off i want to start this off by saying who are all of you to judge anybody? What does it matter how the woman got to the current weight that she is... I'm sure that if i came up to any one of you i could point out your flaws and you probbably would not like it... so that being said i will move onto my next point...

How on god's green earth can a woman that size kill a child when obviously she can't move around enough to even go to the restroom? And how can they charge someone when they haven't even been found guilty. Do they have evidence that can support their accusations??? I find this whole situation to be a little off.

Lastly, I would like to apologize if i have offended anyone by this post.. that isn't my intentions, but lets face it.. people that want to be judgemental can be judged twice as bad by somebody else...

The moral of the story is...just because you are obese and too large to fit into a court room or a jail cell does not justify the fact that a little boy was killed. Someone is guilty of the act and who else would the suspect be if he was in the care of his aunt? McDonald's is not to blame...it's her own fault. You aren't born like that!!! What's wrong with the government these days? They might as well knock out a side of the building and hoist her in.

Not that I am taking up for this woman, but when it comes to being bashed for her weight, there are diseases of the thyroid and such that can cause people to be morbidly obese, even if they ate very little. Thou shalt not judge as thou shalt be judged themselves. This woman could have accidently rolled over or fell over on this poor child and was unable to get up due to her weight that could be due to a severe medical condition. Do not convict someone before you get all the facts. It is attitudes like this that have so many in prison that are innocent and get released years later after many years of their lives are wasted serving time for a crime they did not commit. Put yourself in their shoes.

I agree with everyone, if she is found guilty then she should receive judgment that fits the crime. (she needs a fair trial)

My question is why doesn't the mother get in more trouble? As the parent, YOU are the FIRST person to protect "YOUR CHILD", not anyone else.

This woman was left with a small child and as a result of her negligence, the child experienced trauma. She gets what she deserves.

I for one...as a taxpayer do not think i'm obligated to care for her medical needs. She has obviously made very many poor lifestyle choices.

My idea is this....transform the room she sleeps in into a cell...bars on the windows and a cell door. She gets no better treatment than that of any other inmate.

One of the tragic concequences of no impusle control...what a disgrace she is.

All of you people who are screaming for her to go to jail, consider this. She won't fit in the jail for her trial, to incarcerate her will cost that county upwards of $5000 a day! Thats for hospital, and 24 hour guard. IF she is convicted and sent to prison, that same $5000 a day applies, it will take a minimum of a year to take that weight off, then there is the rehab work to get her on her feet.

That is money that is comming out of school budgets,college budgets,social services, roads, and everywhere else to keep her incarcerated.

She should face justice, she needs to have her day in court, but lets have some consideration, we have a court system, let it do its job. But lets not bankrupt the county she is in because of this witch hunt.

Give her a fair trial and when the monster is found guilty, which I'm sure she will be, then send her to prison for the rest of her life or kill her. I really don't care which. If she is guilty, which I think she is, because who else was in the home at the time, then she should be punished the same way anyone else would be. I don't care if going to prison might kill her. Too bad. Striking a kid in the head kills them too, I'm not going to feel sorry for her! It would be cheaper if she died anyway because tax payers shouldn't have to pay for her excessive medical costs because she can't manage her food intake. And peoploe who think this might be because of some poor medical condition...um, yeah, I work in healthcare and often with obese patients and you don't grow to 1000 pounds without mismanaging your caloric intake, especially in 27 years! And as far as the mention of her not being able to move her arms because she's so heavy. You would be surprised how mobile these people can be when they want to be. I've seen a man of 800 pounds do quite alot of moving around in bed without assistance.

None of these people should deal out judgment over whether or not this woman should die. She is already a prisoner in her mind and body. How on God's green earth does a logical, sane human being eat themselves almost to death and become 1000 pounds in the first place? Her body weight probably crushed this poor child's head, the news report does not explain how else he could have died. This woman does not have the strength to move out herself out of bed let alone be able to crush a child's head with anything other than her girth. Let the judge decide her punishment. In my opinion, she is already in prison.

Umm, am I missing something? Just because she is "accused" doesn't mean we can't treat her like an ACCUSED MURDERER. That 2 year old little boy didn't bash himself on the head. The police and prosecutors wouldn't have arrested and charged her if they didn't believe she was guilty. She's 1000 pounds for goodness sake! I'm sure the evidence was all close by.

I'm sure she'll lose weight nice and quick in jail.

N B, Los Angeles - what's up with you? In the same blog you're condemning killing, then advocating killing - which is it? With a conflict like that, there is definitely something wrong with your logic.

James Kulalcz, Ponca City Oklahoma - praises to you! Thank you for defending my rights - you may be one of the few in thiscountry left to defend them.

M. Eltonkirk, Canada - Innocent until proven guilty? Yes, that's why the framers of our constitution established a judicial system to hear ALL the facts before condemning someone. If it wasn't important, they could've tried all cases in the media back then, too!

There are big questions here with this case. Yes, she needs to be tried in court to fully understand what happened with this poor child. We are just a bunch of bystanders who don't know what happened
trying to make a judgement without know all the facts. Many are judging her first on her weight and the sensationalism of what we hear in the media. A court is the right place to decide her fate.

What have we become? Are we so thirsty for justice in our own lives that we want vengeance against anyone who appears to be guilty of something in this country?

Where was mom in all this? Did she leave her child with this woman because she had to go to work? Go out to buy food? to go buy crack? I honestly don't know. Instead of using the "kill them all and let God sort them out" mentality, can we consider extenuating circumstances before we pass judgement on them?

