Babysitter kills toddler - just up the street from me.

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. The babysitter claimed that a bookcase fell over on the boy.

He said the baby was in his room with the door shut. He heard a loud thump and ran in to see what it was.

We saw the ambulance and firetruck come - but that isn't too unusual in our neighborhood. But then the police cars starting showing up.

I guess my question is: how can a mother leave a child with someone like this? Wouldn't you have to have clue that the guy could be violent? Or not?

And what do mothers do when they have to work in order to make it?

This is all just so wrong.