Brenda Wing, left, talks with her lawyer while her husband Danny Wing speaks with his attorney.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Danny and Brenda Wing remain locked up as they await trial in the death of a 3-year-old boy they were caring for, and will be waiting a little bit longer after a hearing today.
The Vader couple went before a judge when lawyers in the case asked for more time to prepare.
The trials were scheduled for the week of Jan. 26, before separate judges, but now they are on the court calendar for the week of May 11.
The toddler, Jasper Henderling-Warner, died on Oct. 5 from what the coroner called chronic battered child syndrome.
The Wings were charged in early November with homicide by abuse or, in the alternative, first-degree manslaughter. The two crimes have widely different penalties. Each of the two are charged as either the principal or accomplice. Both have pleaded not guilty.
This afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court, each consulted with their attorney for several minutes while the judge stepped off the bench.
Brenda Wing’s lawyer John Crowley is based in Seattle. Her husband’s lawyer Todd Pascoe, is from Vancouver, Wash.
Prosecutors today filed a motion to join the two cases together for one trial. A decision on that has not been made.
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For background, read:
• “Coroner: Ongoing physical abuse led to Vader toddler’s death” from Friday November 7, 2014, here
• “Defendants in Vader toddler death case want out of jail until trial” from Monday November 10, 2014, here
• RCW 9A.32.055: Homicide by abuse, here
• RCW 9A.32.060: Manslaughter in the first degree, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Are these lawyers that have travelled from so far away being paid privately? Is it a county issue? Curious….
Just delaying the inevitable.