Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 22, 2012 11:57:51 GMT -5
CLEVELAND, TN — Tasha Bates faces murder and methamphetamine charges after her two sons, 5-year-old Leland and 3-year-old River, died of hyperthermia -- severe overheating of the body -- in June.
Bates has told officials that she left the children outside unattended on a Slip'n Slide water toy in the 101-degree heat, and when she found them 45 minutes later, they were unconscious.
But Bradley County sheriff's investigators and a grand jury have stated otherwise. They say the boys' autopsies show they suffered fatal injuries in a searing hot car, and police said evidence showed that Bates had cooked and used meth.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/22/headlineraw/
Bates has told officials that she left the children outside unattended on a Slip'n Slide water toy in the 101-degree heat, and when she found them 45 minutes later, they were unconscious.
But Bradley County sheriff's investigators and a grand jury have stated otherwise. They say the boys' autopsies show they suffered fatal injuries in a searing hot car, and police said evidence showed that Bates had cooked and used meth.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/22/headlineraw/