DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
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DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
Three-month-old baby dies after
daycare worker 'put him face-down on heavy blanket on the floor and left
him for an HOUR' (months after she 'had girl, 16, watch the children
while she got her hair done')
- Beverly Ann Greenagel arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter for August 2011 death of infant Dane Abledinger
- Dane, who was three-and-a-half months, was allegedly put down for nap on blanket face-down
- Greenagel, meanwhile, had 20 children - six more than licensed allowed - at home when Dane died
By Beth Stebner
PUBLISHED: 11:16 EST, 12 July 2012 |
UPDATED: 11:18 EST, 12 July 2012
Arrested: Beverly Greenagel, 64, was watching six more children than allowed the
day that three-month-old Dane Ableidinger died in her care
A 64-year-old day-care provider was charged this week in the death of an infant boy who suffocated in his sleep last August.
Police arrested Beverly Ann Greenagel yesterday, charging her with two counts
of second-degree manslaughter, child neglect and endangerment, and
interfering with a body after three-month-old Dane Abledinger was found
lifeless after being put down for a nap.
Greenagel, who at the time was watching six more children than legally allowed,
allegedly did not check on the boy for an hour after putting him
face-down for a nap.
She was holding an annual water balloon fight with her older children and
later told police she moved him downstairs so he wouldn't get trampled.
Dane had apparently suffocated and was found where she left him on the flannel blanket.
Each of the two counts of second-degree manslaughter come with a maximum sentence of 10 years each, as well as a $20,000 fine.
According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, Greenagel
worked out of her home and ran Bev’s Day Care. She was licenced to look
after a total of 12 children without a second caregiver.
At the time of Dale’s death on August 18, 2011, police in Egan, Minnesota
said there were 20 children at her facility, including two toddlers,
three infants, and eight preschoolers. They further alleged that
Greenagel violated several safe-sleep standards required by the state.
The paper reported that Greenagel laid Dane down to sleep on his stomach in
one of the bedrooms in her house, perhaps because a child who had just
awoken from a nap had soiled its crib.
Short life: Dane Ableidinge was only three-and-a-half months old when he died; his autopsy revealed that he suffocated to death
Work from home: Greenagel ran her service, Bev's Day Care, from her home in Eagan, Minnesota
Minnesota law states that a single caregiver can only have a maximum of three
infants and toddlers, with a total of 12 children.
A frantic 12-year-old girl who called 911 after Dane was discovered was recorded as saying: ‘Oh, um. There’s a baby dead.’
Records from the state show that Greenagel allegedly tried to cover her tracks
by taking the blanket Dane had slept on and stacking it with other
blankets. Dane had left blood spots on it.
When police searched the house after obtaining a warrant, they found the
blood stains and confirmed that they belonged to the infant.
Dane’s cause of death was probable positional asphyxia, meaning that he most
likely suffocated from the position in which he was placed.
According to the Inver Grove Heights Patch, Greenagel
gave several varying accounts of the story to authorities. Greenagel
had cared for the girl and was enlisting her help to care for the child.
The Star-Tribune notes that caretakers must be at least 13.
Dakota County Attorney told the Star-Tribune: ‘It’s
always disturbing to see children die under any circumstance, and it
appears that proper monitoring and care could have avoided this
tragedy.’
In Minnesota, 82 children have died in licenced day-care facilities in the past ten years.
Loving parents: Mac and Stephanie Ableidinger asked for donations in lieu of flowers in memory of their young son
Court documents show the caretaker was cited once in 1984 and again in 1994
for violating the terms of her licence. On April 6, 1984, Greenagel was
found to have too many infants and toddlers in her care.
Three months later, a parent complained that the caregiver was often absent,
and instead hired a 16-year-old girl to look after the children.
The parent alleged that Greenagel would often leave to go shopping, play
racquetball, and go shopping while the girl was left to care for the
infants and toddlers.
