The mother of a now deceased infant, who was born premature, was in court defending the father who was found guilty of the crimes, despite pleading his innocence during the trial. The mom believes the hospital is to blame, but the court found evidence to suggest otherwise and convicted the man of stuffing the baby's mouth/throat with a baby wipe. Daily Mail reported on the incident:
On Friday, Hughes was found guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and child endangerment, as prosecutors argued that he shoved the baby wipe down his son's throat to stop him from crying.
The tragedy unfolded on June 25, 2022, two days after Hughes and McEwan moved from Chicago to Cleveland when they were both 18 years old.
Traveon Jr. was just 13 weeks old when he choked to death, with Hughes at home with his brother and girlfriend with the baby while McEwan was at work.
During the trial, Hughes testified in his own defense to claim that his baby son accidentally choked on the wipe, reports Cleveland.com.
He claimed he replaced a bib on his son's chest with the wipe after he spilled milk on it, but left the room for a short time to tend to wounds he suffered in a shooting in Chicago in December 2021, where he was shot 19 times in his legs and body.
When he returned, Hughes said he found his son choking on the wipe, and the infant was still alive when paramedics arrived.
Hughes claimed that his son Traveon Jr (pictured) accidentally choked, but prosecutors argued the infant was too small to be able to ball up a baby wipe and stuff it in his own mouth
The baby, who was born 13 weeks premature and was the size of a newborn, was later pronounced dead at hospital, where medics reportedly found the wipe still lodged in his throat.