In this country we need to get back to some basics. It's our thinking that's skewed. If we don't like immigrants, we need to quit giving them money for coming here. Howstupid are we? We hand out money to
people to come here & then get mad because they're here (see the logic from N B, Los Angeles).

We don't like welfare moms because they don't work, but cut off their benefits if they get a job. How stupid is that?! We want them to work - give them benefits to bridge the gap when they start working.
Food & gas & daycare costs money! Try playing monopoly with your friends - if you start out with money & they don't. See where you end up.

Many of us get up and go to work everyday and don't have healthcare benefits. We let our employers choose not to care. If it gets to be too much, we let them make their money in other countries without
bringing the bacon back home. How many healthcare plans could you buy for people in this country with the profits that Big Oil is making overseas?

Wake up America! Our constitutional rights are being eroded everyday. Only most of us are too busy with sensationalist media to really think about the basic issues we deal with everyday. Food, clothing, shelter, health care. We lock up more people in this country than any other - then we wonder why our budgets are stretched to the max. If we didn't waste
money on stupidity, we might find our tax dollars going farther. A pound of prevention is worth a ton of cure (pun intended).

I don't know about you, but I have enough reality in my life to worry about some fake reality on TV or sensationalism. And the reality in my life could be improved by some basic common sense thinking on the part of me and my fellow Americans.

With regards to:

The boy's mother, Jaime Rosales, was charged with injury to a child because she is accused of leaving her son alone with his aunt. Her bail has been set at $100,000

I find it hard to understand why the mother would be charged for leaving her child in the temporary care of a family member. How do you think she feels? Arresting her is adding insult to injury, and the DA should be charged with malfeasance.

I second the Navy veterans statement. You people need to start acting like Americans and not a bloodthirsty mob. Also, the unmitagated contempt for obese people on display here extremely disturbing and shameful. Some people have medical issues that result in obeseity. I swear the average I.Q. seems to be dropping quickly..

These are our tax dollars taking care of her huge body. And our tax dollars will continue to feed her and take care of her medical needs in prison. I say bring the trial to her. Allow her to face the public in a live broadcast.
If she's guilty allow minimum food intake and eliminate medical care.

A great deal of you are saying take away her food and making a comment that she is guilty. No matter how large a person is they still have to eat. Maybe she is wrong in the amount of food that she is eating and the lack of exercise, however, she still has to eat. Are thin people only have the right to eat?

Also, remember the defendent doesn't have to prove whether or not guilt is there. The state has to prove that.

Too fat to be removed from her house? What if she had a serious health crisis and had to go to the hospital? A hole would be made in the house to extract her and perhaps a flat bed trailer could transport her. The hospital would have to special order appropriate equipment to handle her size, no matter the cost. I'm assuming she isn't able to work and the government/taxpayers are and would be paying her bills. If she was told she was just too obese to be taken to the hospital for care or the care was too expensive, not only would she and her family be raising hell, but the public would be as well. But being accused of a horrible murder isn't as good of a reason to go through the trouble and expense to get her into a courtroom to face judgment? BTW, she is already imprisoned in her home. If found guilty, she needs the same as any other sized person...jail.

Okay, hypothetically, if she did kill the child, then she should be no exception to the regular sentencing that anybody else would have regardless of her weight. But she does deserve to have a trial and defend herself. And, even with her weight, its a two year old child, a small helpless child, I don't mean to be frank, but a child that young wouldn't be hard to kill. And just because she is overweight also doesn't mean her sentence needs to be any more cruel than anybody else who committed the same crime.

Because if you do, you'll end up hanging yourself, or something. This is the worst sort of dribble, and amounts to trying to argue against a Jerry Springer crowd. It's not just the U.S either, but everywhere.

So yes, you did give up a part of your life defending a country where anonymous young people can be jack asses on the internet without little repercussion. I wouldn't expect any different.

And honestly, I'm all for understanding and extenuating circumstances when you have health issues, such as severe obesity. But there's a point that you go and seek help for your problem, and a point where you just resign yourself to your fate and put a drain on everyone else because you're lazy. Keep in mind you defended her as well.

Bull!!!! How nice to be imprisioned in your own home! PUT HER IN THE PRISON. Like everyone else- she'll be beat, harrassed, and will be miserable with the rest of them. Only difference is she won't be able to defend herself as well. Special treatment for being overweight? On the other hand...for all the crybabies that posted- if she's innocent, then she's innocent. Don't complain about the common sense thing.....

I'm sorry. I thought that murderers are normally arrested, even if they are overweight. She is morbidly overweight and "could die?" Somehow, she found the energy to kill an innocent and yet the citizens of the US are to excuse her, let her sit in the comfort of her home, because she is morbidly overweight. I'm seldom heard of such a silly excuse.

Everyone is saying how could she move her arms to strike the child? She can move her arms to her mouth, weighing that much her arms are a deadly weapon it would take just a swat with that weight to kill a small child.

Put Her On A DIET. then she'll feel the agonizing grief of losing something she loves..... e.i food....

The commenter who claimed that Texans should "move to Iran" wasn't all wrong. The swift and illogical condemnation of this woman is cruel and unjust. What is needed is an honest study of the facts. If she committed this crime, she should be taken to court. If costs need to be incurred to bring her to court, those costs should be payed by her estate or family. Her medical limitations should be taken into consideration when deciding on a sentence. Justice (and the Constitution) should not be subverted because of her physical aspect. Imagine if a wheelchair-bound alleged murderer was executed because the prison contained no ramps. Would that be an injustice as well? Search your heart and ask yourself about the logical moral choice here. Let's get this suspect to court.

