{"id":448769,"date":"2022-05-18T02:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T23:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brooklyn-mom-ignored-daughters-pleas-after-fatal-beating\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T02:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T23:27:03","slug":"brooklyn-mom-ignored-daughters-pleas-after-fatal-beating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-mom-ignored-daughters-pleas-after-fatal-beating\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brooklyn mom ignored daughter&#8217;s pleas after fatal beating"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcc57906f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcc57906f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-mom-ignored-daughters-pleas-after-fatal-beating\/#%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_mom_ignored_daughters_pleas_after_fatal_beating%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brooklyn mom ignored daughter&#8217;s pleas after fatal beating&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_mom_ignored_daughters_pleas_after_fatal_beating%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brooklyn mom ignored daughter&#8217;s pleas after fatal beating&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The mother of a 9-year-old Brooklyn girl tossed a bed on her daughter after beating her \u2014 then repeatedly ignored pleas of \u201cmommy help me\u201d before the young girl died, prosecutors said Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Shemene Cato, 48, brutally attacked little Shalom Guifarro and her 13-year-old sister for two hours before mortally injuring her daughter on Sunday, Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney David Ingle said at the mom\u2019s arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor said it wasn\u2019t until the older girl snuck off and called 911 that cops showed up at the Crown Heights home and found Shalom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs detailed in the complaint, a doctor at the medical examiner\u2019s office determined that Shalom suffered multiple blunt force impact injures about the head and body, resulting in internal bleeding which ultimately caused the death of Shalom,\u201d Ingle said. <\/p>\n<p>Cato was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge and ordered held without bail by Judge Simiyon Haniff, who also issued an order of protection for the older girl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shememe Cato\" class=\"wp-image-22305990\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-037.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Prosecutors said that Shemene Cato ignored her daughter\u2019s pleas for help after she savagely beat her and threw a bed on her. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMiss Cato, I noticed your head has been down but I want you to make sure you heard and understand,\u201d Haniff told Cato, who burst into tears in court. <\/p>\n<p>Police had responded to Cato\u2019s home in Crown Heights around 1 p.m. on Sunday and found the girl badly bruised and lifeless inside the apartment.<\/p>\n<p>According to the dead girl\u2019s sister, Shalom was \u201cspanked\u201d by her mom and put in time out after a temper tantrum before she was found unresponsive, police said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-040.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Crime scene\" class=\"wp-image-22306006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Prosecutors said Shemene Cato beat her two daughters over a missing computer tablet.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Wayne Carrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors said in a complaint filed Tuesday that Cato allegedly beat her two daughters over a missing computer tablet, prompting Shalom to flee and hide under the bed.<\/p>\n<p>Cato then lifted the bed and dropped it on her younger daughter\u2019s head, then ignored the girl\u2019s pleas for help as she bled internally, the complaint said. <\/p>\n<p>Cops had visited the apartment 14 times before for domestic violence reports \u2014 most involving Cato complaining about alleged harassment by her ex, records show. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-035.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shememe Cato\" class=\"wp-image-22306012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-035.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-035.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-035.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-035.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police found the body of Shalom, Shemene Cato\u2019s youngest daughter, after her oldest daughter managed to escape and call 911. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials said city child services had not been involved with the family in the past. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, neighbors told The Post that the family could often be heard arguing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard a lot of screaming and fighting from the apartment,\u201d neighbor Jason Rahimzadeh said Monday. \u201cI heard loud arguments at least 10 times, where they were screaming at the top of their lungs. The family kept to themselves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-039.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cato apartment\" class=\"wp-image-22306029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-039.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-039.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-039.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Neighbors told The Post that Shemene Cato constantly yelled at her kids. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Wayne Carrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in the building is so nice and calm, but we all knew that apartment was trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bart Hubbuch, who owns the bar near the apartment, said Cato consistently yells at the kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir mother frequently cussed them out and wouldn\u2019t let them play with the other kids on the block,\u201d said Hubbuch. <\/p>\n<p>Cato works for the city Human Resources Administration, with her union picking up the tab for the lawyer\u2019s legal fees, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer, Edward Mandery of Brooklyn Defender Services, declined to comment as he left the courthouse Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-038.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shememe Cato\" class=\"wp-image-22306150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-038.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-038.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/brooklyn-child-death-038.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Shemene Cato has a first-degree murder charge and is being held without bail. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. 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