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A mother accused of recording a TikTok dance while her infant lay in the hospital with life-threatening injuries has been charged with murder, alongside the child’s father.
Nineteen-year-old Alyssa Jade Vanderbeck and 21-year-old Mark Anthony Labaco Clamor face second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of their 7-week-old son, as outlined in court documents from Pierce County, Washington, reviewed by Oxygen.
On March 4, the infant was brought to Mary Bridge Hospital in Tacoma, according to a Declaration for Determination of Probable Cause obtained by KOMO News, where doctors reportedly assessed injuries “consistent with abusive head trauma.”
Lakewood Police Sergeant Charles Porsche revealed to KOMO News, “The infant sustained severe injuries of unknown origin, which were not believed to be accidental.”
According to KOMO’s coverage of the court documents, Clamor admitted to police that he picked up his crying son “somewhat forcefully” and questioned him with, “Why you crying, boy?” while shaking him in a “jerking motion.” This action reportedly caused the infant’s head to snap back “pretty hard.”
The documents indicate that Vanderbeck was sleeping during the incident. Upon waking, the couple took a shower while their baby slept. It was only afterward that they noticed their son was breathing abnormally and displaying unusual eye movements.
At one point, the couple tried to stimulate their son, “which included shaking him in a panic,” the declaration obtained by KOMO stated, then took videos of his symptoms to show family and friends. The outlet reported from the document that, from the time they first noticed their son was in distress, they allegedly waited approximately one hour to call 911.
When detectives reviewed the footage on Vanderbeck’s phone, according to the document obtained by KOMO, the baby was seen in “serious distress” with labored breathing, one eye partially open, and at one point, appeared to be not breathing at all.
Investigators wrote in the court document that a March 8 video on Vanderbeck’s phone—in which Vanderbeck dances in the bathroom of the hospital—was uploaded to TikTok. According to court documents, the baby, referred to as N.C., died on March 9.
According to People, which also obtained the probable cause declaration, Vanckerbeck in a video “is seen slowly dancing in the bathroom of N.C.’s hospital room with what can be described as ‘upbeat’ music playing in the background.”
An attorney for Clamor declined to comment when reached by Oxygen. An attorney for Vanderbeck did not immediately reply to a request for comment when asked by Oxygen.
The couple next appear in court on April 8.