Horry County Coroner Confirms Trauma Related Death
The Horry County coroner has confirmed that the death of a 17 month old child in Galivants Ferry was from blunt head trauma. The grandmother of the child and her boyfriend will most likely be charged with murder, child neglect and child abuse. The grandmother appears to be only 37 years old and her boyfriend 30 years old. Both will have a right to a bond hearing before a Circuit Court Judge in Conway. Any bond that is set for these two defendants will be a rather high number. There are several defenses to this case, but most will require the testimony of an expert witness regarding the cause of death. It will also be important to ask the court to preserve the childs body for examinaiton by a defense expert. The preservation of any possible evidence that could vendicate the defendant is extremely important. The autopsy was performed by the Horry County Coroner, yet the child was in Charleston at the time of death. This means that there were several procedures performed on the child outside of Horry County which must be investigated. If the defendants have
A manslaughter charge would help with limiting the defendants prison time exposure. A good defense attorney will have to move quickly in defending this case and trying to convince the solicitor's office to indict the defendants on manslaughter instead of murder.
Criminal defense attorneys in Myrtle Beach and Conway must request a bond hearing before a Circuit Court or General Sessions Judge. A magistrate cannot set a bond on a felony case in most instances. This bond hearing will be at the Horry County Courthouse in Conway, South Carolina. Our attorneys in Myrtle Beach are more than qualified to represent defendants at bail bond hearings.
