NATHAN WILSON - 6 Months (2010)/ Charged: Father; Geoffrey V. Wilson - Malden MA

A Malden father accused of
violently shaking his infant son to death refused to let his worried
wife call 911 even though their baby was blue and motionless,
prosecutors allege.
Instead, Geoffrey V. Wilson, 31, drove with his wife and son,
Nathan, from Malden to Children’s Hospital in Boston, where the
6-month-old was pronounced dead, according to Middlesex District
Attorney Gerard Leone.
Wilson, an MIT Media Lab employee, pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder, and was ordered held without bail.Nathan appeared to have died Sunday from shaken baby syndrome,
prosecutor Marcy Jackson said at Wilson’s arraignment in Malden
District Court.
“The injury was consistent with extremely violent shaking,” Jackson
said. The little boy “suffered multiple bruising, retinal hemorrhages
and a massive brain bleed,” she said.
Wilson’s lawyer described him as a loving father supported by his wife and family in court yesterday.
“This tragedy is inexplicable,” J.W. Carney said after the arraignment. “By all accounts Geoff loved his son.”
Carney cited “post-traumatic stress” as the reason for Wilson’s
emotionless appearance as Jackson outlined a series of tragic events
leading up to the baby’s death.
According to prosecutors, Wilson was alone with Nathan Sunday morning while his wife, Dilkushi Wijesinghe, went to church.
Nathan became “cranky and fussy.” Wilson told police he tried to
comfort him by lifting him up above his head and simulating “the
shaking as in a car going over a bump,” Jackson said.
Wilson told police he put the baby down and he appeared to be
sleeping. But Nathan’s mother came home to find a her son blue and
motionless, Jackson said. At first, he had her call their doctor rather
than 911. When the doctor couldn’t be reached, Wilson insisted they
take Nathan to Children’s Hospital and not call 911, Jackson said.
Wilson was arrested Sunday night at the hospital. Family members declined to comment outside the court house.
Francis Doherty, who lives across the street from Wilson, said he recently saw Wilson carrying the boy outside.
“They seem like a nice young couple and I was very shocked when I found out about their child,” he said.

Even though his 6-month-old son had blue lips and was not responsive, a Malden
man refused to call for emergency help and instead insisted he drive the child
into Children's Hospital Boston, 10 miles away. Shortly after his arrival,
doctors pronounced Nathan Wilson dead, a prosecutor said in court today.
Geoffrey V. Wilson, an administrator at MIT's Media Lab, pleaded not guilty
today to a charge of first-degree murder for allegedly shaking his infant son to
death inside their Greenleaf Street home sometime Sunday. Wilson, 31, was
ordered held without bail by Judge Lee G. Johnson.
According to Middlesex Assistant District Attorney Marcy Jackson, Wilson's
wife, Dilkushi Wilson, fed their child in the family home on Sunday and then
left for church. The child was cranky and restless, Jackson said, and in order
to calm him, Wilson allegedly simulated a bumpy car trip, lifting the child
above his head and then lowering the child down.

When Dilkushi Wilson returned home, she checked on her son and noticed that
his lips were blue, and that he was not responding to her, Jackson said. The
mother told her husband that she wanted to call 911, and get emergency medical
help, Jackson said.
"When she came back this 6-month-old baby was lifeless,'' Jackson said.
But Jackson said Wilson refused and ordered his wife to first call the
pediatrician. When the doctor's office did not answer, Wilson then decided to
drive the 10 miles into Boston and to the emergency room at Children's,
according to the prosecution.
In court, Jackson said the child appeared to have died from shaken baby
syndrome, a name given to fatal injuries inflicted on infants whose bodies are
shaken so hard their brain literally bounces around in their skull.According to a
Malden police report filed in court, doctors concluded that
Nathan Wilson had severe bleeding of the brain and had bruises on his cheek,
forehead, and chin

Wilson's defense attorney, J.W. Carney Jr., told reporters that Wilson was a
loving father who is so shocked by the death of his son that he is paying little
attention to the court action.
"This tragedy is inexplicable,'' Carney said. "By all accounts Geoff loved
his son.''
Relatives from Wilson's family and that of his wife sat together in the
courthouse during the arraignment. Earlier today, the boy's grandfather spoke
briefly about his death and the turmoil that has suddenly befallen his
family.
"We are handling things the best we can,'' he said. "We are a loving family.
It's a terrible blow to us all.''
Wilson is due back in court March 29.
According to Media Lab postings, Wilson has worked there for the last several
years and he is currently listed on the Media Lab's website as senior contracts
and intellectual property manager.
An MIT spokeswoman said the Cambridge institution will not comment about
Wilson beyond confirming he works for the school's Media Lab.

You got his name, I found it's the same NATHAN WILSON - 6 months - Malden/Boston MA

I almost didn't get on-line today..I kinda wish I hadn't. to many kids

Joanie wrote:You got his name, I found it's the same NATHAN WILSON - 6 months - Malden/Boston MA

I almost didn't get on-line today..I kinda wish I hadn't. to many kids

---Nice catch Joanie (loves Chachi)! I have merged the two topics.

Dad pleads not guilty in son’s shaking death

By Edward Mason and Laura Crimaldi
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Updated 1 year ago


"Dad pleads not guilty in son’s shaking death";
" A Malden father accused of violently shaking his infant son to death refused to let his worried wife call 911 even though their baby was blue and motionless, prosecutors allege. Instead, Geoffrey V. Wilson, 31, drove with his wife and son, Nathan, from Malden to Children’s Hospital in http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1238300;


A Malden father accused of violently shaking his infant son to death refused to let his worried wife call 911 even though their baby was blue and motionless, prosecutors allege.
Instead, Geoffrey V. Wilson, 31, drove with his wife and son, Nathan, from Malden to Children’s Hospital in Boston, where the 6-month-old was pronounced dead, according to Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leonehttp://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1238300&srvc=rss

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