Mother charged in baby's death ruled incompetent | News, Sports, Jobs
From staff reports STEUBENVILLE — Melissa Barnes, the Steubenville mother whose severely malnourished and dehydrated 2-year-old son was found dead in his crib in August, has been ruled incompetent to stand trial, at least for now. Barnes, 35, and her live-in boyfriend, Kayin A. Franklin, 28, were indicted separately on felony chargers of murder, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment in connection with the Aug. 14 death of Barnes’ son, Aiden Oxley. Aiden Oxley’s body was discovered face down in his crib. Officers at the scene had said in court documents the boy wa...
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