GREENSBURG, Ind. – Another story about a mother starving her disabled son, but this one ended tragically. Police have charged Courtney Gail Tressler, 26, with reckless homicide and neglect of a dependent in connection to the death of her 4-year-old son, Payton. The little boy was doomed from the start. At two months old, his father abused him so badly that he was left brain damaged and unable to walk or talk. When an autopsy was performed on Payton, who only weighed 12-pounds at the time of his death on May 17, it was revealed that he died of malnutrition and dehydration. Even though Tressler told police she had fed the boy, the medical examiner noted that there was no food in the boy’s stomach or intestines. The report also stated the skin on his face was drawn tightly against his skull and face bones. Tressler told police she had planned on taking Payton to the hospital a couple days before he died, but she didn’t have the money. She also told them she had applied for Medicaid in 2009, but police say that’s bullshit. I call it too, mainly because if you were not purposely starving your kid too death, why you would need a doctor or Medicaid for a prescription of crackers? Tressler’s two healthy children have been placed with relatives. Her current husband told reporters that she is innocent and is simply being railroaded by someone trying to make a name for themselves.
Tags: Child Abuse, Crime, Indiana, Starvation
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