She stated that she dropped the boy on his head out of frustration…he was fussy. The Tooele County prosecutors dropped child abuse charges related to the other child, a 4  year old.

To read more from A Child Chosen:

Emelyantsev’s Misubderstood?

Murder and Abuse Charges

From other sources:

Woman admits to child-abuse homicide in death of infant

Adoptive Mother Pleads Guilty in Infant’s Death

Tooele Mom Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse Homicide

Nobody is Forgotten

Russia Brutilzes Children, Doesn’t Care

Adoptive Mom Admits to Baby Dropping

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Emelyantsev Pleads Guilty

When adoptions go wrong they sometimes go very wrong because parents are just not prepared for the medical and emotional issues that come with international adoptees.

This time TheMoscowTimes.com has reported that 14-month-old Nikolai, adopted in February, died March 7, 2008, in Utah.

“An autopsy determined that the child had died from a skull fracture that doctors said was the result of blunt-force trauma, police and court records show. The infant also had a bruised face, head, knee and anus.”

Fyodor Emelyantsev, a Russian citizen, apparently has a Master’s Degree to work with disabled children and currently works at a nursing home in Tooele, Utah.

According to speculation on this site, the couple have a 10-year old daughter with Down Syndrome from Kimberly’s first marriage, a five year old, a two year old from Russia, and a four year old recently adopted from Russia who also has Down Syndrome.

Apparently, the four year old had been getting medical help since his arrival in the states and Nicoli was prone to seizures, a medical condition that could certainly cause head trauma.

Could this simply be a case of parents in over their head with Russian adoptees who have medical problems?

On a happy note, don’t forget that Spring Has Sprung over at My Two Boys…a Giveaway from Natural Pod.

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Emelyantsev’s Misunderstood?