Forensicwx
Final Roll Call 4153. STLCO 10-42 10/13 @ 1519
A 9 year-old boy is in critical condition after he was handcuffed and beaten for eating a piece of birthday cake without permission, according to authorities.
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The boyfriend of the mother, 30-year-old Robert Wilson, was being held on $1 million bail after a hearing Thursday.
Wilson is charged with offenses including first-degree assault and child abuse.
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Authorities wrote: 'Detectives learned the juvenile had been handcuffed and severely beaten by his mother's boyfriend, Robert Leroy Wilson, earlier that day for eating a piece of birthday cake without his permission.
'Detectives also learned the juvenile had been denied medical attention by his mother and Wilson for approximately four (4) hours despite another adult male, who was in the residence at the time of the assault, calling 911 for assistance.
'When CRS arrived at the residence the first time, they were met outside by the juvenile's mother who told paramedics that he was simply "congested" and not needed.
'CRS would be called back to the residence at 10:37 p.m. after the juvenile stopped breathing.'
According to Hagerstown police, the boy had been wounded on his neck, face, back, buttocks, abdomen, and legs.
The child has not regained consciousness and is not expected to regain consciousness,' Assistant State's Attorney Sarah Mollett-Gaumer said during the hearing, according to the Herald-Mail.
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The mother's brother told police that the boy was handcuffed Tuesday as punishment for stealing the cake and was hit after the handcuffs were removed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3147773/Boy-critical-alleged-beating-eating-cake.html