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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Cops: Mom's Account Of Sons' Car Deaths 'Not Believable'


Shaquan Duley arrested after toddlers found dead in submerged car in S.C.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A woman who watched divers pull the limp bodies of two toddlers out of a car that had floated downriver near her home says she can't understand why the boys' mother, who was arrested, didn't bang on her door for help.

Ramona Milhouse, whose side porch door is steps from South Carolina's North Edisto River, said at first Monday she thought the boys were unconscious, until she realized their bodies were being taken to the ambulance with no attempt to revive them.

Two-year-old Devean C. Duley and 18-month-old Ja'van T. Duley were dead by the time divers got to the car near a rural boat landing, Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams said. County Coroner Samuetta Marshall would not speculate on a cause of death until autopsies were completed Tuesday, and police were trying to determine whether their deaths were accidental.

The boys' mother, 29-year-old Shaquan Duley, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and it was unclear if she had a lawyer. Williams planned a news conference for 10 a.m. Tuesday to discuss more details of the case. Sheriff's spokeswoman Keisa Peterson said early Tuesday she was unaware of additional charges.

"It sounds fishy to me," the 81-year-old Milhouse said. "If that was an accident, that woman would've been over here screamin' and hollerin' and really raising the devil."

Milhouse's observations echoed investigators' concerns as they tried to piece the events together.

"She showed some emotion, but I can't say she was overly distraught," Williams said of Shaquan Duley. "Through her statements, there are some things we think are not believable."

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

She pulled a Susan Smith from NC job. I knew the first time I saw her pleading for the carjacker to return her sons that she did something.

Anonymous said...

Why is it these people act like they have no other choice but to kill there children. Call the police, Social Services, Doctor, anyone... Now her boys are dead and she will serve a life sentence..Three ruined lives whata waste

Anonymous said...

How much will this useless piece of trash cost the taxpayers? Let's see-first there is a public defender and a trial, then isolation in prison for the rest of its life with the best of the best in medical, dental and mental care. A fifty cent bullet would save us millions. Mentally ill or not, these burdensome animals need to be eliminated.

Anonymous said...

Hang that bitch HIGH.