Dad kills son to avoid child support......

Celticfire

A father who initially claimed gunmen kidnapped his two-year-old son has been accused of murdering the toddler after being ordered to pay child support.

Danny Platt, 22, from New Orleans, US, confessed and told cops where to find the boy's body, police superintendent Warren Riley said.

The father is to be charged with the first-degree murder of his son Ja' Shawn Powell.

"(Platt) had said he would kill either his wife or his child before he paid child support," which he recently had been ordered to do, Mr Riley said.

The superintendent said he did not know the amount of child support and would not describe how the boy was killed.

"The mother is in a safe place," Mr Riley added.

Although he had visiting rights, Platt had never gone to see the boy until he picked him up Friday, Mr Riley said.

Police put out a notice on Saturday asking people to look for the Ja' Shawn after Platt claimed the toddler had been abducted.

Mr Riley said Platt had alleged three men with dreadlocks and AK-47 rifles rushed out of a car and kidnapped the boy shortly before midnight on Friday.

"His story never really added up. He was a suspect from the very beginning," the officer said.

The superintendent went on: "How does an individual - because he's ordered to pay child support to take care of a kid - believe that this is so much pressure that he would face, he would do this hideous act to his own child, or to any child, and think that is a remedy to paying child support?"

WTF

Wreck

Celticfire wrote: »

WTF

He killed his son in order to avoid paying child support.

Celticfire

Makes perfect sense now that you explained it......

marzic

he took care of the kid

KamiKazi

Its clearly because of the economy nowadays, I blame all the fordeners stealing our jobs.

dolliemix

Somebody was telling me today that some teenager in America shot his mother 8 times after a dispute regarding household chores

challengemaster

What kind of fúcking name is Ja' Shawn.

marzic

dolliemix wrote: »

Somebody was telling me today that some teenager in America shot his mother 8 times after a dispute regarding household chores

he took care of the household chores

chin_grin

From Nawleeens so it was either a killin' or a r@pin'.

(Hangs head in shame to stoop so low for a laugh.....aw....Wouldn't be the first time!)

Mena

challengemaster wrote: »

What kind of fúcking name is Ja' Shawn.

Yeah, that's clearly what's at issue here...

likely_lass

Americans are CRAZY

h8red

challengemaster wrote: »

What kind of fúcking name is Ja' Shawn.

Redneck

Davei141

That's a bit greedy.

Redneck

I would put my money on a african american tbh.

smellslikeshoes

"(Platt) had said he would kill either his wife or his child before he paid child support,"

If he said that to someone he shouldn't have been let near the child.

dolliemix

marzic wrote: »

he took care of the household chores

I guess...but 8 times!

Peyton Manning

Any name is perfectly acceptable for black man a long as it has "Ja" in front of it, i.e. JaMarcus Russel.

I once met a man called JaJames, although he may have just had a stutter. Either way, I laughed.

Danbo!

dolliemix wrote: »

Somebody was telling me today that some teenager in America shot his mother 8 times after a dispute regarding household chores

For some reason when I read the story the other day I pictured the kid lowering the gun and saying "Keep the change, ya filthy animal"

marzic

dolliemix wrote: »

I guess...but 8 times!

...what can I say, the guys a perfectionist...

AnonoBoy

dolliemix wrote: »

I guess...but 8 times!

I know! Surely once would have been enough to ensure she got the message.

spinandscribble

talk about cheap bastard...

monkey9

dolliemix wrote: »

I guess...but 8 times!

He just really didn't want to clean his room, i guess. Hey, we've all been there

AnonoBoy

noblestee wrote: »

For some reason when I read the story the other day I pictured the kid lowering the gun and saying "Keep the change, ya filthy animal"

Surely Macauley Culkin isn't made to do household chores?

Turd Ferguson

You gotta give the guy props for thinking outside the box though. I mean, who here would have thought of that?

abouttobebanned

This thread is a fine example of if something doesn't happen to me or someone I know...I couldn't give a crap about it and in actual fact...I'll make fun of it.

AnonoBoy

abouttobebanned wrote: »

This thread is a fine example of if something doesn't happen to me or someone I know...I couldn't give a crap about it and in actual fact...I'll make fun of it.

Yes. Yes it is.

dolliemix

You're wrong I always used to have disputes with my mum about household chores

Danbo!

abouttobebanned wrote: »

[Helen Lovejoy] Won't somebody please think of the children[/Helen Lovejoy]

FYP

john concannon

Now thats what I call getting out of a sticky situation*

*Awkward silence

Well I'm still funnier than Brendan O'Carroll

AnonoBoy

john concannon wrote: »

Well I'm still funnier than Brendan O'Carroll

So's cancer.

partyguinness

marzic wrote: »

he took care of the kid

:)

ejmaztec

At least the kid only shot his mother and not half the school in a few years time.

marzic

john concannon wrote: »

Now thats what I call getting out of a sticky situation*

*Awkward silence

Well I'm still funnier than Brendan O'Carroll

...*tumbleweed blows by...followed by brendan o'carroll* ...indeed n'you are!

marzic

ejmaztec wrote: »

At least the kid only shot his mother and not half the school in a few years time.

he might do both... if he figures out the whole quantum-mechanics-space/time yokiebob, or if the feds dont get him first

Turd Ferguson

abouttobebanned wrote: »

This thread is a fine example of if something doesn't happen to me or someone I know...I couldn't give a crap about it and in actual fact...I'll make fun of it.

Welcome to After Hours.

dolliemix

john concannon wrote: »

Now thats what I call getting out of a sticky situation*

*Awkward silence

Kind of like the silence after that guy shot his mother eight times I'd imagine