I have read the comments and the article. There is nothing that indicates this woman is guilty or not. It is only addressing the fact that she is over-weight and would need special care for her own good. The fact is that a two year old child is DEAD. Who was protecting the rights of this helpless two year old?

Okay if the kid was left in her sole care and somehow managed to die I'd say she's at fault, no question.
Just because she tips the scales at nearly 1,000 lbs. doesn't mean she's totally immobile. I mean she has to be feeding herself somehow, as I don't think anyone would aid/indulge someone with the appetite needed to blow-up to those proportions in such short years.
Should we pity her because she's fat? No. She did that to herself. Just as she ended a child's life.

And to the man from Oklahoma... I'm sorry you're disabled from your experiences in the service but you know what? No one asked you to join. I know I didn't. You made that choice. I'm sorry it took you so long to realize the shallowness of the country we live in but hey that's America. Deal with it. And I don't know if you're trying to say that being grossly fat makes you exempt from punishment for murdering a child but it sure seems like it. Are the disabled(self-imposed or not) not capable of heinous acts as well? I'm pretty sure they are as they are people with the same flaws as all of us. I don't see how a morbidly obese woman murdering her nephew and people calling for her trial is akin to the Romans throwing out Christians to the lions but I dunno somehow your mind made that connection as wild and off-tangent as it may be.

Ok. This woman may, or may not have murdered her nephew. Either way, she hasn't been convicted of anyhting? So why is the big hullabaloo about how to punish her? I find it so hard to believe that she could have the mobility to do it, and even if she did, she wanted to kill her small nephew? In any case, the point is that she hasn't been convicted. The predjudice against her, simply because she is obese? is disgusting. I am about as thin and athletic as they come, and so it's not a case of me too, I feel the predjudice, but watching it is sickening. If it were your own sister, you would want her to get her fair trial whether she did it or not. So let her have her fair, peer-jury trial. It's one of the things that is supposed to be guaranteed by our constitution. Although.. You're also supposed to be innocent until proven guilty- and we see how that's working out.

We were given our rights by the constitution, not by you. The wars that you've fought in--and I'm in no way negating the valor and self-sacrifice--were to defend some perceived threat to democracy in other countries. Or in some unfortunate instance, a huge-scale pissing contest. I respect and appreciate your sacrifice, but please don't credit yourself with bestowing my civil rights upon me or the rest of the country.

If this woman was alone with this child, and the autopsy proved that the child has severe head-trauma, logically, she must have had some part in killing the kid. I read the other comments, and there has been talk of the amount of strength that it would take to strike a child. This woman, as obese as she is can obviously raise her arm enough to feed herself. If she can do that, she can raise her arm enough to strike a kid. She doesn't need a weapon--she has some pretty weighty arms, which are obviously mobile enough to feed her. What if the little boy was crying, and he was annoying her, and in a misguided attempt at discipline, she used her arm to quiet him? I'm not really sure how much a 1000 pound woman's arm would weigh, but I'm pretty sure it would weigh enough to crush a young child's skull.

I want to reiterate that I don't mean any disrespect to our Navy commenter...my younger sister was in the Army, and my best friend was in the Navy. I have some second-hand knowledge on what our armed forces go through. War (particularly this war) does not make sense. We have constitutional rights...and it appears that our own administration is intent in eradicating them (thanks, Patriot Act!).

So, I wonder what these wars have been fought for...

Let her be convicted first, then she should serve the same fate I would if it were me who killed a child. I don't buy that she couldn't lift her arm to swing at a child, that's bull. Yes she can. Stop using her weight to consider her actions or her punishment. She can lift her arms to eat, she can lift them to hit. I would imagine it wouldn't take a hard swing on a two year old with arms her size.

I am not disable, people like this because they are disable take advange of the system and service, and I to was in the service. The mother is justly charge who would leave their chid with a person who can not take care of themself. As for the Embassy officals I ask why cant we just post a sign trespassers will be shot. One other question are we spending tax payers money on Americans here?

Like most people who have posted on this site, I agree. First we need to find out if she is guilty of that which she has been charged. Secondly, if she is found guilty, there is not a hard decision. The state has the responsibility to lock her away. As for those making comments about the constitution and cruel and unusual punishment, that is completely crazy. What that statement means is as follows: The state cannot impose a punishment that is out of the ordinary. Basically, everyone should be treated equally. Therefore, it is my belief that the state should treat her like every other person who has done this kind of crime. IT is not the responsibility of the government to pay for her medical expenses. My belief is that if she needs more attention than any other inmate, she should have to pay for it. If she cannot afford it and it kills her, so be it. She was given every chance that any other american has had, she just wasted hers. Finally, we all have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Obviously, she thought eating was happiness, she was free to do so (liberty), and disregarded her right to life by eating herself into an early death!

innocent until proven guilty in a court of law? the woman was already proven guilty by common sense, her blatant cover-up of the crime and the lack of evidence otherwise. the idiots who think she's innocent until proven guilty probably also think OJ is innocent because the court didn't convict him. democrats, no doubt.

LOL

I can not believe some of the comments here..."she killed a kid"????

Has anyone ever heard of innocent until proven guilty?

Oh, wait....this is TEXAS!

