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<\/p>\nNorthwest Baltimore \u2014 Anne Kirsch was sentenced to 75 years in prison, suspend all but 30 years, after being convicted in a 2017 bench trial of manslaughter and child abuse resulting in death.<\/p>\n
Special Victims Unit Chief Anne Colt Leitess prosecuted the case.<\/p>\n
Kirsch gave birth to the victim\u2014 Matthew Kirsch Jr.\u2014on October 11, 2015 in the repair bay of an auto repair shop where she worked. Paramedics were called to a Groveland Avenue address on October 20, 2015\u2014nine days after the child\u2019s birth. Upon arrival, first responders found the newborn infant unresponsive and transferred him to Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
The Baltimore Police Homicide Division investigated the child\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Kirsch admitted using heroin during the early stages of her pregnancy, as well as the night before Baby Matthew died.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the child was likely born with a heroin addiction, and suffered severe withdrawal symptoms and physical pain. The child never received medical attention, and the medical examiner determined that the victim had only been fed sporadically during the short time he was alive.<\/p>\n
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that the child\u2019s death was a homicide caused by both abuse and neglect. An autopsy revealed that the child had suffered from blunt force trauma\u2014consistent with the victim\u2019s head slamming against a flat surface\u2014which caused a traumatic brain injury. Examiners also found that Matthew\u2019s stomach content was empty except for gastric fluid, with no indication of nutrition in the digestive track.<\/p>\n
Kirsich\u2019s husband, Matthew Kirsich Sr., pled guilty to child abuse resulting in death. He was sentenced to 25 years\u2019 incarceration, suspend all but 15 years, for his failure to take the child in for medical care after the child was born.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs a mother, it is hard to understand how the maternal instinct to nurture and protect did not kick-in for this mother\u2014and my heart breaks that this child suffered through nine days of heroin withdrawals, blunt force trauma, and starvation,\u201d said State\u2019s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. \u201cBoth parents had an obligation to ensure the safety and well-being of the life they chose to bring into this world. Now they will suffer the consequences of those deplorable choices.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Northwest Baltimore \u2014 Anne Kirsch was sentenced to 75 years in prison, suspend all but 30 years, after being convicted in a 2017 bench trial of manslaughter and child abuse resulting in death. Special Victims Unit Chief Anne Colt Leitess prosecuted the case. Kirsch gave birth to the victim\u2014 Matthew Kirsch Jr.\u2014on October 11, 2015 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":118751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n