Tyler Addington

Incident date: 2007 Sep 11

Child placement type: To be adopted

2-month-old boy about to be adopted by Melanie Leathers Addington, was allegedly shaken and slammed, causing permanent brain injury.

Melanie Leathers Addington was sentenced to three years probation, continued mental health treatment and a $750 fine.

Parent topics: abused adoptees

Documents

Title	Publication date
Probation for mom in shaken baby case	2009 Aug 8
Woman pleads guilty in shaken baby case	2009 May 29
Pretrial conferences slated for today	2007 Dec 14
Lawyer files plea in shaken baby case	2007 Nov 6
Woman charged with child endangerment waives right to preliminary hearing	2007 Sep 19
Woman charged with child endangerment free on bond	2007 Sep 12
Muscatine woman faces endangerment charges against child that was about to be adopted	2007 Sep 11
Adoption agencies strive to prevent abusers from adopting	2007 Sep 11
Muscatine woman faces endangerment charges against child that was about to be adopted