An interesting twist in the case of the 13 month old baby that was killed in Georgia earlier this year.
De’Marquise Elkin, the teen who has been charged as the shooter that murdered Antonio Santiago is scheduled to stand trial next week in a courthouse far from the scene of the crime and according to reports his defense team is trying to make the case the child’s parents were really behind the murder.
The Daily Mail reports,
Kevin Gough, a public defender who is Elkins’ lead attorney, has strongly suggested in pretrial motions that the real killers are the child’s own parents.
‘Other evidence of record suggests Sherry West is mentally unstable, gave several inconsistent accounts of how the crime transpired, and had a financial interest in the death of her son in the form of an insurance policy,’ Gough said in a court motion filed August 5.
The suspects lawyers are suggesting that the mother was after a life insurance claim.
Defense attorneys have said in court filings they have audio recordings and documents showing the child’s mother had dealings with Gerber Life Insurance Co.
According to its website, Gerber Life sells life insurance policies for children starting as early as infancy. Coverage runs from $5,000 to $50,000.
And in more shocking news Ashley Glassey, West’s 21-year-old daughter, told television station WTLV of Jacksonville, Florida that soon after the shooting that her mother called her after Antonio was killed and asked:
‘How soon do you think the life insurance policy will send me a check?’
WTF?!
To read more from the Daily Mail, click here.
This is such a sad case. We hope that justice is served for Antonio.
