Veralee Craft

Veralee Marie Craft 

June 6 2011 - July 25 2012

Age: 13 months old 

Veralee was born on June 6, 2011 to Chelsey Lawrence and Jonathan Craft in Virginia, USA. Chelsey and Jonathan split up before Veralee turned six months. Veralee was described as a beautiful, loving, joyful, and strong baby girl.

On July 23 2012, Veralee was found unresponsive. She was rushed to hospital and put on life support, it was obvious to doctors that she had been abused to death. Evidence suggested that Veralee had been being abused for up to at least three weeks before she died. Veralee had been beaten on the top of her head, almost shaken to death, both of her legs were broken, one arm was broken, her shoulder was broken and she had a skull fracture, all of this according to the doctors who treated her after she was taken to the hospital due to severe head trauma, dying less than two days later.

Chelsey Marie Lawrence was dating Preston King, a 27 year old man who she allowed to baby sit her daughter when she went to work. Preston lived with his mother and in the home they shared, reports say that Preston attacked and beat this little angel and then put her to bed where later she stopped breathing. 

Preston King was charged up to 60 years on prison. Chelsey Lawerence was also charged for failing to protect her child.

Rest in peace Veralee.