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The investigation into Catherine Seals and her teenage son began in November. Larkin was being watched by Seals' 14-year-old son on Nov. 12 when he called his mother and said that the 4-year-old was unresponsive. Doctors who treated Larkin noticed that the boy's body was covered in bruises and that he had a black eye. Larkin died at the hospital that day. An autopsy was done two days later, and it revealed that Larkin suffered from blunt-force trauma to the head and abdomen and that his body was covered with between 70 and 90 bruises.
On Nov. 9 — the Friday before Larkin died — Seals left the 4-year-old home alone with her teenage son. The teenager later admitted to police that during that time he slammed a chair into Larkin's stomach, held the little boy down, and repeatedly punched him. That weekend Larkin was very sick. He stayed in his bedroom all weekend, vomiting up brown and black matter, but no one took him to the hospital.
Seals is charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect, and her teenage son is charged with strangulation, but neither face charges for Larkin's death. The felony charges stem from incidents that happened involving Larkin and his 3-year-old brother, Tyler, between July and November 2018.
Larkin and Tyler's mother said that she noticed the bruises covering her sons during one of their visits months ago and that she took pictures of the boys and sent the information to Norfolk Child Protective Services. She does not know if the agency followed up on her report.
Judge says 'I may go vomit' upon review of 4-year-old's death
On Nov. 9 — the Friday before Larkin died — Seals left the 4-year-old home alone with her teenage son. The teenager later admitted to police that during that time he slammed a chair into Larkin's stomach, held the little boy down, and repeatedly punched him. That weekend Larkin was very sick. He stayed in his bedroom all weekend, vomiting up brown and black matter, but no one took him to the hospital.
Seals is charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect, and her teenage son is charged with strangulation, but neither face charges for Larkin's death. The felony charges stem from incidents that happened involving Larkin and his 3-year-old brother, Tyler, between July and November 2018.
Larkin and Tyler's mother said that she noticed the bruises covering her sons during one of their visits months ago and that she took pictures of the boys and sent the information to Norfolk Child Protective Services. She does not know if the agency followed up on her report.
Judge says 'I may go vomit' upon review of 4-year-old's death