Uncle arrested after younger nephew starved to dying weighing simply 7 kilos | EUROtoday

The uncle of a seven-year-old boy who weighed simply seven kilos when he died has been arrested in reference to the horrifying case of kid cruelty.

Deonte Atwell starved to dying and his bones had been protruding by gaping holes in his pores and skin when he was discovered on Christmas Day final yr, prosecutors mentioned.

His uncle Jeremy Graham, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was arrested on Tuesday on fees of aggravated manslaughter of a kid, neglect of a kid and failure to report youngster abuse, police mentioned.

The youngster, who was recognized with thoracic spina bifida and hydrocephalus, may have suffered months of neglect earlier than his physique was discovered, authorities mentioned.

Doctors mentioned the kid appeared to have been lifeless for fairly a while.

He required around-the-clock medical care at house for his situation and had a respiratory and feeding tube, in keeping with the Broward State Attorney’s Office.

But members of the family and two house healthcare staff stopped offering him with care, authorities mentioned, which resulted in aggravated abuse, and his dying.

Investigators discovered 264 unopened bottles of the sufferer’s feeding system within the house after they arrived on the scene final yr.

Graham has turn into the sixth member of the family arrested in reference to the little boy’s dying.

Five others, together with his mom, Michelle Doe, his brother, Tyreck Irvin, and grandfather James Graham have additionally been arrested.

Miralande Moltimer Ameda, the proprietor of the house well being supplier firm and Cassandre Lassegue, the nurse who was assigned to take care of Atwell, have additionally been charged.

Graham’s bond has been set at $121,000 and he was booked into Broward County Jail.