New trial date for mom accused of fatal neglect
BRANSON MO NEWS: A new trial date has been set for a woman accused of allowing her 13-month-old son to die of malnutrition.Bambi Joann Jackson, 34, is now scheduled for a bench trial Nov. 8 before Stone County Judge Alan Blankenship. Jackson had been scheduled for a bench trial July 11, but after a June 29 pretrial conference, Blankenship rescheduled the trial for the later date, according to online court records.Jackson, along with her husband Joshua Wyeth Jackson, 40, are accused in the death of their son Justus Abel Jackson on Jan. 5, 2016.
According to court documents, emergency responders were called to the Jacksons’ Reeds Spring home for a report of CPR in progress on a 13-month-old male. The child was later pronounced dead, and Stone County deputies, Reeds Spring police and the Missouri Division of Family Services began an investigation.During the investigation, authorities learned Justus had been in his crib approximately 14 hours without being checked by anyone.Court records show Bambi Jackson did not call 911 until about an hour after she found Justus was not breathing. She reportedly told investigators she was concerned the child might have become dehydrated.Investigators also learned two of Justus’s older siblings had been reported to the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline for failing to thrive. In both cases, the parents were directed to provide more calories to the children, and their conditions improved.Justus was found to be significantly under-developed in weight (10.1 pounds), height, head circumference and brain weight, and the child had not been seen by medical professionals since two weeks after his birth, according to the police report.
An autopsy was performed on Justus. Court documents show the cause of death was determined to be low blood pressure due to dehydration, and that the manner of death is “homicide.”Bambi Jackson is charged with three felonies: …
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