@thecrimedesk: A Florida father is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2024 death of his 6-month-old son.Investigators previously arrested James Westervelt on child abuse charges after allegedly finding video showing him blowing a leaf blower on the infant because he thought it was funny. Authorities say newly uncovered statements and additional evidence led to the upgraded murder charge. Westervelt remains in custody ahead of a September court appearance. #truecrime #florida #crime #TheCrimeDesk
To be fair I wouldn’t think this could cause death.
2026-08-03 21:46:30
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Lola :
The baby was only 2 months old Cause of death blunt force trauma and he also shook the baby. I don’t know why the headlines are so misleading
2026-08-03 22:09:47
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skehwee :
Super misleading title. The baby did not die from the leaf blower this is just an additional instance found on video against the father who killed the baby.
2026-08-03 21:53:43
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puppytimestwo :
the child also suffered from blunt force trauma to the head and body..he was torturing the baby
2026-08-03 20:11:01
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I love cats do you? :
Why do people always find a way to shift the blame onto a woman? The man was at fault here, yet people are blaming the mother
2026-08-03 21:38:17
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nunyah64 :
The leaf blower thing was almost believable. Fun fact: compressed air can kill a person. Ppl who work in jobs where they use an air gun are taught to never blow it at someone even as a joke. Sometimes they blow microscopic particles so hard that they penetrate the skin and enter the blood stream and have caused instant heart failure.
2026-08-03 22:29:48
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BohemianGroveResident :
1 in a QUADRILLION scenario😭😭😭😭😭
2026-08-03 23:31:41
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M Brun :
the baby was killed by shaking and blunt force trauma. the leaf blower incident was unrelated.
2026-08-03 22:21:41
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Butterballz :
Almost as sad as a mother murdering her THREE children by strangulation
2026-08-03 20:45:50
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sara wood :
Bro this was so badly written. He was killed because he was shook so hard. The leaf blower was an earlier incident.
2026-08-04 01:21:47
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justbrowsing4456 :
Deceptive headline. Son was killed from being shaken. the leaf blower was a separate incident that had nothing to do with the death
2026-08-03 22:08:43
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Nope to dope :
Blowing on an infants face stops them from breathing. If he held the leaf blower on just a little to long the baby can’t just breath again it takes them to long to respond so he suffocated his baby basically
2026-08-04 01:10:51
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Stinkytutu2 :
it causes a reflex to close the airway and can cause involuntary suffocation. A child that age still has underdeveloped muscles, lungs, organs, reflexes, etc. Not like an adult where they can reflexively turn away. It's abuse and a child's body is not developed to sustain that kind of torture.
2026-08-03 19:56:10
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vrs :
Babies are some of the most resilient yet somehow fragile little mfs 😭
2026-08-04 01:09:10
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user8313576635479 :
He beat and shook the baby. The leafblower is just on the list of things that he also did to him
2026-08-03 22:51:40
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$hawtypapi :
can we start having accurate headlines in 2026
2026-08-04 02:17:12
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karrimusicviolet🐯 :
poor bubba😥💜🪽
2026-08-04 01:18:45
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Jesse :
Charge the mother for not getting the dad help. Imagine his mental health
2026-08-03 21:24:32
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a_wistful_green_hue :
Misleading headline. He killed his baby in a separate incident months later
2026-08-03 22:59:53
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🥭i_love_Kali_uchis🥭 :
did it spray razor blades😭
2026-08-04 00:51:43
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Lanna :
After looking into it further, the leaf blower did not cause the babies death. He shook that baby and for whatever reason people are lat ch ing onto this one video dude had on his phone of him using the leaf blower on the baby. The 2 events are unrelated.
2026-08-03 22:25:55
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big nope :
[More information needed]
2026-08-03 20:25:41
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GrimmIsHigh⚛️🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 :
So much crucial information left out.
2026-08-04 00:39:33
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