XAVIER HOFFMAN - 3 Months (2010) - Scott City (West-Central) KS

A Scott City woman has been charged with first-degree murder and
child abuse in the death of her 3-month-old son, authorities announced
today.
Attorney General Steve Six and Scott County Attorney John Shirley
said the charges have been filed against Marilyn F. Hoffman, 26.
Hoffman was arrested Sunday in Wichita and taken to Scott City, where
she remains in custody, the Attorney General's Office
said.
Her son, Xavier Hoffman, was taken to Via Christi Hospital on St.
Francis on Saturday and died Tuesday morning, the Attorney General's
Office said.

from what i have read about this lady, she has two other children as well. i cant imagine why someone would do something so horrific.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Western Kansas woman is charged with multiple felonies in the death of her three-month-old son.

Marilyn Hoffman, 26, of Scott City, received the charges Wednesday afternoon in Scott County.

Her infant son, Xavier Hoffman, was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Wichita on Saturday and later died on Tuesday morning. Marilyn Hoffman was arrested Sunday in Wichita. The Attorney General's office is handling the case.

"Ms. Hoffman was charged with first degree felony murder and abuse of a child in Scott County district court," said Gavin Young, media spokesman.

Hoffman is being held at the Scott County jail on $250,000 bond. Her next court date is set for August 2nd.

http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/98537154.html

Scott City woman pleads no contest in murder case
Published 8/2/2011

A Scott City woman has pleaded no contest to second-degree intentional murder and one count of child abuse in connection with the death of her 3-month-old son.

A trial had been scheduled for Marilyn Hoffman, 26, but it was canceled after she entered her no contest plea on July 12. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but the defendant does not contest the charges against her. The plea authorizes the court to punish the defendant but does not establish guilt for any other purpose.

Sentencing has been set for 1 p.m. Nov. 7.

Hoffman initially had pleaded not guilty in November 2010 to first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the death of her 3-month-old son, Xavier.

Xavier was flown to Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita on July 10, 2010, after Hoffman and a neighbor initially took the infant to the Scott County Hospital. Hospital officials testified at a preliminary hearing that Hoffman had brought Xavier to the Scott County Hospital after his cries were abnormal, he had difficulty breathing and his pupils were fixed and dilated.

He died in Wichita after being taken off a ventilator, according to KBI agents. Hoffman was arrested the next day in Wichita. She told investigators she never had time for herself and felt she didn't have support from her family, and that she sometimes wished to harm her children, according to testimony from special agents with the KBI.

According to testimony from Dr. Kerri Meyer, a specialist in child abuse and neglect cases who assessed Xavier's injuries at Via Christi, the boy suffered retinal hemorrhages, which can be caused by shaking or an abusive head injury, a skull fracture, global swelling of the brain, or rib fractures that are in various stages of healing. Xavier ultimately died from lack of oxygen due to the swelling of his brain, Meyer testified.



Read more: http://www.gctelegram.com/news/hoffman-murder-case-8-2-11#ixzz1U4SNIsk9

A Scott City woman has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for second-degree intentional murder and one count of child abuse, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.

Marilyn Fay Hoffman, 28, of Scott City was sentenced Friday in Scott County District Court to 178 months in prison. On July 10, 2010, Hoffman’s 3-month-old son died as the result of child abuse.

Hoffman has remained in custody since her son’s death on July 13, 2010. She pled guilty to the crimes on July 12, 2011.

The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Scott City and Wichita police departments.

http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Woman_Sentenced_After_Pleading_Guilty_To_Murder_And_Child_Abuse_141228303.html