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安德烈娅·肖:美国检察官寻求对因双胞胎死亡被控的母亲判处死刑Andrea Shaw: US prosecutor seeks death penalty for mother charged over twins' deaths

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Camera Icon Andrea Shaw, 23, who has been charged with the murder of her 18-month-old twins, claims they died as a result of vaccination shots. Credit: supplied / ADA County Sheriff's Office

爱达荷州一名检察官正在寻求对一名涉嫌谋杀其双胞胎幼儿的女性判处死刑,该案涉及2025年两名幼儿的死亡。

An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the 2025 deaths of her twin toddlers.

23岁的安德里亚·肖(Andrea Shaw)已认罪不罪,并称这对18个月大的双胞胎在接种流感疫苗和常规儿童疫苗后生病并死亡。

Andrea Shaw, 23, has pleaded not guilty and has said the 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving flu shots and routine childhood vaccinations.

但佩耶特县检察官迈克·杜克(Mike Duke)在法庭文件中写道,尸检显示出与窒息一致的症状,并写道,窒息“是他们死亡唯一可以想象的解释”。

But Payette County Prosecutor Mike Duke wrote in court documents that an autopsy revealed symptoms consistent with smothering and wrote that suffocation “is the only conceivable explanation” for their deaths.

副检察官赖昂·西鲁塞克(Ryon Sirucek)上周通知法院,他打算寻求死刑。

Deputy prosecuting attorney Ryon Sirucek notified the court of his intent to seek the death penalty last week.

在法庭文件中,西鲁塞克表示,州方将试图证明四项加重情节,使得本案适用死刑:当时犯下了不止一起谋杀;杀人行为特别残忍、恶劣或残酷;被告对人类生命表现出“完全漠视”;并且她可能会继续对社会构成威胁。

In the court document, Sirucek said the state would try to show that four aggravating factors make capital punishment appropriate in the case: That more than one murder was committed at the time; that the killings were especially heinous, atrocious or cruel; that the defendant showed “utter disregard” for human life; and that she would likely pose a continuing threat to society.

“这太荒谬了,”肖的律师约瑟夫·菲利切蒂(Joseph Filicetti)说。

“他们无法在合理怀疑之外证明基本案件,所以死刑根本不可能适用。”

“That’s outrageous,” said Shaw’s attorney, Joseph Filicetti. “They’re not going to be able to prove the underlying case beyond a reasonable doubt, so there’s not a chance the death penalty is going to come into play.”

菲利切蒂表示,辩护团队将提交驳回案件的动议。

Filicetti said the defense team will be filing a motion to dismiss the case.

菲利切蒂说,县验尸官认定死因未定,但与高热或过热一致,但验尸官不在大陪审团的证人名单上。

The county coroner found the cause of death to be undetermined but consistent with hyperthermia or overheating, Filicetti said, but the coroner was not on the witness list for the grand jury.

目前不清楚陪审员是否被告知了他的调查结果。

It is not clear whether jurors were informed of his findings.

菲利切蒂说,检查双胞胎的病理学家也表示,他们的死因未定。

The pathologists who examined the twins also said their causes of death were undetermined, Filicetti said.

检察官办公室在法庭文件中写道,双胞胎房间的温度经常达到华氏100度,但孩子们之前曾在高温下存活,且他们的死亡时间与当天最高温度不相关。

The prosecutor’s office wrote in court documents that the temperature in the twins’ room would often reach 100 degrees, but that the children had survived high temperatures before and that their time of death didn’t correlate to the peak temperature of the day.

“他们没有任何动机,没有任何背景,没有任何供述……“她没有做过那些事,他们也无法证明她做过任何一件,”菲利切蒂说。

“They don’t have any motive, they don’t have any backstory, they don’t have any confession ... She didn’t do any of that, and they can’t prove she did any of it,” Filicetti said.

法庭记录显示,这对双胞胎于2025年5月1日在共用的床上被发现死亡。

The twins were found dead in their shared bed May 1, 2025, according to court records.

他们八天前接种了疫苗,接种后第二天,肖带他们去了急诊室,称他们精神萎靡、发烧。

They had been vaccinated eight days earlier, and the day after their vaccinations Shaw took them to the emergency room, reporting that they were lethargic and felt feverish.

法庭记录显示,医生认为这些症状是疫苗引起的反应,双胞胎被给予泰诺和冰棍后被送回家。

The doctor felt the symptoms were a reaction from the vaccinations, and the twins were given Tylenol and a popsicle and sent home, according to the court records.

双胞胎死亡几天后,肖出席了由儿童健康防卫组织制作的一档网络节目,该反疫苗组织由卫生与公共服务部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 Jr. 创立。

肯尼迪于2024年12月正式辞去该组织主席职务,加入唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府,此后已不再与该组织有关联。

A few days after the twins’ deaths, Shaw went on an internet show produced by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He has not been affiliated with the group since December 2024, when he formally resigned as chairman to join President Donald Trump’s administration.

医学专家指出,涉及的儿童疫苗——甲型肝炎疫苗、流感疫苗和百白破疫苗——对儿童安全有效,并得到各医学团体推荐。

Medical experts point out that the childhood vaccines at issue — hepatitis A, influenza and DTaP — are safe and effective for kids and recommended by various medical groups.

肖也是由儿童健康防卫组织等人针对美国儿科学会提起的联邦诉讼的原告之一,指控该组织敲诈勒索并就疫苗安全性撒谎。

Shaw is also a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit brought by Children’s Health Defence and others against the American Academy of Pediatrics, accusing the organization of racketeering and lying about the safety of vaccinations.

美国儿科学会已要求法院驳回该诉讼,称其是针对该学会及其“在疫苗政策中使用有科学依据的证据”的“运动中的最新文告”。

The American Academy of Pediatrics has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it the “latest missive in a campaign targeting” the academy and its “use of science-backed evidence in vaccine policy.”

大陪审团去年7月以谋杀罪起诉肖,她目前被无保释羁押。

A grand jury indicted Shaw on the murder charges in July, and she is being held without bond.

审讯定于1月举行。

A trial has been set for January.

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