PIPER MOLINSKI - 4 Months - Isle of Wight/ Smithfield VA

An infant who had been on life support since being taken to the
hospital Sunday with extensive injuries died Tuesday, according to Isle
of Wight Sheriff’s Office authorities.
Both parents of the
4-month-old girl and her twin sister have been arrested and charged with
felony child neglect. But the investigation is not over, said Capt.
Rick Gaddis.
Parents Mary Leann Webb and Robert Molinski were
being questioned Tuesday evening after being arrested at Children’s
Hospital of the King’s Daughters, where the remaining infant is in
stable condition.
According to a news release from the Isle of
Wight Sheriff’s Office, emergency communications received a 911 call on
Sunday at 6:40 p.m. reporting an unresponsive 4-month-old infant at
10476 Stallings Creek Drive in Smithfield.
The Isle of Wight
Volunteer Rescue Squad EMS chief responded from his home and started CPR
efforts, according to the news release. Sheriff’s deputies arrived soon
thereafter and assisted. When the medic crew arrived, the decision was
made to transport the infant to Children’s Hospital of the King’s
Daughters by Nightingale helicopter.
The girl, Piper Molinski, had
suffered skull fractures, broken ribs and bruising, according to the
news release, and also had burns on the soles of her feet.
Her twin sister, Ella, also had skull fractures, broken ribs and bruising.
The
twins have a 4-year-old sister who does not appear to have suffered any
injuries, according to the news releases. She is staying with family
members.
The infants were living with both parents in the home of
their maternal grandfather. The family had moved from Smithfield to
Newport News about a month ago.
The entire investigative branch of
the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s Office, including Sheriff Mark Marshall, is
working on the case, according to a news release.
Gaddis said murder charges are being considered, but that determination ultimately would be made by the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
“We have a long way to go with this case,” he said. “As we move along, we’ll add more charges where applicable.”
The two are being held on no bond at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk. An arraignment was set for Wednesday.
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2012/02/14/smithfield-infant-dies-after-alleged-abuse/

The news of two infant girls battered and beaten has shaken the community of Isle Of Wight County. Now a local Bishop and his church want to provide a burial for Piper, the baby who died, and a loving home for her twin sister who is barely making it.

Robert Molinski, the infant's father, is charged with beating one of his baby girls to death. The other child is barely clinging to life at CHKD.

It was the kind of news that shook Bishop William McCarty and his wife to their core.

“We're both deeply hurt over it and just can't imagine why something like that would happen to a defenseless four-month-old,” says Bishop McCarty.

He watched the news coverage of Molinski being carried away in handcuffs after he was charged with murdering baby Piper. The accused didn't cry out about the death of his daughter, instead he ranted about his arrest.



The mother, Leann Webb, is facing charges of felony child abuse. It seemed no one was advocating for baby Ella. The Bishop and his wife decided they had to do something.

“We would love to provide a home for the four-month-old who is still at the hospital, Ella, and at the same time, provide a proper burial for the four-month-old that has passed on,” says Bishop McCarty.

Ironically, permission will have to come from the parents who are accused of abuse and murder.

Bishop McCarty knows he faces a complicated, involved process of red tape, but he is compelled to bring something positive to a story so riddled with pain.

“We are praying that God will somehow bring order to this chaos and bring healing to everybody involved,” says Bishop McCarty.

Bishop McCarty says he doesn't want a dime of state money for the burial or the potential adoption.

Next week, he is meeting with social services to be interviewed. He will also have to submit to a background check to be considered should the child be released for adoption.

More than anything, he doesn't want Ella, the remaining child, to look back and be haunted by what happened. He wants her to look back and see a community that rallied around her.

http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-bishop-offers-to-provide-home-to-infant-abused-in-isle-of-wight-county-20120216,0,6843349.story

SMITHFIELD — Bishop William McCarty's message was simple: Wake up.

"On Valentine's Day Piper Ann, at the precious age of four months old, died … we must no longer sit back and be quiet," said McCarty, of Healing Waters Worship Center in Carrollton. "We must have a voice."

McCarty's remarks came during a community memorial service Friday night at the Smithfield High School for Piper Molinski. Close to 200 people attended. Molinski died from blunt force trauma to the head on Valentine's Day at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, according to authorities.

Piper's father, Robert Molinski, 23, has been charged with a first-degree murder in connection with her death. Molinski and Piper's mother, Mary Leann Webb, 22, were also charged with felony child neglect.

The memorial service was McCarty's first step in challenging the community and members of the clergy to wake up to the realities of child abuse. The Piper Memorial Awareness Fund has been created in the infant's memory. Money from the fund will go towards creating a foundation that will support Piper's twin sister, Ella, and provide abused children with educational funds, McCarty said. The foundation will also be used to spread child abuse awareness.

Piper and her sister were taken to the Norfolk hospital on Sunday after police received a 911 call that an infant had stopped breathing at 10476 Stallings Creek Lane. The girls both suffered from skull fractures, fractured ribs and bruises, according to authorities.

Piper also had burns on the soles of her feet, probably caused by a space heater too close to her feet, police said.

Rev. Perry Moss, pastor of Soteria Christian Center in Smithfield, was one of the speakers during the service. He urged the audience to have forgiveness in their hearts and shun the urge to judge.

"We don't have the right to judge something that God has already taken care of," Moss said.

Piper is one of two infants to die from abuse in less than two weeks in Hampton Roads. Two-month-old Hazel Marie Carter, of Norfolk, died from asphyxiation Wednesday, according to police. Police have charged her father, Antoine Carter, 21, with murder in connection with her death.

Donations to the The Piper Memorial Awareness Fund can be made at any Old Point National Bank in Hampton Roads.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/crime/dp-nws-baby-memorial-20120224,0,5401581.story

Dad found not competent to stand trial
Robert Molinski charged with murder, child neglect

Updated: Wednesday, 06 Jun 2012, 10:34 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 05 Jun 2012, 4:32 PM EDT

SMITHFIELD, Va. (WAVY) - A man charged with murder in the death of his four-month-old daughter in Isle of Wight County has been found not competent to stand trial.

According to Steve Edwards with the Smithfield Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, officials declared Robert Molinksi not competent Monday in the Isle of Wight Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.

Emergency crews were called out to the 10000 block of Stallings Creek Drive in Smithfield on Feb. 12 after a caller reported a four-month-old was unresponsive .

According to a spokeswoman for Isle of Wight County, Piper Molinksi and her twin sister, Ella, suffered skull fractures, fractured ribs and bruising. Robert Molinski and the twins’ mother, Mary Leann Webb, were arrested and charged with felony child neglect.

Piper Molinski was pronounced dead two days later at the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters and Robert Molinski was also charged with murder .

Edwards said restoration services will be done at the jail, where professionals will work to bring Molinski to a point where he can be tried. A review has been scheduled in August for any reports from the restoration service.

http://www.fox43tv.com/dpps/news/crime/dad-found-not-competent-to-stand-trial_4196890