This is so horrible. What happened to this dear child? I hope they are able to identify and persecute the personal responsible soon. The poor parent who found this child, how would one ever get over something like this. Oh my.
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Momtective I was hoping that he has already attended school. Pre-k or K teachers might recognize that they have a child that is missing school. That could lead to his identification possibly.
They were reporting this morning that the shirt was a size 3T and the shoes were size 10. Based on that I am thinking he is probably closer to the 3 year old range than the 5. Unfortunately, if that is the case he may have not been in pre-school yet.
This is so sad. I have take my own children to this park and I am kinda baffled by this one. This is a very busy park, there are always alot of people there. I don't think he could have been there too long without anybody noticing him. The fact that there are no reported missing children here in Albuquerque leads me to believe this was probably a parent that was responsible for his death. Prayers going up for this little boy.
Poor baby.....
I wish they would at least release a description of him. I think it would help.
Is it the possible that the parent/parents left him with a young sitter for the weekend. The caregiver and child were playing in the park and the child was buried in the sand in play. (Like some people do at the beach). When the cargiver realized the child had suffocated they panicked and took off. This might explain why the child has not been declared missing as yet.
So I'm assuming it is not the 3 year old missing from California? It is right off of I-40. Lots of gang activity in Albuquerque.
If he's in preschool though, I think most preschools are already out for the summer. I know my daughters is, at least (it ended last week). Kindergarten would be a different story though.
A little more information released:
An autopsy is underway on the unidentified body of a boy between the ages of three and five recovered from a playground at Alvarado Park in Northeast Heights Friday afternoon. Albuquerque Police are pleading for help from the public to help identify the child.
Early Saturday, Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said the victim's body has been removed from the sand. He describes the victim as three foot four and says the heat from the sand has discolored the body, making the ethnicity of the child difficult to determine.
The victim was clothed in a red, short-sleeved t-shirt with a 4x4 truck design and Sketchers-type tennis shoes that are black with white and lime stripes. The victims socks are described as short, white socks. The body was also wearing black, nylon running pants styled like sweatpants with a red stripe.
The shirt is Arizona brand and size 3T.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S933199.shtml?cat=500