The ultimate responsibility of a child is placed on the parent. This family member who could not take care of herself should never have had the responsiblity of a child to begin with. The parent dumping the child off on a person who can't take care of their ownself. That is no different than if she had dumped her child on a babysitter that was 5 years old. Hey your five, I have dumped my parental responsibilities off on you. I think not.

this woman is disgusting to begin with. obesity in america is at an all-time high and i don't care WHAT condition you have, it's because of PURE LAZINESS, IGNORANCE and NO RESPECT FOR YOUR OWN BODY! it makes me want to scream! what is wrong with this country?!
that being said, i don't understand why it's so hard to believe that a morbidly obese woman could kill a child. she's large enough that she can't even get out a door and this is a SMALL CHILD. i'm no physics professor but COME ON! on top of that, she's obviously deranged. anyone that young who weighs that much cannot be right in the head. this, paired with the likely frustration with her own pathetic life in general and probably not knowing what to do with a rambuncious toddler, could verrrry well lead to her striking the child hard enough to kill him. if any of you have ever SEEN a 2 year old, they aren't exactly iron ships! a couple of big, chunky fists to the side of the head and that poor little boy's life was over in an instant.
if it were in my hands, that disgusting excuse of a human being would be put to death in her own home for what she SO OBVIOUSLY HAS done. i'm not into paying MORE MONEY in taxes to enable some overweight child-killer to continue to ruin her own life. it's not like she'd make it that long anyway.
call me what you will, this is the truth and no matter how mean it may sound, i know many of you agree, whether you want to admit it or not.

While this particular article was on the complexity of bringing justice to people with specific medical conditions, I think that too much emphasis was placed on the subject's obesity. I think that this distracts the reader from the most important issue brought up in this article: How do we deal with prisoners/offenders with special mental and physical needs? As you may know, several prisons are dedicated to inmates who require extra medical care. i.e.: AIDs and cancer patients, jails that are ADA compliant etc. So, how is obesity any different? Unfortunately, this negativity is by-product of our cultural views of size and the rampant discrimination of obese people. The focus should NOT be on the oddities of this particular offenders size, rather on the short comings of our justice system and their inability to properly care for the people they imprison.
I am seriously appalled by some of the commentary below. Ever hear of "size-ism"? (It goes both ways, folks. Not just for larger people!)
Size-ism is discrimination based on the perceptions of a person's shape, size, and/or weight. Some people on here have commented, "I hope she eats herself to death" (and other foul things). Don't you think that thihs is a terrible way to effect change and enact justice? Why are we obsessed with the offender's disease? Rather, we should be focusing on being productive. We should focus on ensuring that the civil liberties and rights for everyone involved are being observed; this means for the victim AND the offender.

I'm surprised at all of the craziness that has come from this story. I've seen no details on how she killed the boy other than head trama. Its pretty hard to make a case against her when I've seen no evidence that she actually committed the crime. It's easy to jump the gun and tell her she needs to die and call her names and what not, but if she's innocent then those who spoke too soon need to reconsider their actions against her.

Since she has only been charged yet, and still needs her trial, I think this comes down to if she can pay her bail. If she can then she paid her right to be free till her trial outcome is determined. The issue is IF she can’t pay her bail what are the consequences for her. I disagree with allowing her to live at her current residence as if she had paid her bail (ie being allowed to live at home with no punishing changes to the immediate surroundings), however, allowing her to live there with the loss of all her comforts should be a suitable punishment until her trial is completed in the event that she cannot make her bail.

IF convicted she should be forced to receive the same sentence as anyone else, and actually server the punishment in prison. If a prison door and cell needs to be enlarged to accommodate her so be it. After all, a punishment is not meant to be pleasant.

ACCUSED NOF STRIKING AND KILLING A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD. WEIGHT IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE.

I'm trying to figure out how someone in her condition would be capable of the crime of which she's been accused.

As to Don from Indiana's remark that guilty or innocent, someone needs to explain how she amassed 1,000 pounds in 27 years . . . WHY? What possible business is it of yours or mine why she weighs that much? The only relevant question here is her guilt or innocence, which will be determined in court, not in an online forum.

Attention... She was not merely accused. She was indicted by a grand jury for crushing the skull of a 2 year old. That means that there's some 'there' there. And in America we are allowed to logically speculate the outcome when we're given preliminary info as horrible as this. A rational person can reasonably conclude that - so far - it looks like this woman is responsible. And based on her circumstance it is highly unlikely that she was 'setup,' or evidence was planted or whatever other scenario a logical and rational mind can come up with.
We are allowed to have and voice our opinions: I honor all our men and women who have made sacrafices for our country so that we can excercise the right to do so.
The case in Texas that was alluded to previously was even worse than what happened here, and if one is to have an opinion about a thing as horrible as that situation, then one should excercise due dillegence in research and know what they are talking about before minimalising the crimes and deaths, and excoriating an entire state in a public forum. And to do so while displaying and using what one has graciously sacraficed for our great country as a weapon, well that just dishonors that sacrafice, and those made by others. However, I would never deny anyone's right to do so in their effort to slay whatever demons there are that ail them...

It seems that the fundamental tennant of our justice system has vacated the discussion. Innocent before proven guilty is not to be lightly dismissed. "she killed a child!" did you see her kill this child? no. It is not her burden to prove she is innocent. Texas must prove she is guilty to a jury of her peers.
and obesity does not constitute guilt. at 27 and 1,000lbs, there is much more than "stuffing her face" at work such as a thyroid tumor or pituitary problem.
let's all make sure the logic elevator goes all the way to the top next time. and if it does not, please do not espouse your prejudices and judgments in a public forum, you look foolish.

She needs to be in jail, where people go when they are accused of murder...no ifs, ands, or buts...