The parent added that ‘Bev’s’ home was a good place for their children, but they were upset she was not around.
A decade later, an unannounced licensor visit proved that she still had more children in her care than her license allowed.
Dane’s parents, Stephanie and Mac Abledinger, did not immediately respond to
MailOnline’s request for comment on Greenagel’s charges. Mrs Abledinger
works as a hairstylist, and her husband is a postal worker.
Greenagel, meanwhile, remains in jail on a $75,000 bond and will have a hearing later this month.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172651/Three-month-old-baby-dies-daycare-worker-face-heavy-blanket-floor-left-HOUR-months-girl-16-watch-children-got-hair-done.html#ixzz20QaT7nce
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Re: DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
I know day care centers have had issues, but I've always felt way more comfortable with my kids in a center than in private day care. There just seems to be more checks and balances there... more people so it would be most difficult for someone to get away with something so stupid or dangerous. I don't know... just how I've always felt.
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Re: DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
Day care worker sentenced to 45 days in jail after killing baby by lying him on his front on blanket
Beverly Ann Greenagel jailed for 2-degree manslaughter of Dane Ableidinger
The three-month old died in August 2011 after being placed down for a nap
He died of 'positional asphyxia' as he slept on his front under a blanket
She later tried to cover up her mistakes by hiding blanket and telling 12-year-old helper to tell investigators the boy was on his back in a crib
Greenagel was caring for 20 children - six more than her license allowed
Judge: 'If you had done what you were supposed to do, we wouldn't be here'
Dane's fathertells court: 'Every choice Bev made was a selfish one'
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 04:05 EST, 21 March 2014
Jailed: Beverly Ann Greenagel, from Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced to 45 days in prison after three-month-old Dane Abledinger was found lifeless after being put down for a nap in August 2011
A 64-year-old day-care provider has been jailed over the death of an infant who suffocated in his sleep while under her supervision.
Beverly Ann Greenagel, from Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced to 45 days in prison after three-month-old Dane Ableidinger was found lifeless after being put down for a nap in August 2011.
'If you had done what you were supposed to do, we wouldn’t be here,' Dakota County District Judge Michael Mayer told her. 'You need to understand: Dane died because of your actions.'
The court earlier heard how she had put him under a blanket on the floor - in direct contravention of both his parents wishes and the safe-sleep standards of her childcare license - while looking after 21 children at her home.
Under state rules, she should have been looking after no more than 15 children at one time, reported the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
A coroner later recorded the youngster's death as a result of positional asphyxia. He had been lying on his front under a blanket.
She also also reportedly tried to cover up her mistakes by folding away the bloodied blanket on which the baby died, and telling her 12-year-old helper to tell investigators that Ableidinger had been sleeping on his back and in a crib.
'Every choice Bev made was a selfish one,' said the baby’s father, Mac Ableidinger, during the hearing, 'thinking only of protecting herself.'
She was initially charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, child neglect and endangerment, and interfering with a body.
Even after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, however, Greenagel denied she was responsible for the child's death during a pre-sentence hearing, which not only delayed her sentencing but prompted the prosecution to increase the amount of jail time from 30 to 45 days in the plea agreement.
'It has been 945 days since my heart has felt whole,' said Stephanie Ableidinger, who suffered seizures and panic attacks after her son’s death.
Short life: Dane Ableidinge was only three-and-a-half months old when he died; his autopsy revealed that he suffocated to death
Work from home: Greenagel ran her service, Bev's Day Care, from her home in Eagan, Minnesota
On the fateful day of August 8 2011, Greenagel, who at the time was watching six more children than legally allowed, did not check on the boy for an hour after putting him face-down for a nap, the court heard.
She was holding an annual water balloon fight with her older children and later told police she moved him downstairs so he wouldn't get trampled.
Dane had apparently suffocated and was found where she left him on the flannel blanket.
According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, Greenagel worked out of her home and ran Bev’s Day Care.
