TYLER DASHER - 1 yo (11/2011) - Affton (SW of St Louis) MO

I just don't get it. How could a mother do this? I will never get it.

I am filled with joy just by looking at my babies sleep. Interacting with them and watching them grow is a fulfilling endeavor.

CLAYTON • A grand jury voted Wednesday that there is
probable cause to send Shelby Dasher to trial for child abuse and
second-degree murder for the death of her 13-month-old son, Tyler.

Dasher, 20, has been assigned to Division 9 in St. Louis
county. A preliminary hearing set for today has been cancelled. Dasher's
attorney, Tara Crane, has entered a not guilty plea on her behalf and
waived her client's arraignment.

A scheduling conference has now been set for April 2.

Dasher stands accused of beating the toddler to death
because he would not stop crying in his crib on Nov. 15. She then faked
his abduction and passersby found his body near a cemetery not far from
her home in Affton, according to authorities.

The grand jury added the charge of child abuse to the
indictment, which states, "Dasher knowingly inflicted cruel and inhuman
punishment upon Tyler by repeatedly striking him about the head and body
with her fist and Tyler died as a result of the injuries sustained from
this conduct."

"Facts of the case also supported the charging of abuse
of a child in addition to murder in the second," said J.D. Evans, first
assistant prosecuting attorney. "Sometimes we only charge an initial
charge and we add additional charges if we believe they are warranted.
Under these circumstances, after a review of the case, the attorney on
this case felt this charge was also warranted."

The prosecuting attorney's office can file additional
charges after an indictment, but Evans said that is unlikely at this point.

"If we get more information, we may go back to a grand
jury to seek more charges, but at this time, we don't see anything that
makes us want to do that," he said.

Crane filed a motion Monday to have Dasher's murder
charge thrown out or her $500,000 cash-only bail reduced, citing delays
in bringing Dasher to trial. Now that the case has moved forward, the
trial court must decide whether to grant the bail motion.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shelby-dasher-indicted-in-murder-of--month-old-son/article_5bbc5686-63b0-11e1-8988-001a4bcf6878.html#ixzz1nvcgxTha