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Milwaukee Parents To Stand Trial For Baby's Death
Couple Faces Child Abuse Charges 

POSTED: 5:33 pm CDT September 23, 2004

MILWAUKEE -- A couple accused of killing their baby during a struggle
over where he should sleep must stand trial on child abuse charges.

Prosecutors said 3-month-old Denzel Davis died of head injuries after
his parents engaged in a tug-of-war over which side of their bed the
baby would sleep on.

 Brandon Davis (pictured, right), 40, and Annette O'Neal (pictured,
below), 38, walked into court to face child abuse charges in the death
of their infant son Denzel. 

Police said the baby was in bed with his father two weeks ago at the
family's south side Milwaukee home when O'Neal went to bed and tried
to put the baby on her side of the bed.

Davis wanted the baby to sleep in the middle, police said.

Police said the parents admitted to pulling the baby back and forth
for several minutes and that the madder they got, the more force they
used.

 Prosecutors decided to charge the parents on child abuse charges
instead of homicide.

They are scheduled to be back in court next week to enter pleas.

If convicted, each of them faces up to 3� years in prison. 

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