An Elmira woman accused of killing a toddler from Batavia has been indicted by a Chemung County grand jury on a charge of murder, 2nd.
Melissa S. Englehardt, 24, is also charged with manslaughter, 1st.
Twenty-one-month old Andrew John Cianfrini died while allegedly in Englehardt's care. He was found dead Nov. 10, 2009.
Englehardt is his stepmother, and she allegedly slipped methanol into his drink cup, causing his death.
The grand jury indictment says Englehard showed "a grave indifference to human life" as part of the murder, 2nd count.
She remains in a Chemung County jail and her bail has been increased from $20,000 to $100,000.
Andrew lived with his mother, Kristen Cianfrini, in Batavia.
The child's father is George Englehardt.
OK it left half of what I
OK it left half of what I wrote out of the final copy, this is the last time I am posting a comment unless it gets FIXED!!
John,nobody touched your
John,nobody touched your first comment prior to posting your second comment.
But now that I've read your first comment, yes it's gone. check your e-mail.
We do not edit comments. We either let them stand or delete them if we find they violate site standards.
Wow, Because I have a private
Wow, Because I have a private opinion I was breaking the rules of posting, This proves what they were saying on the Topix pages about if the Owner "Howard the jerk" doesn't like or agree with what your opinion, then he and he alone deletes what you replied.. Tell yeah what Howard, go read all the comments about what you print on this website when they use them in the http://www.topix.com You will not have the option of deleting anything YOU deem as "abusive" and have to live with it!! OH and btw, your classifieds section is very outdated going way back to 2007.. That is all now, you are dismissed!!
John- you haven't a clue what
John- you haven't a clue what you are talking about. And the link doesn't work. And "topix" is a sight I never post on because it's essentially an antagonistic sight. The mean-spirited tone, racist remarks, cruel sarcasm...I'm very good at all of those, but choose to be a better person than that.
You are welcome to discontinue your visits to Mr. Owens page, no one cares.
As for the story above, it's too sad to comment on.I can only imagine the awful final days that young child endured. Beyond sad
John, your comment wasn't
John, your comment wasn't deleted because of the content of your opinion. I don't care one way or another about your opinion. It was deleted because you made a statement that constituted a personal attack.
I went to the topics forums
I went to the topics forums and what I seen made Howards points and rules all that much clearer. The topix site is a very negative place with barely any constructive discussion. I am not sure how Howard could sell advertising in this county and allow the type of comments that are posted on topix.
Howard, I enjoy visiting The
Howard, I enjoy visiting The Batavian website. If Mr. Roberts thinks that this is the article to vent on he is sadly mistaken. What has happened to this child is a tragedy. I have deepest sympathy for his family, I cannot even imagine what they are going through right now.
Howard, i went to school with
Howard, i went to school with the little boys mom. this is every sad that is had happen to a child. when i talked to the mom she was tring to keep her head up with this. my thoughts are with her and her family.
John, I went there and saw
John,
I went there and saw very little. I hear this a lot about Howard deleting offensive comments. Let me ask a question do you consider:
Mike ____ is an A@@ Whole! a private opinion? or something like that? If so, then that is a personal attack and against the rules.
Now if you said, I don't like the way Mike ____ conducts his business due to the fact that he has been late on invoices and the like....Well that is much less offensive, but still liabis. For the most part though, Howard leaves these because you stating an opinion with reason. He leaves it up to others to debate it, or he debates it himself.
I'm sure you don't want a lesson on this, but I think that some people truly don't understand the difference. I had a friend like this.
Understand John, this is a business. If you are coming on here attacking people and Howard does nothing, he will not only lose readers, but sponsors as well. If these few people on your broken link that I searched for are all that disagree, then I say so be it.
Horrible...just
Horrible...just Horrible...
my heart goes out to the family of that little baby!
I hope she pays dearly for what she did to that little boy....
I never understood how a woman could hurt a chld?
sad...sad....
I can only imagine what all
I can only imagine what all parties involved must be going through. The mother losing her child when left with a person she trusted. The father for losing a child, while in his care. The accused if she did it or not. That poor child. The pain he must have gone through. How could people be so cruel, and if not on purpose, so careless.... My thoughts and prayers are with the childs family.