Babay 'starved to death" for not saying Amen!

britexpat
By britexpat

Its a strange world we live in..

A toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase was starved to death by religious cult members - including his mother - because he refused to say 'amen' after meals, police said today.

Ria Ramkissoon and three other members of the group have been charged with the first-degree murder of her son Javon Thompson, whose body was found in April.
U.S. police and the family of Ramkissoon say that the group, based in Baltimore and called 1 Mind Ministries, is a cult.

Members of the religious group, based in Baltimore, above, are alleged to have dumped the child's body in a suitcase

Javon's food was stopped in December 2006 - when he was about 15 months old - partly because he refused to say 'amen' after dinner, investigators were told by two children who had been taken away from the cult by Philadelphia police.

Members viewed Javon as 'a demon', the children said.
No medical care was sought for the toddler when he stopped breathing, and he died in his mother's arms, according to court records of police interviews with the two children and another informant.

The anonymous informant told police that cult member Queen Antoinette then left the boy's body in a room for more than a week, claiming 'God was going to raise Javon from the dead,' court documents show.

Afterwards, Antoinette burned the clothing and mattress and placed his body in a green suitcase, which she would periodically open and spray with disinfectant to mask the stench, police say.

The group members allegedly left Baltimore early last year for Philadelphia, stowing the green suitcase and other luggage in a shed belonging to a man they had befriended.

Officers found the suitcase, containing the remains of a small child, in April after a tip-off. They are now waiting for DNA tests to confirm the boy's identity.
Ramkissoon, 21, was awaiting a bail review today while being held in custody in a psychiatric ward.

Ramkissoon's family said she should not be held responsible for her son's death.
'She had no control over that situation at all,' said her stepfather Craig Newton.

Her mother Seeta Khadan-Newton says Ramkissoon was not behind the decision to stop feeding the boy.
'My daughter was a victim, just like my grandson,' Ms Khadan-Newton said.

'Somebody made that decision to not feed that child, and my daughter had to follow instructions.'
According to court documents, Ramkissoon joined 1 Mind Ministries after Javon was born.

Ms Khadan-Newton last saw her in April 2006; she later sued for custody of her grandson, writing in a letter to a judge that 'the cult leaders' were preventing her from contacting her daughter.

By prettyeyez• 25 Aug 2008 19:10
prettyeyez

my stomach just turned reading this..my heart goes out to that poor kid for having such demonic parents!!!

for F sake, he's only 15 months old!! how could they do that

By Oryx• 14 Aug 2008 13:42
Oryx

terrible..shocking

i mean WTF the parents cant be held responsible.

no 1 they should both be steralised along with all other cult members...this is a heinous crime

its the Albinos that suffer in Africa...you may be talking about an area in tanzania... there was a report on BBC about it...

But we can't compare that much... very different context.

By nadt• 14 Aug 2008 13:25
nadt

Yeah Brit, its awful what goes on in people mind and worse is when innocent children are under their supposed care. Of course the mother is accountable, she let the baby die in her arms, but obviously shes sick, otherwise she wouldnt have put herself in this situation in the first place..

By britexpat• 14 Aug 2008 13:19
britexpat

Its amazing how people can be brainwashed / influenced so easily..

Its like a case I read a dew weeks ago about women being set alight in Africa, accused of being witches..

IMHO, The mother has to have some accountability in this case..

By nadt• 14 Aug 2008 13:16
nadt

oh god, some people are sick in this world.....

By labda06• 14 Aug 2008 11:12
labda06

This is painful, absolutely painful. Im thoroughly disgusted.

You ddnt two seeem eye havit to do all here this, what rounding my edd. Idot.

"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day." Melody Beattie

By britexpat• 14 Aug 2008 11:08
britexpat

Sorry about that. I have joined a new "smelling cult", our leader believes that the World will end unres words are smelt ingorrectly..

By labda06• 14 Aug 2008 11:06
labda06

Thats crazy...cant believe how gullible people are...I mean these cult leaders have such a hold on people. They are the one's who are demons.

And Brit can you please edit Babay...its so "racist" to the Queen's English....you're slaughtering it!!! .... :P

"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day." Melody Beattie

By Pieman• 14 Aug 2008 09:07
Pieman

Another case of the lunatics taking control of the assylum

Eat another pie

By Bahraini83• 14 Aug 2008 09:05
Bahraini83

is she a real Mum???

By lovinni• 14 Aug 2008 08:50
Rating: 2/5
lovinni

crazy people!

what to do with this demonic cults!

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.  ~Charles Schulz

By janeyjaney• 14 Aug 2008 08:49
janeyjaney

Maybe it's a superbaby..

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By Tabugie• 14 Aug 2008 08:48
Tabugie

Some people really need medical attention nowadays

By Gypsy• 14 Aug 2008 08:46
Gypsy

Ok, correct me if I'm wrong but are MOST children able to say things like amen at a little over a year old??

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By janeyjaney• 14 Aug 2008 08:42
janeyjaney

The kid is 'demon'? Wow, some people are really f*cked in the head.

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By britexpat• 14 Aug 2008 08:41
britexpat

mitigating circumstances or mental frailty..

IMHO , they should be given life sentences..

By owen• 14 Aug 2008 08:40
Rating: 2/5
owen

argggghhh.. if this is true.. i would to go there and and and smack there faces (whoever is responsible).. my god, it's only a baby.. grrrrr...

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By Arien• 14 Aug 2008 08:38
Arien

Come on.. Another victim .. when will they learn???

Punish them for murder.

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By Fatcat• 14 Aug 2008 08:29
Fatcat

That's sick.

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