In my opinion there is no good solution here. I would like to know exactly how she managed to kill this child though. I am not poking fun here but I have to wonder if she rolled over on the child. My mother is in the 500-pound range and there is no way she has the strength to hit anyone (even a small and frail child) hard enough to hurt them. Another post said the taxpayer is paying for her to live like this no matter which way you look at it, which is true because obviously she is on disability. I do think that IF she is proven guilty her rights should be taken away just like anyone else who is convicted of murder. You may also be aware there is a man currently suing the prison system because he has lost 100+ pounds from his 500+ pound frame since being in prison. She deserves her day in court just like anyone else does, I hope a solution can be found that will punish her for the crime if she is found guilty and yet not punish the taxpayers for her gluttony.

A two year old boy had his head cushed people. What could a two year old do to this fat lady, take cookies away? That is a baby, two years old, wake up!!

I haven't lived in the US for a long time. I can't believe that a person who is bedridden has a house and a car (its in the pictures) AND the money to get that fat.

I work hard at an I.T. job and I drive an old beater of a car. I can't afford house payments and the huge amount of food that it would take to feed her!

Where is she getting her money from? Is the state of Texas paying for all of that on disability payments plus her medical expenses?

go for a walk or something getting away from the pc stop posting about this women

Everyone has posted a comment about this woman, however seems not very many are too concerned as to what has happend to this little boy. So if this child belonged to anyone of you would you still be saying her being confined to her bed is punishment enough or that there is something more involved deep down? She had to place food in her mouth first in far most and CHOSE not to be to active NO ONE forced her. Everyone should be focused on as to WHY this happend to this CHILD NOT HER.

She is 1000lbs and can't get outside the house.

How could she have gotten out of the house, into a pickup, and run over a child?

She would be more likely to eat the baby than run it over!

SHE KILLED A CHILD! NO MATTER WHAT WE AS AMERICANS NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH ITS GOING TO COST US ON TAXES TO JAIL THIS MONSTER! ANY ONE WHO KILLS AN CHILD NEEDS TO BE PUT TO DEATH! AND COME ON THIS HAPPENED IN TEXAS THE STATE WHO LOCKES UP THE WRONG PEOPLE! THE AGENTS NEED I SAY MORE!!!

People really need to think before they speak. First of all, this lady is huge. Did you think for a second she had a medical condition and who's to say that she has the money to afford to go to the doctor. Not all fat people are guilty of all crimes. And second of all, she deserves her day in court, whether she is fat or skinny. She has the same rights as all of the rest of you idiots. Dont prosecute her just because she is different. If you werent there, then you probably dont know the whole story. Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, this story has been taken to the extremes so that it would get more attention. You know, because the media always gives an accurate portrait. So, maybe you should know what your talking about before you open your mouth.

"I spent an entire adult life in the Navy, becoming disabled defending the rights of -all- of the USA."

That was your choice moron! You chose to go to the military now suffer the consequences and stfu. Just like the police, you get shot, you knew it could happen you signed up, so stop crying like a little baby about how you fought for this country and became disabled becasue you chose that! as for this woman, they should just build a jail cell around her after her conviction.

Another thing, all you people whining about the commenters below and how they are accusing her without a conviction, well, do you think this would be printed in the news if it didn't happen? it happened! live with it and deal with it!

WOW! It is soooo scary to see how many of you want this woman killed. She has not even went to trail yet. Did any of you actually see her kill this child? Unless you have absolute proof that someone commits murder you should not be so full of lust to have them killed. I feel some of you should seek therapy for your desire to see people killed. Research how many people have been proven innocent for their crimes AFTER they have already been executed. Scary, scary, scary.

All I can say is that I agree with "James". Thank you for serving our country and helping to keep this country safe for others. Give the lady a chance to get herself to court and defend herself.

I read a few comments earlier today and just got the change to respond.

Venom. Pure, vile, unadulterated venom. That's what I have to say about the first handful of comments I saw earlier today. The only reason that we know this woman is being tried is because of an autopsy report, and ALREADY (!!), people are condemning her (to death, no less, even half-joking about euthanizing her on her bed), and implying that she's guilty because of her obesity. We don't even know half the story. For all we know, she could have moved and accidently crushed the child. Secondly, we don't know why she's obese. Yes, maybe 80% of the time, it's due to eating too much, but there are medical (and genetic) conditions for obesity. Maybe she was trying to, or was in the process of getting medical treatment for obesity. Some people here are being far too presumptuous and casting the first stone, so to speak. Besides, that's what a trial is for, to prove guilt or innocence. She's also innocent until proven guilty.

Oh, please stop it! No one here is going to shoot before asking questions. Everyone knows she'll have her day in court too. People are upset and bitter because yet another child has lost its life to senseless behavior. You hear about IT every day on T.V.. Too often, criminals go unpunished for a number of reasons, some of which make no sense like a typo technicality for example and people are MAD! Lawyers will dig up the truth and we'll make a decision later on. That's it. Oh, and as for you Michael Collins, like no one in Atlanta thinks "horribly" like us Texans and EVERYONE in Atlanta is a God-fearing Christian, give me a break. Notice readers, Mr. Collins said "ALL YOU TEXANS MOVE TO IRAN", hmm. Oh, and one more thing, is anyone up for some constructive criticism? I'm no english professor, but how about we spell god with a capital G. OK? Thanks.

The way I see it, is that they will either have to take the roof off of her house or put a hole in the wall. That will be the only way to get her out to trial. Then they will have to put a hole in the court wall or widen the doors, etc. The logistics of getting this woman to court is beyond what taxpayers should agree to pay for. You may say that she needs to go to the house of law before being convicted of anything, but think of exactly how that will be done.

What I recommend is trial by TV. Just do a live video conference with the judge sitting in the court where he can communicate with the accused (not convicted). This would save a lot of money. She doesn't need to wait in a cell, for the aforementioned reasons.

