Oregon Woman Throws her 6-year-old Son Off a Bridge
NEWPORT, OR - The woman who said she threw her 6-year-old autistic son off a bridge in the Newport, Oregon has been arrested on murder and manslaughter charges.
Police say 34-year-old Jillian Meredith McCabe of Seal Rock called 911 at 6:25 p. m. Monday to report she had thrown her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge. McCabe told police she heard voices telling her to throw her son off the bridge.
The drop from the highest point on the bridge deck to the water below is 133 feet. The Coast Guard and Lincoln County searchers found the body just before 10:30 p. m. in the bay.
Police found McCabe on the bridge and booked her into the Lincoln County Jail, with bail set at $750,000.
Andrew McCabe said Tuesday that his sister-in-law had written an appeal on YouCaring. com. In it she described caring for her autistic son, London, and her husband, Matt, who has been unable to work since developing multiple sclerosis and a mass on his brain stem.
Oregon Woman Throws her 6-year-old Son Off a Bridge
NEWPORT, OR - The woman who said she threw her 6-year-old autistic son off a bridge in the Newport, Oregon has been arrested on murder and manslaughter charges.
Police say 34-year-old Jillian Meredith McCabe of Seal Rock called 911 at 6:25 p. m. Monday to report she had thrown her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge. McCabe told police she heard voices telling her to throw her son off the bridge.
The drop from the highest point on the bridge deck to the water below is 133 feet. The Coast Guard and Lincoln County searchers found the body just before 10:30 p. m. in the bay.
Police found McCabe on the bridge and booked her into the Lincoln County Jail, with bail set at $750,000.
Andrew McCabe said Tuesday that his sister-in-law had written an appeal on YouCaring. com. In it she described caring for her autistic son, London, and her husband, Matt, who has been unable to work since developing multiple sclerosis and a mass on his brain stem.
Mom tells 911 'I just threw my son over the Yaquina Bay Bridge'
An in depth look at the circumstances surrounding the time before and after a mother threw her son off of the Yaquina Bay bridge. KGW
NEWPORT, Ore. -- A Lincoln County woman was expected to appear in court Tuesday on accusations she murdered her son by throwing him off the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport Monday night.
Authorities said 34-year-old Jillian McCabe called 911 at 6:25 p. m. to report what she did. She later told police that she heard voices in her head telling her to throw the boy off the bridge.
When asked the nature of her emergency, she told the 911 dispatcher, "I just threw my son over the Yaquina Bay Bridge," according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KGW Tuesday morning.
She told the dispatcher her son London was gone in the water, and described him and his clothing in detail, then described herself as an officer approached her. She told several officers on the scene that she had thrown the boy into the water.
One officer actually saw McCabe carrying him on the bridge, which he found odd considering the size of the boy.
The drop from the bridge deck to the water below is 133 feet. The Coast Guard, Newport police and fire and the Lincoln County sheriff's office searched for a victim in the water around the bridge.
About 10:30 p. m. the boy's body was located near the Embarcadero Resort to the east of the bridge. He was identified by a photo provided by his father Matt McCabe.
Mom accused of throwing son off Yaquina Bay Bridge KGW
Jillian McCabe, who lives the Seal Rock area, was accused of aggravated murder, murder, first degree manslaughter, and second degree manslaughter. Her bail was set at $1 million bail and her first hearing scheduled for November 12.
Family members told KGW that Jillian struggled with mental health issues at times and when she got overwhelmed, she did try to get help. They said she applied for assistance from public and private providers, but was not able to get any.
Jillian had recently created an online donation site f or her son and husband. She said London was diagnosed with autism and her husband, Matt McCabe, was struggling with multiple sclerosis. She lived in Hood River at the time, as first reported earlier by NBC News.
"I love my husband and he has taken care of myself and my son for years and years and now it's time for me to take the helm," she says. "I am scared and I am reaching out. I hope I am not coming across trashy or over-reactionary. I must explore every avenue to take care of my family right now."
The appeal for money ended eight months ago, after raising $6,831 toward a goal of $50,000.
In this YouTube video below published October, 2013 with her husband by her side, McCabe sends out an appreciation to all who have helped her cope with a child with autism and a husband with MS. "I can't take this on alone," she says, adding that it kept her "from pulling a Thelma and Louise. I said it."
The video ends with her saying, "My son has a mom here, my son has a dad here, and that means a lot."
London McCabe attended kindergarten at Crestview Heights Elementary in Waldport, according to school district officials. His bright blue eyes and grin stood out, under one of his favorite hats, in a recent school photo shared with KGW.
Oregon Woman Throws her 6-year-old Son Off a Bridge
NEWPORT, OR - The woman who said she threw her 6-year-old autistic son off a bridge in the Newport, Oregon has been arrested on murder and manslaughter charges.
Police say 34-year-old Jillian Meredith McCabe of Seal Rock called 911 at 6:25 p. m. Monday to report she had thrown her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge. McCabe told police she heard voices telling her to throw her son off the bridge.
The drop from the highest point on the bridge deck to the water below is 133 feet. The Coast Guard and Lincoln County searchers found the body just before 10:30 p. m. in the bay.
Police found McCabe on the bridge and booked her into the Lincoln County Jail, with bail set at $750,000.
Andrew McCabe said Tuesday that his sister-in-law had written an appeal on YouCaring. com. In it she described caring for her autistic son, London, and her husband, Matt, who has been unable to work since developing multiple sclerosis and a mass on his brain stem.
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