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2010-08-06 13:25:09 UTC
Responsible parenting in de hood.
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http://www.justnews.com/news/24494038/detail.html
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- A 2-year-old has been declared brain dead after
suffering severe head injuries, and his father told officers the child
was injured as he tried to teach the boy to box, according to police.
The father, 23-year-old Lee Willie DeJesus, is being held without bond
on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.
Watch: Video http://www.justnews.com/video/24511831/index.html
In court Wednesday, a judge heard testimony that the child had been
declared brain dead, although he is still on life support. If the
child is pronounced dead, the charge against his father could be
increased.
Homestead police were called to the family's apartment in the 300
block of Southwest Fourth Avenue in Homestead at 10:30 p.m. Monday
after the 2-year-old boy was wounded.
The child was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition and was
later declared brain dead.
According to the arrest form, the boy's father, 23-year-old Lee Willie
DeJesus, initially told police that he had returned home to find his
2-year-old son unresponsive on a bed. DeJesus told police a baby
sitter must have beaten the child, the form said.
After being taken to the Police Department, investigators said DeJesus
admitted that he lied about there being a baby sitter.
The arrest form said DeJesus told officers that he was trying to teach
the boy how to box. Police said DeJesus put on 16-ounce boxing gloves
and punched the child about 15 times in his face, torso, head and
shoulders over the course of about 15 minutes.
According to police, DeJesus said the child hit his head on a wall and
on a tile floor when he fell off a bed.
The child became unresponsive, and police said DeJesus told them that
he waited 30 to 60 minutes before calling for medical help.
Neighbors said the boy always appeared to be happy and well cared for,
but that the parents seemed to have a turbulent relationship. One
neighbor said the husband and wife often fought loudly in the middle
of the night.
According to the neighbor, the mother often worked until midnight. It
is unclear whether she was home when her son was injured.
DeJesus was booked into a Miami-Dade County Jail Tuesday afternoon and
is being held without bond.
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http://www.justnews.com/news/24494038/detail.html
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- A 2-year-old has been declared brain dead after
suffering severe head injuries, and his father told officers the child
was injured as he tried to teach the boy to box, according to police.
The father, 23-year-old Lee Willie DeJesus, is being held without bond
on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.
Watch: Video http://www.justnews.com/video/24511831/index.html
In court Wednesday, a judge heard testimony that the child had been
declared brain dead, although he is still on life support. If the
child is pronounced dead, the charge against his father could be
increased.
Homestead police were called to the family's apartment in the 300
block of Southwest Fourth Avenue in Homestead at 10:30 p.m. Monday
after the 2-year-old boy was wounded.
The child was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition and was
later declared brain dead.
According to the arrest form, the boy's father, 23-year-old Lee Willie
DeJesus, initially told police that he had returned home to find his
2-year-old son unresponsive on a bed. DeJesus told police a baby
sitter must have beaten the child, the form said.
After being taken to the Police Department, investigators said DeJesus
admitted that he lied about there being a baby sitter.
The arrest form said DeJesus told officers that he was trying to teach
the boy how to box. Police said DeJesus put on 16-ounce boxing gloves
and punched the child about 15 times in his face, torso, head and
shoulders over the course of about 15 minutes.
According to police, DeJesus said the child hit his head on a wall and
on a tile floor when he fell off a bed.
The child became unresponsive, and police said DeJesus told them that
he waited 30 to 60 minutes before calling for medical help.
Neighbors said the boy always appeared to be happy and well cared for,
but that the parents seemed to have a turbulent relationship. One
neighbor said the husband and wife often fought loudly in the middle
of the night.
According to the neighbor, the mother often worked until midnight. It
is unclear whether she was home when her son was injured.
DeJesus was booked into a Miami-Dade County Jail Tuesday afternoon and
is being held without bond.