SHAMYRAH IRONS - 1 yo (2010) - Edgewood (NE of Baltimore) MD

Edgewood MD ---- Two days after an alleged assault at the hands of her father, a baby
girl has died.
Harford County Sheriff's deputies responded to the emergency room at
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center regarding a child being treated for head
trauma Tuesday afternoon.
Upon arrival, deputies learned 1-year-old Shamyrah Irons had been
transported to the hospital from a home in Edgewood.
The child was then transported to Johns Hopkins Pediatric Center where
she died Thursday evening.
Police say at the time of her injury, the child was in the care and
custody of her father Keaton Irons, 24.
Irons has been charged with attempted 1st and 2nd degree murder, 1st and
2nd degree assault, and 1st degree child abuse.
He is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center
without bond, and additional charges are pending.

On Tuesday June 1, 2010 at approximately 1:20pm, Harford County
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the emergency room at Upper Chesapeake
Medical Center regarding a child being treated for head trauma. Upon
arrival, deputies learned Shamyrah Irons, age 1 had been transported to
the hospital from the 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way in Edgewood,
Maryland by Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company EMS personnel. Due
to the head trauma the child was subsequently flown to Johns Hopkins
Pediatric Center where she died this evening at approximately 5:35pm.

The investigation revealed at the time of the injury the child was in
the care and custody of her father Keaton Irons, age 24, who resides in
1700 block of Fountain Rock Way Edgewood, Maryland. Mr. Irons has
been charged with Attempted 1st degree murder, Attempted 2nd degree
murder, Assault 1st degree, Assault 2nd degree, and Child Abuse 1st
degree. Mr. Irons is currently being held in the Harford County
Detention Center without bond and additional charges are pending.

Update, 1 year old child dies: Edgewood father charged

June 4th, 2010 10:01 am ET
Richard Webster



On Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at approximately 1:20 pm, Harford County Sheriff's deputies responded to the emergency room at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center regarding a child being treated for head trauma.

Upon arrival, deputies learned Shamyrah Irons, age 1, had been transported to the hospital from the 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way in Edgewood, Maryland by Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company EMS personnel.

Due to the head trauma, young Shamyrah Irons was subsequently flown to Johns Hopkins Pediatric Center where she died on the evening of June 3rd at approximately 5:35 pm.

The investigation revealed at the time of the injury the child was in the care and custody of her father Keaton Irons, age 24, who resides in 1700 block of Fountain Rock Way, Edgewood, Maryland.

Her father has been charged with:

Attempted 1st degree murder,
Attempted 2nd degree murder,
Assault 1st degree,
Assault 2nd degree, and
Child Abuse, 1st degree.


Keaton Irons is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center without bond.

Additional charges are pending.

Irons' hometown is listed as Washington, D.C; In addition to his one-year old daughter Shamyrah, he also has a two-year old son.

http://www.examiner.com/education-headlines-in-baltimore/update-1-year-old-child-dies-edgewood-father-charged

Father convicted in murder of 14 month old daughter

May 19, 2011
On May 12, 2011, in the Circuit Court for Harford County, MD, Keaton Boyd Irons, 26, of Edgewood, Maryland, entered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of his 14 month old daughter. Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. presided over the entry of Irons’ guilty plea.

The charges arose from an incident that occurred on June 1, 2010, at 1733-B Fountain Rock Way, in Edgewood, Maryland, the home of the defendant and the victim, while the victim was under the sole custody and care of her father, Keaton Boyd Irons.

Also residing at the home on Fountain Rock at that time was Ashley Rosette, the mother of the victim and the victim’s 2 year old brother. A Statement of Facts delivered in court by Assistant State’s Attorney, Diane Adkins-Tobin, at the time of the guilty plea indicated that the defendant was the only adult in the home with the victim and her 2 year old brother, on June 1, 2010, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 11:57 AM.

At 11:57 AM, Emergency Medical Technicians from Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at the Fountain Rock address and found the victim breathing, yet unresponsive. The victim was rushed to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center for emergency treatment and within 24 hours flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, where she died on June 2, 2010. Dr. Allen Walker, MD, a Board Certified Pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit treated the victim for blunt force trauma to her head and massive injuries with internal cranial bleeding and would have testified that in his opinion the injury to the victim occurred during the mid-morning on June 1, 2010.

Assistant Medical Examiner Russell Alexander, MD. performed an autopsy on the victim and declared the death to be a homicide, caused by blunt force trauma to the head.

In the days leading up to his arrest on June 3, 2010, the defendant gave two voluntary interviews to detectives from the Office of the Sheriff of Harford County. The defendant denied any knowledge of how the child was injured while under his sole custody and care. The defendant denied any other circumstances that may have caused the injuries sustained by the toddler.

Judge Plitt sentenced Irons to 30 years for the charge of Second Degree Murder.

The defendant is required to serve the first 25 years of his sentence at the Maryland Division of Corrections and upon release he will be required to serve a period of five years supervised probation. At the time of the sentencing, the victim’s mother, Ashley Rosette, was asked if she wished to make a Victim Impact Statement and tell the Court how this crime may have impacted her life.

Ms. Rosette stated to the Court “I know Keaton is a good father and would never do anything to hurt the children.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/father-convicted-murder-of-14-month-old-daughter