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Man killed daughter after she knocked his Xbox over

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Thursday, 31 January 2008, 18:14

A BLOKE IN Philadelphia has been convicted of murdering his 17-month old daughter after she knocked his Xbox over.

Twenty-seven-year old Tyrone Spellman seems to have gone bonkers at daughter Alayiah after she pulled on the leads to his console, knocking it over.

The gamer then bashed the little mite to death, a court heard. He was said to have moved the body to make it look like an accident.

Spellman was nicked in September 2006 after an autopsy revealed the infant had suffered major blows to the head. The perp confessed to the crime within 24 hours, but originally told the police that Alayiah had fallen out of bed.

He then tried to pin the blame on his missus, but failed and was convicted of third-degree murder and child endangerment, yesterday. He faces up to 47 years in gaol. ยต

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posted by : Brian, 31 January 2008 Complain about this comment
Sick . . .

I live in the suburbs of Philly so this is local news for me. Sick man. He needs to be thrown down the deepest hole they can dig...

posted by : JohnnyD, 31 January 2008 Complain about this comment
Death Penalty

This is one of the reasons we Yanks like the death penalty. It's too bad though, I don't think PA has the death sentence.

posted by : Erich, 31 January 2008 Complain about this comment
Proof read

Someone did proof read it she was 17 MONTHS old which is just under a year and a half.. 

the bloke should be shot 


posted by : Fran, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Hang him

He shuda been hung if u ask me.
Mankind needs to set the example with fools like him.

posted by : zoomee, 31 January 2008 Complain about this comment
that's sad

:(

posted by : joe, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Only 3rd degree?

Just goes to show you what a mess our legal system is in the U.S. For killing an innocent child, he gets charged with 3rd degree murder? Should execute the scum.


posted by : Rich Wargo, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
How old?

This guy is 27 years old, and his daughter was 17?

Something is wrong here. didn't anyone proof read this?

posted by : melgross, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Fkn sick gringo

I hope he gets it REAL, REAL bad at prison. He deserves the worst kind of hell and I wish he gets it ASAP.

SOB gringo.

posted by : Aenslead, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Natural selection

And now he's reduced the chances of his genes' survival. It's a shame the stupid f*ckwit couldn't have just topped himself, though.

Oh melgross, proof-read again; especially the part that reads "17-month-old daughter".

posted by : Nick, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
was it worth killing over it

Wonder what game & score he had and was it worth killing over it

posted by : Jack, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Re: How Old?

@melgross his doughter was 17-month old so that's 1.5 year-old

posted by : rudi997, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
seriously, wtf

27 yr old has a 17 yr old daughter?

i will consider that the news and not that he killed her.

posted by : ORB, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Sick TWAT

Evil bastard should be disected into little bits for this. And to the preson who sed 27 an 17 yr old - u need to stop skimmin articles and actuali take in what it says, she wo 17 month old mate not 17 yrs

posted by : RILEY, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
He should have...

he should have claimed that the xbox landed on her head, we've all known that *that* was a deathtrap waiting to happen XD

posted by : Spencer, 01 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Sick Bastid

Erich: We Yanks like the death penalty? Then why do all the drooling, skanky, far-leftist scum degenerates try to get it abolished, and mostly have?

Jack, who gives a turd what game he was playing. IT'S ONLY A GAME! NOTHING JUSTIFIES KILLING A CHILD! You idiot gameboys should get lives and realize that your little games are worthless diversions, nothing more. That's what wrong with this stinking hellhole planet, too many people attach too much importance to the truely trivial and worthless.

May this murdering, worthless genetically defective gamer get what he deserves in prison. From what I've heard, those who victimize children have particularly "hard" times in the hole.

posted by : Rich Wargo, 02 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Learn to read!

Read the frickin' article properly before commenting. It CLEARLY states a "17-month-old". How some of you are misreading that to say "17-year-old" is beyond me!

posted by : Me, 02 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Poor Kid. Poor Guy.

I feel sorry for the mother, the child, and their family. Unlike most comments here, the wiser knows acts like these do not come out of no where. Sometimes it takes a lot of neglected / ignored / untreated stress, past anger, etc. for someone to explode like that. 

~The Dude

posted by : The Dude, 03 February 2008 Complain about this comment
Sad Man and Spelling

This guy definitely deserves any sentence he gets. But, I'm sure that your editor who missed all your spelling mistakes will go unpunished till his death bed.

posted by : Guy, 03 February 2008 Complain about this comment
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