UM...just how exactly did she kill the child? Not to be crude, but, I think it's entirely possible that she crushed the child by rolling over on him.

I can't imagine how she would be able to use any means of physical exertion, i.e. a punch, hit, or slap, to have killed the kid. For someone of that weight a punch would indeed be an exertion.

I just wanted to say that this woman is innocent until proven guilty i work in a nursing facility and we have women this big and most of them can barely raise their arm at 500 pounds i dont see how she could have raised her hand to hit him or even put that much force toward the blow to hurt him.. the justice system will come up with a solution im praying for all parties involved

I was thinking about how an individual of this size could muster enough strength and movement to harm let alone kill a child. I am sure in the fit of anger she would be able to move her arm fast enough. I think she needs to be brought to justice like any other person accused of a crime. Swiftly. I beleive in innocent until proven guilty, and she should not get special treatment because of her size. The powers that be should figure it out. I am sure they can come up with some sort of a plan. This is discusting to me. If in fact she did it, too bad for her, she should not have any special treatment. Prison that is it. My heart is so sad for that poor child, he was not given special considerations and this woman should not get them either. What about the rest of the family? How could anyone possibly be able to live in the same house if she did do this? What a mess. Get her out of the house and to jail, no special treatment, treat her the same as everyone else. This is so very sad for that little boy. For the decent people in this family and I am sure there are many you are in my thoughts.

to everyone saying that this woman has not been convicted yet...of course she hasn't, she can't get into court. the child did not run into the wall with such velocity as to break open his own skull. the mother is being charged as well bc she left the little boy in the care of her sister. the woman and the boy were the only people in the house at the time. im sorry, but i call a spade a spade. she will have a trial and she WILL be convicted of murder, by a jury of her peers. i dont think this is an arugment of due process. this is a discussion about how a county will take car of a half-ton woman in their prison. obviously, they haven't before, and God willing they will never have to again. the accomidations we make for people who ELECTIVELY disable themselves is absolutely absurd.

When was it a crime to leave your son with his aunt? That's pretty interesting...but not nearly as interesting as the fact that somehow it's ok to laugh and make fun of an overweight woman...and automatically assign guilt based on her weight...imagine if we took your worst flaw and then publicly harassed and paraded you around...people are so quick to point and laugh when there are no repercussions...this family is obviously in pain...and here the american public makes itself look like idiots again...what is our society coming to?

Why is bail even an issue in this case? Is she really a flight risk? Personally, I don't think there is any risk that this lady is running from anything, unless of course someone dangles a fried turkey from a string in front of her.

to everyone saying that this woman has not been convicted yet...of course she hasn't, she can't get into court. the child did not run into the wall with such velocity as to break open his own skull. the mother is being charged as well bc she left the little boy in the care of her sister. the woman and the boy were the only people in the house at the time. im sorry, but i call a spade a spade. she will have a trial and she WILL be convicted of murder, by a jury of her peers. i dont think this is an arugment of due process. this is a discussion about how a county will take car of a half-ton woman in their prison. obviously, they haven't before, and God willing they will never have to again. the accomidations we make for people who ELECTIVELY disable themselves is absolutely absurd.

OK, we can't move her. Don't. Don't subject the state's people to the costs of housing her. Tell the prosecutor to go ahead. Interviews, depositions, defense, can all be done remotely. In the computer age it's never been easier. Prosecute, sure, but remember this case, folks, the next time you hear the term *a flight risk!!!*

Execute her at home. Give her the lethal injection right in her bed.

yes thats why you gave up so much. lol.. And yes Texans should be shooting border jumpers.

Haven't you ever heard of humane euthanasia? We do it to animals all the time. Give her an elephant dose and she's good to go.

THIS LADY NEEDS TO FACE THE LAW NO WAY ABOUT IT, BUT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH HER WEIGHT WHAT IF SOME DOCTOR OR SOMEBODY WERE TO GIVE HER OR PAY FOR HER TO HAVE GASTRIC BYPASS THIS WAY SHE WILL BE LESS OF A HEALTH PROBLEM I WOULD THINK THIS WILL SAVE MORE MONEY THAN HAVING TO DO MANY CHANGES JUST FOR HER, JUST AN IDEA. THANX

I just wanted to say that I am relieved to read the type of post James Kulalcz made. She does need to go through due process. However, given what I'm reading here, they may have to change venue as I doubt she can get a fair trial there.

There is something awefully suspicious about this. Why leave a 2yr old with a 1000 woman that can't move should something happen to the child?

What did she do? "Come child, give me that twinkie. ITS MINE. -WHACK WHACK-"

Yeah, likely story. Still, it does require proper investigation. It is wise the mother is being held accountable.

Peace, America!

A child was killed. I pray for the family but a crime is a crime. Obese or not obese, this child deserves justice.

I spent an entire adult life in the Navy, becoming disabled defending the rights of -all- of the USA.

You people here would convict her of murder and send her to die before she has even been to court. Sounds more like Iraq or Syria or Cambodia to me. But then Texas executes foreigners without giving them their rights to see their embassy officials, too.

Is this what I gave up my health and adulthood to defend? Bread and circuses to keep the masses happy with freak shows and sending Christians to the lions?

She has been -accused- of murder. She has been convicted of NOTHING. Pray you are not the next to be made fun of in the press and convicted by your peers publicly without a trial. You don't even know why she is overweight: you -assume- she has some horrible defect of character. This whole freakshow article and its commentary disgusts me.

