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Two arrested in death of boy
When authorities answered a call Sunday evening about a little boy being unresponsive, they found no sign of holiday joy or cheer inside the drab, run-down duplex.
No Christmas tree. No presents. Only the bruised, lifeless body of 6-year-old Ryan Smith on a bedroom floor.
An autopsy on Monday disclosed that Ryan had been beaten, probably with hands and fists.
"The autopsy showed, from the bruises on his body, that there had been a long period of abuse," said St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone. "There were old injuries and obviously new injuries.
"That boy had been beaten like a dog."
...Cahokia Police Capt. Norman Venable said he did not know if both adults took part in the beating or why the boy was beaten. "I know what they're (the suspects) saying, but I don't believe them.
"I know that the beating was terrible."
More: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8C2AA65621886B5C862570E40001829D?OpenDocument
PrayersForMaura editorial remark: I think I am going to be sick![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
When authorities answered a call Sunday evening about a little boy being unresponsive, they found no sign of holiday joy or cheer inside the drab, run-down duplex.
No Christmas tree. No presents. Only the bruised, lifeless body of 6-year-old Ryan Smith on a bedroom floor.
An autopsy on Monday disclosed that Ryan had been beaten, probably with hands and fists.
"The autopsy showed, from the bruises on his body, that there had been a long period of abuse," said St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone. "There were old injuries and obviously new injuries.
"That boy had been beaten like a dog."
...Cahokia Police Capt. Norman Venable said he did not know if both adults took part in the beating or why the boy was beaten. "I know what they're (the suspects) saying, but I don't believe them.
"I know that the beating was terrible."
More: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8C2AA65621886B5C862570E40001829D?OpenDocument
PrayersForMaura editorial remark: I think I am going to be sick