Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Mom pleads not guilty to manslaughter
She told a 911 operator Saturday that she whipped her 7-year-old daughter because the child had a behavior problem.
Paramedics found the girl dead Saturday afternoon, and police say Belanda Moore beat the child to death.
Silent at her first court appearance, Ms. Moore, 29, of Winton Hills, entered a not guilty plea Monday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Police say her daughter, Jasmine Wilkerson, suffered cuts, bruises, burns and internal injuries.
According to court documents, Ms. Moore told police she whipped her with a belt, repeatedly forced her knee into her daughter's stomach and kicked her in the stomach.
Ms. Moore is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond. A grand jury is scheduled to hear her case by Feb. 23.
The court ordered her other two children, ages 9 and 3, placed in custody of a cousin in Hamilton County while the case is pending.
The Hamilton County Depart ment of Human Services had no record of abuse or neglect in the family. Police say the family recently moved here from Chicago.
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