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child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:26:00 GMT

The neighbour of a two-year-old girl allegedly murdered by her mother's boyfriend has told a Sydney court he heard the man whipping a child for more than half an hour.

Paul Coker told the Supreme Court on Thursday he heard Warren Ross whipping a "little child" with what sounded like a belt for 30 to 35 minutes in August 2011 as the child screamed continuously.

"Every time he was scolding the child for pottying around the house (soiling themselves), I could hear the whipping and the screaming," Mr Coker, who lived next door at the time, said.

Ross has pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend Donna Deaves' two-year-old daughter, Tanilla Warrick-Deaves, at her NSW Central Coast home on August 25, 2011.

Ross allegedly abused Tanilla in the weeks leading up to her death as he attempted to toilet train the toddler, including making her run laps of the living room, whipping her and hitting her.

Mr Coker said he heard Ross yelling, "You poo in the toilet. You sit there. You don't move", during the whipping.

It only ended about 35 minutes later after Donna Deaves yelled out "enough", the court heard.

Mr Coker said he later heard Ross tell Deaves, "the child has s**t all through the house and I can't take this anymore".

Mr Coker said he never saw Deaves hit Tanilla while she was living next door.

Tanilla died in Wyong Hospital after an ambulance was finally called two days after she was injured, the court has heard.

The Crown alleges Ross beat her, made her run laps and held her over the toilet bowl by one leg before causing her to hit her head off a door.

Deaves has been sentenced over the incident and is expected to give evidence during the trial.

It continues before Justice Stephen Rothman.

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:27:28 GMT

Surely the neighbour is guilty for not reporting it? 30 minutes? I couldn't stand by and not do something, could you?

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

the_great_she_elephant — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:29:00 GMT

Paul Coker told the Supreme Court on Thursday he heard Warren Ross whipping a "little child" with what sounded like a belt for 30 to 35 minutes in August 2011 as the child screamed continuously.

Jesus wept! How could anyone sit there listening to that and not DO something?

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

j*oono — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:31:32 GMT

He should be charged too. Negligence causing death. How could he not call the police!

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:33:21 GMT

I understand this is the media and they print what they will to gain interest but I'm shocked that if this is indeed true why is this neighbour also not being charged with something?

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

purple_haize — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:04:03 GMT

How can a neighbour sit there and listen to a child being beaten and not done something about it.

I really dont understand the mentality of people who sit by and let a child being hurt like that.

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

**tay** — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:20:44 GMT

Just as guilty as far as I am concerned, he should have rang the police. 😞

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

icyfroth — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:26:37 GMT

I read about it in the news. I just can't dwell on it, it sickens me.

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lionrose.7 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:29:14 GMT

Same here Icy just makes me sick and angry

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freddie*rooster — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:36:51 GMT

There were a number of reports to welfare, in fact I think one was the uncle, the mother's brother. This could be another case of a poor little child who has slipped through the cracks of the welfare system.

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:46:32 GMT

Those aren't cracks anymore freddie....they're huge crators! 😞

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

cherry*135 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:18:11 GMT

The childs mother has more to answer for than the neighbour imo.

The neighbour could have called the police though, and if he had noted anything like this before that day, called Child Services.

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:26:26 GMT

I read the mother called out "enough"....but was she there the whole time or walked in on it? If she was unware how can she be held accountable?

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

cherry*135 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:32:43 GMT

I won't post the contents of the link as it could be disturbing to others. If you read it Twinkles, it appears to me the mother was there all the time. She put her obviously injured daughter (severe blow to the head) into a double stroller in the bedroom and failed to seek medical attention for her in the next 2 days when she died.

This wasn't a one off isolated attack on the girl either by the boyfriend

The mother pleaded guiltly to an offence related to the crime and got a reduced sentence by giving evidence against her boyfriend.

The mother allowed the abuse to happen imo. I

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/she-just-wont-learn-alleged-killer-of-tanilla-warrickdeaves-said-20131029-2wda2.html

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

cherry*135 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:33:30 GMT

Double post.

Re: child whipped for 30 mins' :(

twinkles**stars — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:42:50 GMT

I had not read that media report:( I wont open the link, too upsetting.