As of Friday, June 15, 2012
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Gwinnett Daily Post
LAWRENCEVILLE — Authorities say the father of a 4-year-old child who accidentally shot herself didn't think the injuries were severe enough to seek medical help.
Gwinnett County police say the father, 20-year-old Thomas Sumlin, also convinced the girl's mother, 21-year-old Tyshonna Mercedez Blades, not to seek help after the June 4 shooting.
Reports show that both were charged with second-degree child cruelty. Gwinnett County Jail records do not indicate whether the suspects have attorneys.
Police reports state that the child, her two siblings and her parents were renting a room in a Days Inn hotel near Stone Mountain when the girl appears to have found a handgun and shot herself. Police say the bullet apparently grazed the girl's abdomen.
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Comments
roaads1 11 months, 1 week ago
People like this shouldn't breed. If you can't put your children first you do not deserve to have them.
TOWG 11 months, 1 week ago
Hopefully the children have been removed to a safe place.These 2 need to go away for a long while.
teelee 11 months, 1 week ago
Please give that kid a real home!
Motor76 11 months, 1 week ago
20 and 21, three kids, living in a hotel room where the male keeps a handgun. These two need the whole library thrown at them first, then the kids need to be removed, finally, they need their reproductive abilities surgically removed.
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