Man who killed 1-year-old girl with 'massive impact' when she 'cried louder' changes his plea after claiming insanity

An Ohio antheral who pleaded not blameworthy by crushed of insanity aft fatally slamming a 1-year-old's head connected the level has changed his plea.

Michael Mayor, 34, entered a plea of guilty to 1 number of execution connected Thursday, months aft helium was the past idiosyncratic seen with the 1-year-old girl. The kid had been enactment successful the attraction of a babysitter, who is besides Mayor's wife. As Law&Crime previously reported, Mayor was near with the miss connected Dec. 5, 2024, portion his woman took the different children successful her attraction to school.

When his woman returned, she thought the small miss was sleeping, but erstwhile she ne'er woke up from her nap, the babysitter called 911. Mayor aboriginal admitted that helium "'slam[med]' her connected the level of the bedroom" due to the fact that she would not halt crying.

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According to the constabulary study astatine the time, the miss was taken to the infirmary wherever she was diagnosed with a skull fracture successful the backmost of her head, a subdural hematoma, and different "complex injuries." The doc who treated the miss said the injuries were caused by a "massive impact."

Police said that Mayor admitted that "he 'shook' [the baby] and erstwhile she cried louder, helium began to 'slam' her connected the level of the bedroom. He stated this was not done connected the blankets, and helium did this respective times until she stopped crying." According to the constabulary report, helium past said that helium believed the miss had fallen dormant and helium near her alone.

Mayor was arrested connected Dec. 11 connected 1 number of felonious battle and 3 counts of endangering children and held connected $1 cardinal bond. After the miss died connected Dec. 20, helium was charged with 3 counts of murder. On Feb. 5, Mayor pleaded not blameworthy by crushed of insanity, and connected March 11, helium was deemed competent to basal trial.

A proceedings had been scheduled for earlier successful June, but connected June 26, Mayor pleaded blameworthy to 1 number of murder. All different charges were dismissed arsenic portion of the plea agreement.

Mayor is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected Aug. 5.