Grandmother of baby found in box says mother needs 'help'

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2009-11-07 00:40

Story here. Excerpt:

'(CNN) -- The maternal grandmother of a 7-month-old Florida girl found hidden in a small cedar box under her baby sitter's bed says her daughter, who was charged in the case, is troubled and needs help.

Police think Chrystina Lynn Mercer gave Shannon Lee Dedrick to the sitter -- who is the baby's paternal aunt, Susan Baker -- and 10 hours later reported the girl missing.

"As confused as Tina is, I have to tell you, she has emphatically stated that she did not and would not ever harm her child," Mercer's mother, Kandis Boyer, said Thursday on HLN's "Nancy Grace."

Without elaborating, Boyer said she thinks her daughter "was manipulated into this situation."

She said her daughter has had counseling over the years, and "she's going to get the help she needs now."
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Shannon had been inside the box for about half a day before authorities found her late Wednesday, but she might have been in and out of the box for several days, investigators said.'

Ed.: Also reported here in USA Today, with a bit more detail.

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She is playing the Andrea Yates Get Off Easy Card.

She will be found not guilty by reason of TEMPORARY insanity.

Do a little counseling with a disinterested court appointed psychologist for a few months and then it is over and no criminal record!

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Submitted by Luek on Sun, 2009-11-08 15:49

By providing a cozy little concrete room in which she can spend the next few years.

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Submitted by MichaelClaymore on Tue, 2009-11-10 08:47