KIMBERLIE SULLIVAN - 4 weeks - (2008) / Convicted: Terri Lynn Sullivan - Tucson AZ

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson couple face murder charges after an autopsy
revealed their baby girl's death was caused by malnutrition.

Authorities arrested 26-year-old Terri Sullivan and 27-year-old Scott
Sullivan after their 6-week-old child Kimberlie died Aug. 30.

Tucson police say the Sullivans are charged with first-degree murder. Initially, they were charged with felony child abuse.

A Pima County Medical Examiner's report says the baby weighed 5.8 pounds at death and 7 pounds 12 ounces at birth.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Eric D. Peters wrote there were no drugs in the
"emaciated" baby's body and "no evidence of recent injury."

Tucson police say Terri Sullivan told detectives she had been starving
her baby since the child was about 11 days old. She gave no reason for
her alleged actions.

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Tucson man convicted of child abuse in death of newborn


Thursday, March 4, 2010 2:17 pm

A Tucson man accused of starving his newborn baby to death was
acquitted of first-degree murder Thursday and was convicted of
reckless child abuse, a probation-eligible offense.

Scott Sullivan's daughter, Kimberlie, was born on July 14, 2008,
weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and died Aug. 30, 2008, weighing 5
pounds, 7 ounces.

Her mother, Terri Sullivan, 27, pleaded guilty to child abuse and
first-degree murder and is now serving a life sentence with parole
possible after 25 years.

The jury found that Sullivan's wife was responsible for the child's
death.

Defense attorney Dan Cooper said he told jurors the evidence showed
Scott Sullivan, 28, was oblivious to Kimberlie's declining health
because he was rarely home and when he was, he was exhausted.

Scott Sullivan was working two jobs much of the summer of 2008 and
often had to walk 20 miles round trip to work because his vehicle
was broken down, Cooper said.

Scott Sullivan counted on his wife to care for the baby and their
three other children while he was working, Cooper said.

His client's family testified Scott Sullivan was a shy, reserved
man who was married to a bossy, domineering and forceful woman,
Cooper said.

Terri Sullivan told a probation officer she was having an affair
with an 18-year-old man that summer and smoking marijuana daily,
court documents indicate.

On Aug. 30, 2008, Terri Sullivan called 911 saying she found
Kimberlie in her swing and she wasn't breathing. When paramedics
arrived, they found Scott Sullivan performing cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. They took over CPR but declared the emaciated baby
dead a short time later.

The couple's three other children now live with Scott Sullivan's
parents.

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