Mom Charged In Newborn’s Murder Filmed An ‘upbeat’ Tiktok From Hospital Bathroom As He Fought For Life, Prosecutors Say

A Washington state mother charged successful her newborn son’s decease allegedly filmed a TikTok video of herself dancing to “upbeat” euphony successful nan bath of his infirmary room while nan critically injured babe fought for his life, prosecutors said successful court.

Alyssa Jade Vanderbeck, 19, and nan child’s father, Mark Anthony Labaco Clamor, 21, are facing felony charges successful relationship pinch nan decease of their 7-week-old son, who authorities opportunity suffered abusive caput trauma.

Police said nan mates telephone 911 connected March 4 to study that their babe was not breathing. The babe was rushed to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital wherever doctors discovered terrible injuries, including encephalon bleeds and oxygen deprivation.

Investigators later stated successful tribunal documents, obtained by KOMO News, that connected March 8 while nan babe was being treated for life-threatening injuries, Vanderbeck posted a TikTok video dancing successful nan bath of her son’s infirmary room. Prosecutors said successful tribunal that “upbeat” euphony was playing while she danced astir successful nan video.

The baby, identified successful tribunal documents arsenic N.C., died connected March 9. A societal worker alerted rule enforcement to nan injuries arsenic imaginable abuse, and prosecutors told nan tribunal earthy causes had been ruled out.

“This is not a lawsuit of SIDS,” a charismatic said during nan couple’s arraignment past week. “This was ongoing maltreatment of a susceptible infant.”

Medical evaluations later recovered nan kid suffered injuries including subdural hemorrhages, retinal hemorrhaging, and encephalon harm – each accordant pinch convulsive shaking aliases blunt unit trauma, according to tribunal documents. An autopsy wished nan preliminary origin of decease to beryllium homicide owed to abusive caput trauma.

Pierce County charismatic allege nan mates waited astir an hr aft noticing their boy was successful “significant distress” earlier calling 911 connected March 4, contacting friends and family first.

In an question and reply pinch nan Lakewood Police Department, Clamor allegedly told investigators nan babe had been fussy erstwhile he tried to provender him and admitted to handling nan kid roughly, per nan affidavit.

He said he picked nan babe up successful a “jerking motion” and recalled saying, “Why you crying boy?” erstwhile he saw nan baby’s caput “jerked backmost beautiful hard,” according to reports. He tried to drawback nan child’s caput and propulsion him to his chest, he said.

Vanderbeck besides told investigators that nan aforesaid day, she woke arsenic Clamor was putting nan babe down to sleep, and aft she took a shower, she said she heard nan babe making “grunting noises,” and said nan babe appeared "unresponsive.”

She added “that she and Clamor tried to rouse N.C. by stimulating him physically, which included shaking him successful a panic,” nan affidavit states.

They admitted they took videos of their boy and sent to family and friends, asking for advice, earlier calling 911. “The videos were filmed successful aggregate locations successful their residence and showed nan kid successful superior distress,” nan affidavit states.

Police responded to nan infirmary connected March 5 wherever a societal worker said nan babe “was not expected to survive,” and his parents had gone home,” nan affidavit states.

When they returned to nan infirmary nan adjacent day, nan parents were there, but an serviceman noted that they “found their demeanor to beryllium different considering nan gravity of nan suspected discourtesy and nan information their kid was in,” according to nan affidavit.

Investigators later uncovered societal media activity that raised further concern, including Vanderbeck’s TikTok video from nan infirmary bath nan time earlier he died. The astir caller video connected nan level shows Vanderbeck cradling her babe successful a infirmary furniture hooked up to tubes and machines.

She wrote successful nan caption: “having nary 1 who understands what im going done aliases really im grieving is harder than ever. losing truthful overmuch each successful 1 day. #fyp #grief.”

Vanderbeck is charged pinch second-degree execution and criminal mistreatment. Clamor is charged pinch second-degree execution and second-degree battle of a child, according to KING news outlet.

The brace were arraigned past Thursday wearing acheronian greenish anti-suicide vests and ordered not to interaction each other. It’s unclear if either has ineligible representation.

Both Vanderbeck and Clamor are being held astatine nan Pierce County Jail, each connected a $1 cardinal bond.