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The adoptive father of a Johnston County boy who was killed five years ago cannot benefit from any wrongful death suits in the case following a jury's finding that he was partly to blame for the boy's death, an attorney said Wednesday.
A civil court in Johnston County found in favor of five children Tuesday in a case against their adoptive father. According to the court, Johnny Paddock "aided and abetted" his wife, Lynn Paddock, who was convicted in the 2006 death of Sean Paddock, then 4.
Lynn Paddock was convicted in June 2008 of first-degree murder and felony child abuse in the Feb. 26, 2006, death of Sean Paddock.
The biological family of a 4-year-old boy who was killed by his adoptive mother said they hope some good comes from the woman's murder conviction Thursday.
Lynn Paddock showed no emotion as a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder and felony child abuse. She will spend the rest of her life in prison.
Jurors are expected to continue Thursday deliberating the fate of Lynn Paddock, who is charged with murder in the death of her 4-year-old adopted son.
A series of defense witnesses portrayed Lynn Paddock as an abused child who grew into a woman who needed to be told what to do. Closing arguments in her murder trial are scheduled for Wednesday.
A Johnston County woman accused of killing her 4-year-old adopted son took the stand Monday and wept when describing her own abused childhood and when talking about the dead boy.
Dr. Sharon Cooper testified she believes the 4-year-old's death was the result of torture.
A forensic pediatrician testified Thursday that Lynn Paddock's discipline amounted to ritualistic abuse and torture.
A Johnston County lawmaker says the state must react to see what went wrong if the boy's adoptive mother is convicted in his death.
A crime scene investigator also showed the jury evidence taken from Sean Paddock's room the day he died.
Lynn Paddock is charged with murder in the February 2006, death of her 4-year-old adopted son. Investigators said the boy suffocated after she wrapped him tightly in a blanket to keep him from wandering around the house at night.
Lynn Paddock blamed her 4-year-old adopted son for his death, saying he got so angry at being bound up that he had a heart attack.
A Johnston County woman accused of killing her 4-year-old adopted son told one of her adopted daughters she felt trapped and frustrated by her large family.
A Johnston County woman accused of killing her adopted son held her family in such a state of terror that children lied to social workers about the daily abuse they suffered, one teen testified.
A 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy said Wednesday that the Johnston County woman accused of killing their little brother two years ago beat them almost every day.
A former Smithfield paramedic on Tuesday described the scene at a Johnston County farmhouse where a 4-year-old boy died two years ago as eerily quiet.
As a murder trial opened, the prosecution and defense painted different pictures of a Johnston County woman accused of killing her adopted son.
Jury selection is under way in the murder trial of Lynn Paddock, who is charged with the February 2006 death of her 4-year-old adoptive son.
Defense attorneys try to shift attention to what Lynn Paddock's ex-husband knew about physical abuse that allegedly went on in the home.
Lynn Paddock is charged with the 2006 death of her 4-year-old adopted son, Sean. Investigators said the boy suffocated after she wrapped him tightly in a blanket.
Lawyers for a woman accused of killing her 4-year-old adopted son have filed a motion to suppress statements she made in police custody prior to being read her rights.
The grandfather of a 4-year-old boy who died two years ago in the home of his adoptive parents has filed a wrongful death suit against the couple and state and local officials.
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