Lambseatoats
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@Lambseatoats most of what I have seen where an “accidental” child abuse results in death or near death of a child has been in the infant and toddler populations. The numbers are staggering particularly during the Holiday season.
With an 11 year old child it would have to be a blow to the head or abdomen. Or some sort of severe punishment like making a child bathe in boiling hot water.
In Gannon’s case I think it’s extremely unlikely that his death (if he is dead) was the result of an accident. The details we know or think we know appear to be intentional actions. Starting with he was kept home from school. An accidental death from child abuse would be more likely to occur in his home and not out in public running errands.
So either TS took him somewhere with the intent to kill him, she had already killed him at home accidentally and what we saw on video was a different day, or she accidentally killed him upon returning, or he’s not dead. I still don’t feel I have enough facts to make a sound determination on any of the above.
But here’s some info I thought you might find interesting/helpful.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/fatality.pdf
Thank you for the link. It is interesting to see these facts (and very sad). I agree with you that an accident seems unlikely. @Bethan sent me a message detailing a ruptured spleen from a blow or kick to the upper abdomen.
"If a spleen is injured, for example in an accident, or as you suggested a kick to the upper abdomen, the bleeding can remain ‘encapsulated’ around the organ, painful, but the bleeding is contained.
After a period of time the ‘capsule’ ( containing the bleeding & blood) can then suddenly rupture resulting in massive blood loss into the peritoneal cavity & the patient to collapse & die ( basically bleed to death) if not in a hospital/ trauma unit where they can be resuscitated & have immediate emergency surgery to remove the spleen."
In this scenario, abuse could cause an injury that would result in death later (depending on how severe the internal bleeding). It would explain walking slowly to the truck, IMO. It would explain a need to cover a death caused by abuse. I hope I'm wrong, but time will tell. JMO