You know, most of the comments made so far really don't paint the USA in good light. She's been accused, not found guilty. There is a difference, and that a child has died makes no change to the above.

Yes, if she's found guilty, she should be punished appropriately.

If she's found innocent, then frankly we all have little say in how she lives her life (assuming her actions don't impact our lives), obese or not. In so far as those of you that accuse that her obsesity will cost taxpayers money, perhaps you need to read recent articles on that it's the healthy ones that cost the health system the most. Why? Because they live longer, and in doing so, have more long-term treatable illnesses. Speaking as an overweight person, I'm likely to die off a lot earlier then some of the skinnier folks posting here...which in the end, saves the taxpayer money, eh?

Seems to me she is a prisoner anyway-inside her own body. We the American taxpayers are paying for her to live, regardless of her location. What is the daily cost of housing an inmate? What is the cost of the ingredients of a lethal dose given during an execution? Lets do the math! Someone call Dr Kervorkian, he can assist her right there at home- I'm sure!!!!

If she did kill that child then she should be put to the ultimate punishment, but lets take a look at the logical side of this. If a person ends up being 1000 pounds in 27 years, then the person would be eating nonstopish. Now if a person eats like that then they're arms will become heavier and heavier making it nearly imposible to have the velocity to knock/kill any person, injury on the other hand is a posiblity.

end of story......she killed a child......I have a two year old and this makes me sick.....I agree with everyone else, imprison her in her home, take away her TV an dphones and restrict her food to get her thin enough to move....if we're all lucky she'll kill herself and save the state a lot of money...and please put that mother in jail too

I think that she has already imprisioned herself. Obviously she could pull the insanity card...i'd have to question anyones sanity that would want to stay in bed all the time. But then again i'm not there and don't know the circumstances.

I like the teleconference idea. Personally, I think they should put her under house arrest, but limit it to her bed, if she ever gets out of bed then she should be hauled in to jail. Maybe she will eat herself to death and save the state some money.

Either that or plan B. remove all the food from her house and "if" she manages to get out to look for food, then haul her in. If not then oh well...she killed a kid...and she did the "not being able to get out of the house" thing to herself...

Guilty of innocent, someone needs to explain how she managed to amass 1000 lbs. in a short 27 years of life.

If you told her she would get her "just desserts" she'd come to the jailhouse voluntarily.

If she's been charged, she must be processed, no matter how much it costs the taxpayers to do so. If she dies in the process, who cares? She's a fat, horrible waste of space anyway. People who abuse their lives to the point that they can't move from a spot don't deserve the life they've been blessed with. No special treatment!!!

What type of monster she would be who thrashed a kid's head?

Her obesity should not become an issue to put her behind bar for the rest of her life at least

This story is a huge tragedy all around. HOW does a 27 year old woman get to 1,000 lbs? I've heard of many in their 40's .... but in their 20's? Most of the stories I've watched about this type of obesity the person basically lives on their stomach, doesn't really roll over or do anything. So how could she have hit this child hard enough to have killed him? It would be a major effort on her physically just to raise her arm! Something is missing here. Secondly, there is a constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment....remember that thing drafted and signed in 1776?? Its the principles our country was founded upon. Putting a 1,000 lb. person in a "pen outside" until she's skinny enough to fit in a cell, or leaving her where she is and give her enough food so she'd burst would be cruel and unusual. The state would be liable for her death and would lose its a*# in court over it! Besides, even IF she is guilty, you can be sure that she's not going to abscond! Granted jail would be a place where she might be able to save her life, but this whole thing is WAY beyond what most counties are prepared to deal with. The medical care for this woman will be many, many thousands of dollars. I can't imagine how any good will come from this on any side of the spectrum. God be with that child, with her and all who now have to figure out whether she is guilty and what to do from here onward.

she'll complain about not being fed enough in jail.

No one here is suggesting we punish the woman before she is convicted. Once she is, however, she should go to jail just like anyone else, or, be killed just like anyone else. She should NOT get house arrest. One of the reasons we send people to prison is to punish, not just detain. She should be punished or put to death.
Seems like a pretty open and shut case: blunt force trauma to the head. Not like she could flee the scene of the crime.

She'll get what she deserves. That poor baby, how sad! Sad part is- we will be paying for her medical care when incarcerated, sure that will be nice and costly huh!!!People who abuse their children should be killed. In this case they should 'weigh' (LOL) the 2- jail or death penalty. Which is cheaper-

I love this country! Not only are we all getting fatter and stupider but now we can even kill each other because of our weight. You realize that NO WHERE in the entire world would this women be sitting free after killing a baby. But hey - this is America. Do what the hell you want and then stuff your face.

McDonals - here I come!

For shame to all you blood thirsty people. Let her have her trail and then let the justice process take its course.

When I read the headline, I swear I thought they were going to say she sat on him or something. The prison should pay for her to get gastic bypass and liposuction and then she can serve her time.

I propose a simple and just punishment for this person. Assuming she is convicted, don't even bother spending tax money for her medical care and jail accomidations.....simply take/haul her to the middle of a forest and leave her. Either she'll make it out, and in the process have some time to reflect on her actions....or she doesn't make it out.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this has nothing to do with religion. Anyone who is accused of any crime is held in jail until bail is set or until their court date.. this woman should be treated like every other person accused of a crime, guilty or innocent. I do beleive that AS "AMERICANS" we're all entitled to an opinion. For god sake, did you not read that a child has been killed? A CHILD? She's no exemption.. no matter what her health condition may be. Don't accuse other's of not being Christians for having an opinon, or so.. help you god!

