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Molino Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing His Infant Daughter
January 10, 2009
A Molino man will spend the next 15 years in state prison or killing his infant daughter in 2006.
On Friday, Circuit Judge Michael Allen sentenced Christopher Paterson, 28, to 15 years in prison for the death of his one year old daughter Ali Jean Paterson in late September, 2006. That sentence was the the maximum the judge could have imposed.
Ali Jean Paterson died on November 26, 2006, from burns she received two weeks earlier when she was left unattended in a hot bath, according to authorities. Paterson told deputies he placed the child in shower that just felt warm and went to another room to get a towel. He said that when he returned, Ali was screaming, and there was steam rising from the shower. He then called 911 after noticing red sores on the child.Ali survived at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham for two weeks before she died.
This was not Paterson’s first involvement with authorities over Ali. The Department of Children and Families investigated a broken leg she suffered in May 2006. Paterson and Brittany Knapp, Ali’s mother, took Ali to the hospital with a broken leg. They said her leg was broken when it became trapped in a slot in her crib. DCF did not find that the incident was abuse at that time.
A jury deliberated for only about two hours before returning the guilty verdict.
Paterson was indicted by a grand jury on second degree manslaughter charges in February of 2007. He was arrested on May 1, 2007, near Gainesville. He has remained in jail since his arrest.
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7 Responses to “Molino Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing His Infant Daughter”
Ali Jean was my neice ..
she was a beautiful little girl that never did anything to deserve the torture and torment she was put through im just glad we finally got justice for he
sake and not our own .. we loved that little girl more than anything in
the world and Brittney [Hey mother] would never have
done anything to hurt that child we all love and mmiss her
very much ..
Haley
ch you are very right. and there is nothing that can be done about it. the justice system is so screwed up
How could someone do such a thing??I just dont understand wuts gotton into this world……Oh yeah lots an lots of EVIL….i mean seriously, no joke….That poor little girl, i do feel it for her…..I mean his own little girl…..an ne-ways why even leave a child unattended in the Bath tub??The child could’ve drounded too…….Well atleast we know that the Jesus has one of his ANGELS up in heaven with him…..Poor, inasent kid!!:}…..THTS JUST CRUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!AN it should be way more than 15yrs, more like the rest of his life, i mean he took her life!!:}
i wish he would have gotten more than 15 years for killing my niece! RIP ali jean.
i love you!
I strongly AGREE with (WHY) on this one. I know someone that sold a prescription pill to another and is looking at more time than this please help me understand what is wrong with our justice system.
Yes,indeed,but his punishment will go on forever….without the repentance of his sin……….
IT IS SAD THAT 15 YRS IS THE MAX THIS MAN COULD RECIEVE FOR THE LIFE OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING!