A judge has ordered that the name of Amanda Berry's daughter must be redacted from public records involving the kidnapping case. The girl was born while Berry was held hostage by Ariel Castro.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The name of a child born to Amanda Berry during her captivity will be deleted from the public record involving the kidnapping case, a judge has ruled.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Michael Russo on Friday ordered the child's name redacted from all filings in the case. Authorities said Berry, who was held for nearly a decade, gave birth to the child in a small swimming pool. DNA evidence confirmed that Ariel Castro was the father.
County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty sought to have the child's name deleted "in this case in order to respect and protect the minor child victim's personal right to individual privacy,'' a prosecutor's filing said.
When Castro pleaded guilty earlier this summer, the child's name was listed in a public filing. McGinty's office said it was inadvertent and wanted to have the name redacted.
Castro, 53, committed suicide Sept. 3 in prison, just weeks after he was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years for the tortures of Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus, whose captivity in Castro's home on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland lasted nearly a decade.
The child was 6 when the women were found in May.
Also on Friday, Russo allowed seven vehicles that were seized from Castro to be turned over to his attorneys. They include a 2004 Harley Davidson, a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 1989 Toyota Tacoma. Authorities also will turn over a yellow neck chain, an empty wallet, a white hat and a photo of his daughter.
Authorities seized the wallet's contents and $238 from Castro.
Its such a tragedy that he commited suicide. I wouldve been alot happier if them homies in jail had gotten to take care of him their own way. Wouldve been much more satisfying.
ReplyDeleteThat money should go to berry for her daughter. But hes a sick man and i agree he should have had someone sitting outside his cell at all times so he would of been alive to deal with the shit he needs to
ReplyDeleteThat money should go to berry for her daughter. But hes a sick man and i agree he should have had someone sitting outside his cell at all times so he would of been alive to deal with the shit he needs to
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