Virginia infant who died in September was left alone in RV for seven hours, found wedged between couch and seat
By Dan Good
Brendon Newton died in September, but it took authorities six months to file charges in his death. (Justice for Brendon Andrew Jacob Newton/Facebook)
A Virginia infant who died in September was left alone inside an RV for seven hours, and was found wedged between a couch and the driver's seat of the RV, prosecutors said in court Tuesday.
Brendon Newton's parents — Sabrina Malick, 29, and Walter Newton, 46 — were charged Friday with second-degree murder and felony child neglect in the boy's death.
Malick left the boy on a couch in the RV, propping up pillows to hold the bottle to the boy's mouth, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Langer said in court, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Newton found Brendon unresponsive seven hours later.
The baby was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Malick, who cried in court, was denied bond Tuesday. Her attorney argued that the child was left in her husband's care.
It took authorities nearly six months to build a case against the parents.
The family was living in the RV, which was parked at a mechanic shop along Jefferson David Highway in Richmond, at the time of the baby's death on Sept. 12. Brendon was less than seven months old.
A relative of Walter Newton's told WTVR-TV that the boy choked on something — and that the parents didn't seek to harm Brendon.
The boy was left alone for hours inside an RV. (WTVR)
A medical examiner found that Brendon died from positional asphyxia, and that the death was accidental.
Trial dates will be set at April hearings.
dgood@nydailynews.com
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