An Oregon mother is on trial for allegedly allowing her boyfriend to abuse and kill their 2-month-old daughter, with prosecutors saying she did nothing to stop him from “tossing her around like a rag doll” until she died with 18 rib fractures and other injuries.
Deborah Albin, who was 27 at the time, is accused of letting her significant other, Andrew Oaks, use drugs around their baby, Opal Oaks, while beating and roughing up the child regularly until she died in February 2023. Prosecutors say Oaks told a cellmate he squeezed his daughter until she didn’t cry anymore on the day Opal died and three other occasions.
Albin’s defense team says she was a victim herself and was also abused by Oaks, according to The Oregonian and the Oregon Capital Chronicle, which have been covering Albin’s trial since it began on May 18. She is facing charges of criminal mistreatment and manslaughter for allegedly not contacting police and withholding needed medical care…