Carnel Chamberlain Abused—Mother Did Nothing to...

The mother of four-year-old Carnel Chamberlain should be absolutely ashamed of herself. She admitted to the FBI that she had witnessed and was aware of the abuse being inflicted on the small child by her 20-year-old boyfriend Anthony Bennett. Originally, this woman was reportedly deserving of sympathy, having trusted a man callous enough to abuse, murder and burn a child's remains. However, those feelings of sympathy have been replaced with rage and disappointment. What kind of mother could ever allow her child to be abused by a mere man that she is only shacking up with and playing house? It's an outrage.

Jaimee Chamberlain told FBI agents that she not only witnessed the results of Anthony Bennett's abuse, she saw him do it too! Over the weeks leading up to the death of four-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, she witnessed bruises, gashes and other injuries on the child's little body. At one point she claimed to have witnessed Bennet picking the child up by his throat and throwing him to the ground before dragging him through the house by his feet. It's apparent that this woman watched an innocent child going through torture and she did nothing to stop it.

Now guess what? That child is dead, a victim of abuse so horrific and a victim of the neglect of his mother who should have been his savior. While Anthony Bennet hasn't been charged with murder, he has been charged and booked on child abuse. Murder charges are probably soon to follow, but this woman should also be charged for her blatant refusal to protect her young, defenseless child. What's infuriating in this is that she not only witnessed it and knew about it, she continued to leave her child alone in this man's care while at work and while gallivanting around. May she never forget what her lack of action caused.

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Vic Damico Jun 29, 2012, 5:13pm UTC

This woman deserves much more than a mere slap on the wrist and scolding for her bad decisions. Her actions contributed to the death of the child, and she should be held responsible, as well. Laws should be changed to make those who hide the truth or remain silent as it applies to child abuse to be charged with the crimes that resulted because of that deception or silence. The mother should have reported the abuse, and had that scum locked up for the rest of his life, and the child would be alive today. This is a shame.

Chelsea Hoffman Jun 29, 2012, 8:58pm UTC

she actually has people defending her bad choices -- this is what happen! A mother makes the worst choices that directly lead to the death of her children and her "friends" defend it like she's not to blame. Sorry, but she IS to blame.. as much to blame as the man who murdered the poor boy. Had she gotten out of that house, had she reported him to the police, her son would be alive.

It's no diff than those idiots who say a mother getting drunk and passing out isn't to blame for their child disappearing or drowning, or what-have-you. UH DUH?

thanks for commenting Vic -- glad you and I are on the same page with these cases. It's so horrific what happens in this world.

Vic Damico Jun 29, 2012, 9:16pm UTC

Chelsea there is sometimes a circumstance that is by no means an excusable defense, but it seems to play a role in many of these abuse cases. Many times, whether the man and woman are husband and wife, or just living together as such, the man may be employed and the woman is not working. (In many cases, the man insists upon the woman not working in order to have more control over her) I have heard so many times whereas a woman will be in a home where child abuse is present, or in other cases, the wife is being abused, and the woman is willing to remain silent, even if she or her children are being abused because she fears getting out on her own and not having the means to support herself or her kids. Don't get me wrong. This is not to be accepted as an excuse by any means, but that is sometimes the pathetic reasoning for remaining in that situation. If we are going to spend tax dollars to do anything, something should certainly be in place to help those who are literally in a dangerous home, and to provide them with an outlet from that situation. If many women had removed themselves from the home when the abuse first surfaced, the lives of quite a few women and children would not have been lost.

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Marie Ramsey Jul 5, 2012, 3:36pm UTC

I hadn't been following this case too closely but this is exactly what so many on another board said it was...a boyfriend killing the child of the woman he was shacked up with. I was trying to be fair and say that perhaps she had no inkling he would harm her child but it seems that I was extraordinarily wrong on that count. This bitch should be charged with neglect and, if there is such a thing, conspiracy to commit child abuse or even manslaughter, since she has admitted actually witnessing abuse beforehand. WTF could she have possibly been thinking. If she didn't care anymore about that kid than to give him over to this freak to use as amusement then she should have given him away, either to a family member or for adoption. No way should she be given a pass just because she wasn't the direct cause of the boy's death.

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