COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Coldwater man charged in connection with the death of a 7-month old boy just over a year ago was ordered this week in Branch County District Court to stand trial on two additional charges. 43-year old Steven Shaw had a preliminary exam Tuesday on the charges of first degree child abuse and homicide murder first degree felony. A charge of open murder had previously been filed against Shaw.
The added counts were brought at the end of last month by County Prosecutor Ralph Kimble. The 43-year old Shaw was living with the mother of the victim Carson Burm and was alone with a 2-year old sister of Carson in an apartment in Coldwater on May 29, 2014 when the infant boy stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead the next day after being airlifted to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.
Shaw was arrested June 1, 2014 and he remains jailed without bond. Previous expert testimony in the case indicated the infant died of blunt force head trauma. No trial date has been set but it’s expected to be scheduled for sometime this fall.
