Jackson County Prosecutor Confronts Criticism Amid Outcry Over Youngster's Death

A local family begs for justice and so far the response from the courthouse hasn't satisfied their pleas. 

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In her lengthy Facebook post Thursday, at times appearing angry and frustrated, she said that Kansas City police detectives first made contact with her hours after her son’s death, ultimately interviewing her entire family in October. The case was passed to the prosecutor’s office in December and assigned to a staffer in late February, she said.

After checking in regularly on her son’s case, Carr said she met with the prosecutor handling the case in April. That’s when she said she was told the office wouldn’t be filing charges.

“I left feeling literally heartbroken,” she wrote on Facebook Thursday, detailing the entire past year since her son died. “I’m crying like that is so wrong that my baby has no justice.”

The case comes down to what can be proved, prosecutors say.

“Medical experts cannot definitely rule out that the injuries occurred prior to the infant being in the babysitters’ care,” (Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa) Johnson said. “So we cannot determine with certainty the precise timeframe when the injuries to the infant occurred.

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