I don't feel sorry for her and don't think she deserves anything. This is Child Abuse!!! At the age of 2 children are so sweet, loving and trusting. Trusting the adults around them to protect and care for them. Being overweight is no excuse for abusing a child or anyone. Can you imagine how this child must have felt?

You have GOT to be kidding me. Must be nice to live in a bubble!

It does not matter the age/sex/height/weight/religion of the suspect. If you strike a child hard enough to cause death and investigation needs to be done. 1000 lbs or not, if she is guilty, she needs to go to jail.
Her weight is a separate issue that needs to be dealt with by specialists.

Hey Atlanta! I'll trade you one "TEXAN" for on "BIG FOOT!"

Once she's in prison they'll be able to control her food intake, but then she'll complain about being hungry all the time...anyways...Prison will probably save her life and prolong it.

I admit, I also said she killed a child, she deserves to die in the same manner. She does however deserve a fair trial. While no child killer should go free, I also have a hard time picturing a bed-ridden, 1000 lb person having the mobility let alone the strength to commit such a horrible act. I am not sticking up for this woman, I am saying that she deserves her day in court.

This woman is already in jail, but she isn't being treated as if she is. She cant be moved? Then leave her where she is, but take all of her privaliges awas from he. Just give her enough food to keep her alive.The same as she would recieve as if she was in a cell. Take her TV away from her. Don't allow her visitors unless it is her Dr. Why move her when you can make her room a cell and give her a jailer as she would have in jail.Then when she gets small enough, you can move her. Or if she is to recieve the death penalty, can't it be carried out at the house where she is?

Come on justice.....what ever happened to the justice system...whocares if she is a beached whale...a child has lost a life now......squeeze her in a cell and LOCK HER UP !!!

I agree that what this woman did was terribly wrong and should be punished for it. But what about the child's mother? CPS had already determined that the child was not supposed to be left alone with his aunt. They're both criminals and I think they should both receive the same punishment.

Place the woman under house arrest. After all, where is she gonna go? Have a teleconference trial. After all where is she gonna go? If found guilty, keep her under house arrest and feed her as much as she wants and more. After all, where is she gonna go?

I would like to know what evidence the prosecutors presented that convinced the grand jury that a bedridden woman was able to beat a two-year old child to death. There must have been enough evidence to present for trial, but darned if I can figure out how this might have been possible. Perhaps the child was on top of her? Regardless, just a horribly sad story.

Seriously. All you Texans … move to Iran.

You obviously don't want to live in America.

You're obviously NOT Americans.

What ever happened to INNOCENT until Proven Guilty?

This woman does not have to prove her innocence.

Texas has to prove her guilt.

All the cries above me in this forum wishing nothing but harm and ill-will to befall this woman.

"Leave her in a pen outside!"

May the good Lord have mercy and pity on your souls.

I pray none of you consider yourselves Christian.

God help us all.

I'm disturbed by the fact the commenters here have tried and convicted this woman, and have sentenced her to die. Folks, she's been charged with a crime and deserves her time in court - that's the way our system works (or should work, ideally) and you would hope for the same if you were accused of a crime.

You may feel compelled to assume she's guilty of killing the child - if someone has the "moral failing" to be this overweight, surely they are capable of anything, right? Wrong. Don't let your prejudices gain the upper hand - your "hang'em high" mob mentality is showing.

Make her home a jail. Take everything away and sell it, leaving only her bed or whatever she sleeps and eats on. It would be cheaper to have a guard stay there and make sure whoever is feeding her is aloud to bring her any food she wants until she explodes.

alot of people die in jail, why should this be any different? if "life in prison" is the sentence, it doesn't stipulate how long that "life" has to last, does it?

Effiecent case of the death penalty if done properly. she can attend her trial virtually thanks to tech. then if the verdict is execution which if she is convicted should be the first option considering the logistics of the case they can simply euthanize her in her home. No Need to cut walls down or anything. And no cost in hauling her anywhere. This should be done right after the trial and she won't sit on deathrow for months.

She killed an innocent child. She should go to jail like anyone else. If she dies, seems like justice will be served

So...we have her sitting at home with nothing being done with her (as of today) because she's a gross being who can't be incarcerated because of her medical issues? My God, she killed a child. So anyone who is obese and commits a murder should get to sit home and stuff their face, as she's probably doing right this minute?
**** her - let the jail keep her in a pen outside where she belongs. Medical issues? Spare me. Lots of inmates have medical issues. But they still do the time for the crimes they've committed.

If there's anyone who can't be considered a flight risk, it's her.

I don't think you need to worry about bond when the woman can't get to the toilet without a forklift.

They can't put her into a conventional jail...but you really wouldn't need a cell. Just plop her into the jailyard and leave her there until she's small enough to wedge her into a cell.

i have no sympothy for this woman. she has no respect for herself obviously weighing 1000 pds! This may be harsh but oh well if she cant survive in jail. she took a babies life, and hers should not be spared!

Gross obesity like this cannot be sustained by the body for very long. The irony of this case is that if she's guilty and goes to jail for life, it'll probably save her life because they won't allow her to eat as much as she does now. If she's not, then she'll just stay home and eat herself to death in a few years...

She killed a kid people. She needs to go to jail. Since when did obesity excuse you from going to jail? She needs to pay the piper.... Or we could leave her in bed and let her kill again. If you kill a kid you go to jail. So what about her doctor bills. You think she has a job now? The state is already paying them. Lock her up and throw away the key!!!!!!!!!!!

I think this woman needs to be in jail. Let the county auction her belongings to help pay for her medical needs. She's not going to quit eating on her own especially if it means staying out of jail.