A Georgia couple’s baby, Treveon Taylor Jr., was decapitated during delivery in July. However, recently, a medical examiner deemed it a homicide, according to the couple’s attorneys. Interestingly, the couple has filed a lawsuit against the hospital and the delivery doctor, who denied any wrongdoing.
According to the Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office, the baby died as a result of a broken neck. However, an office release distributed by attorneys during a news conference on February 7, 2024, attributed it to human action.
The parents, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr. allege that Dr. Tracey St. Julian postponed a necessary surgical procedure. Additionally, she failed to seek assistance promptly during the delivery complications.
Instead, they claim she exerted excessive force on the baby’s neck and head. Their attorney, Roderick Edmond, a physician, stated, “This is something that is clearly contraindicated. No credible, no reasonably competent obstetrician should ever do this.”
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On the contrary, attorneys representing Dr. Tracey St. Julian said their rejection of the finding that the baby’s injury occurred before death. They further stated, “Although tragic, that rare outcome has been reported in the medical literature. It can happen in the absence of any wrongdoing by the physician, which is the case here.”
In September, Scott Bailey, one of the attorneys, said that the doctor used “every maneuver a reasonable obstetrician would have employed.” According to Bailey’s filing, the trauma to the baby’s head and neck happened postmortem.
This was during the cesarean delivery attempt aimed to save Jessica Ross’s life. The filing accused attorneys representing Ross and Taylor Sr. of making “salaciously false public statements” to the contrary.
Similarly, Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Georgia, where the incident happened, said that the baby died in utero. The hospital, denying any negligence, submitted a court filing in November. However, Melinda Fulks, the hospital’s spokesperson, couldn’t comment on Wednesday due to the ongoing lawsuit.
Despite the couple being aware of their son’s death, Edmond claims that the hospital staff did not disclose it to the parents. Shockingly, the medical staff allegedly told them to cremate the body, purportedly to destroy evidence. Additionally, they said that a free autopsy was unavailable through the county.
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The news about the decapitation came to the parents three days after the delivery. This was even when a funeral home in possession of the baby’s body notified the county medical examiner’s office. Responding to the tragic event, the hospital gave its condolences in a message to USA TODAY in late August.
They said, “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those impacted by this tragic event. Our prayers also remain with the dedicated team of physicians, nurses, and staff.” As of the January 6 news release from the medical examiner’s office, Clayton County police were investigating the case.
Major Frank Thomas of Clayton police, in an email, confirmed that the case remains under investigation. Additionally, he mentioned that the department refrains from commenting on the specifics of active cases.
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