The paper reported that Greenagel laid Dane down to sleep on his stomach in one of the bedrooms in her house, perhaps because a child who had just awoken from a nap had soiled its crib.
A frantic 12-year-old girl who called 911 after Dane was discovered was recorded as saying: ‘Oh, um. There’s a baby dead.’
Loving parents: Mac and Stephanie Ableidinger asked for donations in lieu of flowers in memory of their young son
Records from the state showed that Greenagel allegedly tried to cover her tracks by taking the blanket Dane had slept on and stacking it with other blankets. Dane had left blood spots on it.
When police searched the house after obtaining a warrant, they found the blood stains and confirmed that they belonged to the infant.
According to the Inver Grove Heights Patch, Greenagel gave several varying accounts of the story to authorities. Greenagel had cared for the girl and was enlisting her help to care for the child. The Star-Tribune notes that caretakers must be at least 13.
Dakota County Attorney told the Star-Tribune: ‘It’s always disturbing to see children die under any circumstance, and it appears that proper monitoring and care could have avoided this tragedy.’
In Minnesota, 82 children have died in licenced day-care facilities in the past ten years.
Court documents show the caretaker was cited once in 1984 and again in 1994 for violating the terms of her licence. On April 6, 1984, Greenagel was found to have too many infants and toddlers in her care.
Three months later, a parent complained that the caregiver was often absent, and instead hired a 16-year-old girl to look after the children.
The parent alleged that Greenagel would often leave to go shopping, play racquetball, and go shopping while the girl was left to care for the infants and toddlers.
The parent added that ‘Bev’s’ home was a good place for their children, but they were upset she was not around.
A decade later, an unannounced licensor visit proved that she still had more children in her care than her license allowed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2585973/Day-care-worker-sentenced-45-days-jail-killing-baby-lying-on-blanket.htm
Sad that she has not gotten more time. The gorgeous little angel is gone and she basically gets off. I'm not a parent and never have been but at least I know one thing. Never put your baby in a bed with a blanket, toys or anything. The baby should be in a one'sy on it's back. If you use a blanket then the baby should be supervised very second. I believe that all baby's should have heart monitors when they sleep. William
Beverly Ann Greenagel jailed for 2-degree manslaughter of Dane Ableidinger
The three-month old died in August 2011 after being placed down for a nap
He died of 'positional asphyxia' as he slept on his front under a blanket
She later tried to cover up her mistakes by hiding blanket and telling 12-year-old helper to tell investigators the boy was on his back in a crib
Greenagel was caring for 20 children - six more than her license allowed
Judge: 'If you had done what you were supposed to do, we wouldn't be here'
Dane's fathertells court: 'Every choice Bev made was a selfish one'
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 04:05 EST, 21 March 2014
Jailed: Beverly Ann Greenagel, from Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced to 45 days in prison after three-month-old Dane Abledinger was found lifeless after being put down for a nap in August 2011
A 64-year-old day-care provider has been jailed over the death of an infant who suffocated in his sleep while under her supervision.
Beverly Ann Greenagel, from Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced to 45 days in prison after three-month-old Dane Ableidinger was found lifeless after being put down for a nap in August 2011.
'If you had done what you were supposed to do, we wouldn’t be here,' Dakota County District Judge Michael Mayer told her. 'You need to understand: Dane died because of your actions.'
The court earlier heard how she had put him under a blanket on the floor - in direct contravention of both his parents wishes and the safe-sleep standards of her childcare license - while looking after 21 children at her home.
Under state rules, she should have been looking after no more than 15 children at one time, reported the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
A coroner later recorded the youngster's death as a result of positional asphyxia. He had been lying on his front under a blanket.
She also also reportedly tried to cover up her mistakes by folding away the bloodied blanket on which the baby died, and telling her 12-year-old helper to tell investigators that Ableidinger had been sleeping on his back and in a crib.
'Every choice Bev made was a selfish one,' said the baby’s father, Mac Ableidinger, during the hearing, 'thinking only of protecting herself.'
She was initially charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, child neglect and endangerment, and interfering with a body.
Even after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, however, Greenagel denied she was responsible for the child's death during a pre-sentence hearing, which not only delayed her sentencing but prompted the prosecution to increase the amount of jail time from 30 to 45 days in the plea agreement.
'It has been 945 days since my heart has felt whole,' said Stephanie Ableidinger, who suffered seizures and panic attacks after her son’s death.
Short life: Dane Ableidinge was only three-and-a-half months old when he died; his autopsy revealed that he suffocated to death
Work from home: Greenagel ran her service, Bev's Day Care, from her home in Eagan, Minnesota
On the fateful day of August 8 2011, Greenagel, who at the time was watching six more children than legally allowed, did not check on the boy for an hour after putting him face-down for a nap, the court heard.
She was holding an annual water balloon fight with her older children and later told police she moved him downstairs so he wouldn't get trampled.
Dane had apparently suffocated and was found where she left him on the flannel blanket.
According to the Minnesota Star-Tribune, Greenagel worked out of her home and ran Bev’s Day Care.
The paper reported that Greenagel laid Dane down to sleep on his stomach in one of the bedrooms in her house, perhaps because a child who had just awoken from a nap had soiled its crib.
A frantic 12-year-old girl who called 911 after Dane was discovered was recorded as saying: ‘Oh, um. There’s a baby dead.’
Loving parents: Mac and Stephanie Ableidinger asked for donations in lieu of flowers in memory of their young son
Records from the state showed that Greenagel allegedly tried to cover her tracks by taking the blanket Dane had slept on and stacking it with other blankets. Dane had left blood spots on it.
When police searched the house after obtaining a warrant, they found the blood stains and confirmed that they belonged to the infant.
According to the Inver Grove Heights Patch, Greenagel gave several varying accounts of the story to authorities. Greenagel had cared for the girl and was enlisting her help to care for the child. The Star-Tribune notes that caretakers must be at least 13.
Dakota County Attorney told the Star-Tribune: ‘It’s always disturbing to see children die under any circumstance, and it appears that proper monitoring and care could have avoided this tragedy.’
In Minnesota, 82 children have died in licenced day-care facilities in the past ten years.
Court documents show the caretaker was cited once in 1984 and again in 1994 for violating the terms of her licence. On April 6, 1984, Greenagel was found to have too many infants and toddlers in her care.
Three months later, a parent complained that the caregiver was often absent, and instead hired a 16-year-old girl to look after the children.
The parent alleged that Greenagel would often leave to go shopping, play racquetball, and go shopping while the girl was left to care for the infants and toddlers.
The parent added that ‘Bev’s’ home was a good place for their children, but they were upset she was not around.
A decade later, an unannounced licensor visit proved that she still had more children in her care than her license allowed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2585973/Day-care-worker-sentenced-45-days-jail-killing-baby-lying-on-blanket.htm
Sad that she has not gotten more time. The gorgeous little angel is gone and she basically gets off. I'm not a parent and never have been but at least I know one thing. Never put your baby in a bed with a blanket, toys or anything. The baby should be in a one'sy on it's back. If you use a blanket then the baby should be supervised very second. I believe that all baby's should have heart monitors when they sleep. William
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Re: DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
This sentence is a tragedy within itself. So many judges put such little value on the lives of babies and children. It's sickening.
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Re: DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
The sentence is appalling. I hope she is not allowed to do daycare again. But with such a crazy sentence, she probably will. So sad.
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Re: DANE ABLEIDINGER - 3 months (8/2011) / Convicted: Beverly Ann Greenagel - Eagan MN
20 little ones and she goes to have her hair done. How would the judge feel if it were one of his children who she murdered with neglect and stupidity?
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